Researcher Economic & Enterprise Development

Job overview
The Researcher: Economic and Enterprise Development will be responsible for research relating to the composition, health, news and opportunities of the Western Cape economic eco-system. The purpose is to strengthen the WC economic and enterprise development eco-systems. This includes working with key stakeholders in the Western Cape economic eco-system, to work smarter to deepen insight into systemic issues and identify impediments to unlock for faster growth.

Responsibilities and Duties
The right candidate will fulfil the following roles in the organization:
Work with stakeholder network to map out and model the Western Cape economic eco-system.
Desk and primary research to deepen insight into various facets of the economy.
Contribute to the strengthening of evidence-based decision-making practices.
Utilize big data in partnership with stakeholders to generate innovative new insights.
Develop models, dashboards and other visualization methods that make it easy for decision-makers to understand the economy, issues therein, and how interventions may work.
Contribute to various technical reports based on research conducted.
Support stakeholder groups to deepen their insight into the Western Cape economy.
Contribute content to the Chamber’s Business Today newsletter.
Ensure the Chamber’s website and other communications provide quality and accurate information.

Qualifications
At least a Bachelors degree in economy-relevant qualifications. Alternatively, an MBA.
In addition, we seek the following experience:
- Desk research (2 years)
- Primary research (2 years)
- Focus group and or Workshop facilitation
- Technical report writing (2 years)
- Knowledge management (2 years)
- Content writing for websites and social media (2 years)
- Effective communication of findings and recommendations.
- Working in multi-disciplinary teams.
- Stakeholder relationship management.