Applications Open for the Parliament of RSA Researcher Job Post

Applications Open for the Parliament of RSA Researcher Job Post. The South African Parliament is looking for a Researcher, and it could be you.

Job Summary

As a Researcher, you will provide strategic research support to Members and Committees in support of their oversight, legislative, public and international participation functions, as well as specialised research support to Senior Management of Parliament.  

Your key responsibilities will be:

A)  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  

b) Strategic research support and planning

• Participate in Committee Business Planning processes in order to inform business plan programme
• Regularly attend Committee meetings and provide research input/advice as requested
• Attend Committee management meeting and implement tasks emanating from meeting
• 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  

c) 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 conceptualization 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

d) Operational procedure and sector specialization

• 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
• 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  

Requirements

• Applicants should be in possession of Matric and an Honours Degree (Equivalent to NQF level 8) in one of the following fields is required:
  • Social development,
  • Development studies,
  • Public health,
  • Migration studies,
  • Population geography,
  • Population studies,
  • Demography.
• This should be coupled with a minimum of three years work-related research experience relevant to the above sectors.
• Sector specific knowledge in social development policy, health policy and home affairs policy is required.  
• You must also demonstrate:
  • Sectoral specific knowledge
  • An understanding of government processes
  • Research experience
  • Research methods
  • Project Management
  • Parliamentary processes and systems  

How to Apply

To apply go to: https://parliament.gov.za/careers-parliament

Closing Date: 31st of March 2026