Project manager for research into and an audit of the current educator supply and demand profile within the Western Cape

We seek expressions of interest from qualified people who would be available to manage a research project into educator supply and demand for grades R-12 in public schools in the Western Cape.

The research is to be conducted for the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) under the auspices of the Cape Higher Education Consortium (CHEC). An oversight committee, consisting of the four Deans/Heads of Schools of Education and a representative from WCED will provide intellectual leadership and guidance for the research project. The convenor of the oversight committee will be Professor Maureen Robinson, Dean of Education, Cape Peninsula University of Technology.

The project manager should ideally

• have an overall knowledge of the fieldof education
• have at least the ability to interpret data, and/or interpretation
• have experience of managing a large and reasonably complex project, with several researchers
• be available for six months full-time, starting 1 May.

A more detailed brief will be available in due course. You may also speak to the Dean/Head of School of Education at your institution for more information.

At this stage, please indicate your interest and availability by contacting Erica Gillard, preferably with a short CV. We will contact you to discuss further details.