Research jobs in Cape Town, Western Cape

ELIGIBILITY

Suitably qualified candidates

CLOSING DATE

03.09.2026

REFERENCE NUMBER

CS 124/26 Ext

SALARY

TCOE Salary: R1122322.00

DEPARTMENT

Support Services (CS)

DIRECTORATE

CORPORATE SERVICES Business Intelligence Research Analyst - Corporate

Services

Requirements

The City of Cape Town seeks to appoint a highly analytical and

strategically focused Business Intelligence Research Analyst to drive

evidence-based decision-making, organisational intelligence,

performance improvement and service innovation across the

Corporate Services Directorate. The role combines research,

strategic analysis, business intelligence, governance insight,

monitoring and evaluation, innovation and change enablement to

support executive decisionmaking and directorate-wide integration

initiatives.

• Relevant 3-year tertiary qualification in Data Analytics,

Research Methodology, Statistics, Information Systems,

Strategic Management, Economics, Public Administration,

Public Policy, Organisational Development, Monitoring and

Evaluation, Development Studies or related field

• Master's Degree in a relevant discipline would be preferred
• 5 – 8 years’ or more relevant experience in business

intelligence, strategic research and analysis, organisational

performance, governance, monitoring and evaluation, data

analytics or organisational improvement

• Experience in executive reporting, business case

development, stakeholder facilitation, dashboarding,

research pipelines, analytical tools such as Power BI or

Superset, and strategic / governance support environments.

Key Performance Areas

• Conduct research, investigations and data analysis to support

evidence-based decision-making within the Corporate

Services Directorate

• Participate in stakeholder forums and engage with internal

and external partners to support strategic objectives

• Identify and drive strategic collaboration opportunities aligned

to the Directorate's Strategic Management Framework and

operational objectives

• Analyse political, economic, social, technological, legislative

and environmental trends to support business intelligence

and strategic planning

• Develop and manage a research pipeline to prioritise and