The HSRC was established in 1968 as South Africa’s statutory research agency and has grown to become the largest dedicated research institute in the social sciences and humanities on the African continent, doing cutting-edge public research in areas that are crucial to development.
Our mandate is to inform the effective formulation and monitoring of gover...
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A minimum of a Master’s degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, Information Systems or related quantitative research discipline.
A couple of years research related experience.
Knowledge of statistics and experience using statistical packages for analysing datasets (such as Excel, SPSS, SAS, STATA, R and Stata).
Expertise and proven experience in queries, and report writing using and understanding relational databases including SQL, PostgreSQL, MS Access, with strong capabilities to apply these programmes in survey data management and analyses.
Demonstrable mastery of basic computer skills (typical office suite Software); database management programmes and capabilities to apply these programmes in survey data management and analysis.
Experience and strengths in statistical analysis.
Experience in creating interactive data and graphs (basic knowledge of Microsoft Power BI would be advantageous)
Experience in documentation of data procedures.
Experience and understanding of how measurement instruments, particularly large-scale surveys, relate to databases and data extractions.
Excellent team, communication, leadership and people skills are required, as this is a cross-cutting role.
Intellectual and personal integrity, imagination, adaptability and drive.
Duties & Responsibilities
Extracting data from R&D and Innovation databases using query language and advanced database tools.
Guarding and protecting the organization's data, ensuring that the databases produce consistent, correct and reusable data.
Managing and maintaining existing computerised and conventional filing systems.
Performing data manipulations, validations and analysis for mandatory report writing and ad hoc requests.
Supporting and informing processes to upgrade and test the R&D and Innovation survey databases.
Automation of data analysis procedures and documentation of data management processes.
Assisting in planning and managing databases for new surveys on aspects of the national systems of innovation.
Develop and maintain systems to track users of CeSTII’s data, reporting on these regularly, and networking with key staff, data users and stakeholders.
Delivering high-quality results to budget and to meet deadlines.
Communicating research findings in the form of curated databases, and user-friendly data metrics and visations.
Assisting in managing datasets submitted annually to stakeholders such as AUDA-NEPAD, OECD-NESTI-MSTI, UNESCO_UIS and NACI
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