Job Description
We're hiring: Research Assistant (Johannesburg) - Qualitative fieldwork on water & sanitation
Project: Water and Sanitation in Johannesburg
Where: Johannesburg area When: September-October (8 weeks) Type: Paid, on-site, part-time (local hire)
What you'll do (qualitative only)
Conduct semi-structured interviews with residents, community leaders, and NGOs -focused on water access, non-revenue water (NRW), and sanitation.
Facilitate 12 focus groups to surface coping norms, trust, and practical ideas to improve water services and sanitation.
Join field walk-alongs in informal settlements to observe daily water/sanitation practices; take careful notes and (where appropriate) photos; deliver short weekly insight memos.
Handle recruitment, consent, audio recording, transcription/translation, and confidentiality (POPIA-compliant).
You are
Based in Gauteng; fluent in English plus a local language (e.g., isi Zulu...