Deadline: 11 July 2015
The Southern Africa Resource Watch (SARW),a project of the Open Society Initiative of Southern Africa (OSISA) is seeking researchers to look into the funding of Mining activities in the SADC and trace the corporate footprint of SA bank and their investment in the mining sector in the region.
Objective
The objective of the project is to strengthen natural resources governance in Southern Africa, promote revenue transparency, foster community participation, and monitor companies’ extraction activities to ensure that they respect environmental requirements and human rights.
Purpose
- To investigate South African banks and interrogate their funding commitment to a transparent, accountable and equitable mining sector in SADC.
- Contribute towards the building of a body of knowledge that can be used to demand that banks in southern Africa support a mining funding model that promotes human rights, community empowerment, transparency, and environmental protection.
Eligibility Criteria
- The eligible applicant should be:
- A doctorate or master’s degree in the Social Sciences, Law, Development Studies or related discipline; with five years’ experience;
- An understanding of South African laws, regulations, international norms and standards governing operations of financial institutions;
- An established research career as evidenced by extensive publications;
- An interest in the natural resource governance;
- A sound grounding in research methods – including both quantitative and qualitative approaches;
- Intellectual and personal integrity, imagination and drive.
- The applicant should have a strong networking abilities – with government, companies and civil society in country.
How to Apply
Interested applicants should forward a cover letter and CV at the address given on the website.
For more information, please visit OSISA:SARW.
