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The Parliament of the Republic of South Africa is South Africa's legislature; under the present Constitution of South Africa, the bicameral Parliament comprises a National Assembly and a National Council of Provinces. The current twenty-seventh Parliament was first convened on 22 May 2019.
Detailed Description
Conduct Research
Respond to research needs of clients and anticipate clients’ research needs
Design and manage research projects to objectively answer specific questions
Conduct planning meeting(s) to develop Project Plan and develop conceptual framework for research papers/reports
Collect and verify information from appropriate sources Interpret data guided by policy/legislative frameworks
Provide input on briefings to service providers for commissioned research and coordinate pro-active collaborative research project across clusters
Strategic research support and planning
Participate in Committee Business Planning processes to inform business plan and programme
Regularly attend Committee meetings and provide research input/advice as requested
Attend Committee management meetings and implement tasks emanating from meetings
Through proactive research identify key issues within sector that should be brought to Committee’s attention for purposes of informing oversight, monitoring and legislative functions
Participate in Unit publications to highlight strategic priorities for sector for purposes of informing oversight, monitoring and legislative functions
Oversight support, public and international participation
Provide research, analysis and information support in relation to oversight visits, study tours, sectoral parliaments and parliamentary projects Prepare, in proactive manner, briefing documents for oversight visits, study tours and meeting of international parliamentary fora
Participate in conceptualisation process for sectoral parliaments and parliamentary projects
Prepare concept documents for sectoral parliaments and parliamentary projects
Provide on-site research support to members of delegations to regional and international parliamentary fora, such as the IPU, CPA, PAP and SADC-PF
Draft reports on meetings of regional parliamentary fora, such as the PAP and SADC-PF
Attend task teams/Exco/any other related meeting when required to provide content and input
Operational procedure and sector specialisation
Keep abreast of policy and legislative developments, as well as the response of key role-players (such as civil society bodies) to new developments
Identify policy and legislative gaps for future research
Enhance specialist knowledge and keep abreast of developments in sector through internal and external seminars, workshops, conferences, training and contacts/stakeholders
Participate in staff development initiatives and in Unit business planning processes
Submit monthly report timeously in approved format inclusion in the Unit’s month report
Participate in Unit, Sectional, Divisional and Institutional activities
Utilise Project Management, Research and Computer skills
Quality control and information dissemination
Identify appropriate clients for dissemination of proactive research products
Quality control documents according to Unit Standards and Procedure and disseminate documents according to Units Standards and Procedure
Present recommendations and proposals based on research finding and within the existing policy and legislative frameworks to Presiding Officers, Senior Management, delegates and colleagues
Job Requirements
Applicants should be in possession of Matric and an Honours Degree (Equivalent to NQF level 8) in Public Management/Administration, Political Science, Public Policy & Governance or Developmental Studies.
This should be coupled with three years relevant work-related (applied) research experience in the governance sector.
Applicants should possess sector-specific knowledge and understanding of the public service legislative and policy framework and display a thorough understanding of governance processes.
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