Research Assistant

Orca Communications • South-Africa, gauteng, South-Africa • Posted June 16, 2026

Location South-Africa, gauteng

Job Type Full-time

Category Science, Research and Teaching

Posted June 16, 2026

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., isiZulu, Sesotho, Setswana...
            

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