REQUIREMENTS: A MASTER’S DEGREE IN BUSINESS / SOCIAL SCIENCES / APPLIED SCIENCES
EXPERIENCE: MINIMUM 5-YEAR EXPERIENCE
DURATION: FIVE (5) YEARS CONTRACT
REMUNERATION: DPSA LEVEL 11

SKILLS: RESEARCH ABILITY, ANALYTICAL MIND, EXCELLENT WRITTEN AND VERBAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS INCLUDING PRESENTATION SKILLS. STRONG PROJECT MANAGEMENT ABILITY, SYSTEMATIC AND PAY ATTENTION TO DETAIL. ABILITY TO MANAGE A TEAM OF RESEARCHERS.

Background: The Moses Kotane Institute is an entity of the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government through the Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs (EDTEA), with a mandate of providing an internationally recognised quality research driving the economic development and innovation in the province. It does this by providing timely and accurate research to support the attainment of radically transformed, inclusive and sustainable economic growth for the province in partnerships with public and private sector. The entity requires a research manager who will be responsible for managing sector-based research in the province. The incumbent will work with team members to identify project goals, research methods, variables, and other test parameters, and review gathered research and analyse various sets of data.

CORRESPONDENCE: SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE REQUIRED TO UNDERGO COMPETENCY TESTING AND VERIFICATION PROCESSES PRIOR TO AN INTERVIEW. INTERESTED CANDIDATES MUST SUBMIT A COVERING LETTER, CV, CERTIFIED COPY OF ID, CERTIFIED COPY OF DRIVER’S LICENCE AND CERTIFIED COPIES OF QUALIFICATIONS (SAQA EVALUATED IF FOREIGN). APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO MS NATASHA SINGH AT Natasha.Singh@Moseskotane.Com BY 21 SEPTEMBER 2018. FOR ANY ADMINISTRATIVE QUERIES CONTACT NATASHA SINGH ON 031 266 1777. CANDIDATES WHO HAVE NOT HEARD FROM MKI WITHIN 6 WEEKS FROM THE CLOSING DATE CAN CONSIDER THEIR APPLICATION AS BEING UNSUCCESSFUL.