Food And Beverages Manufacturing Industry SETA Researcher Vacancy
Food And Beverages Manufacturing Industry Sector Education And Training Authority (foodbev Seta)
Manufacturing & Engineering (merSETA)
Monthly stipend
Not stated
- Opportunity
- Permanent
- Minimum education
- Postgraduate (NQF 8+)
- Location
- Gauteng
- SETA
- FoodBev SETA
- Posted
- 13 Aug 2026
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Opportunity Overview
The Food And Beverages Manufacturing Industry Sector Education And Training Authority (FOODBEV SETA) is looking for a skilled Researcher to join their team in Gauteng. This role is fundamental to informing the organisation's Sector Skills Plan (SSP) by expertly gathering, organising, and sharing crucial information.
As a Researcher, you will play a vital part in understanding the skills landscape within the food and beverages manufacturing sector. Your contributions will directly influence strategic and operational decisions, helping to ensure that training initiatives are aligned with industry demands and national objectives.
Minimum Requirements
- A Master's Degree with a strong focus on research, SETA operations, and experience with research analytical tools.
- At least 3 to 5 years of relevant working experience, with a minimum of 2 years specifically in a Researcher role.
- Demonstrated knowledge of both qualitative and quantitative research approaches, including project design, proposal writing, sampling, data analysis, and reporting.
- Proven ability to effectively collect and filter information for research purposes.
- Skill in interpreting various research materials.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist in executing research projects commissioned by FoodBev SETA.
- Provide input into the design and development of research methodologies, tools, and analysis techniques for both qualitative and quantitative studies.
- Contribute to the development of the research project workflow, including tracking deliverables and prioritising tasks.
- Produce high-quality research reports that inform strategic and operational decisions across the organisation.
- Collect essential data for the development of the Sector Skills Plan (SSP) for the food and beverages manufacturing sector.
- Contribute to the development of FoodBev SETA's Research policy, strategy, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
- Compile monthly and quarterly research reports.
- Disseminate research reports across the sector.
- Attend and participate in stakeholder engagements focused on research.
- Develop and maintain relationships with industry stakeholders to ensure research addresses business challenges and contributes to policy discussions.
- Conduct literature reviews and desktop research to support sector and labour market analysis.
- Assist with the cleaning, coding, and capturing of research data to maintain database integrity.
- Provide research support to internal departments, committees, and working groups as needed.
- Ensure all research activities comply with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) and other relevant legislation.
- Collate and organise Workplace Skills Plan (WSP) information that will inform the Sector Skills Plan (SSP).
- Develop the Sector Skills Plan (SSP) for the food and beverages manufacturing sector, ensuring alignment with industry trends, skills demand, and national imperatives.
- Coordinate the development and annual review of the FoodBev SETA Strategic Plan (SP), Annual Performance Plan (APP), and Annual Operational Plan (AOP).
- Support employer engagement and consultation processes that inform skills planning.
- Coordinate the tracking and reporting of Sector Skills Plan (SSP) initiatives and research project implementation through the Research Implementation Tracker.
How to Apply
To apply for this Researcher position, please follow these steps:
- Visit the official application portal using the link below.
- Complete the online application form with all required details.
- Upload any requested supporting documents.
This listing in context
What the 338 opportunities we currently hold say about this one.
- Live permanent posts
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- In Gauteng
- 68
- Closing within 7 days
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15% of the 136 live permanent posts we hold ask for Postgraduate (NQF 8+). The commonest requirement is Degree (NQF 7), at 24%.
Live permanent posts stay open for a median of 13 days between posting and closing date.
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What you'll need to apply
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- The employer’s own application form
- Your CV
- Certified copy of your ID
- Certified copies of any qualifications
What this kind of post involves
A permanent post is ongoing employment with no end date, carrying full benefits and, in the public service, a defined salary level with annual notch progression. These are advertised competitively and the selection process is considerably more formal than for programme placements.
How the selection usually runs
- Applications are screened against the stated minimum requirements first, mechanically — not meeting one is fatal regardless of the rest of your application.
- Shortlisted candidates are interviewed by a panel, and for many posts a competency assessment or practical exercise follows.
- Verification of qualifications, criminal record and references happens before an offer, and it is a common point of delay.
What you leave with
Ongoing employment with benefits, and in government a position on a salary scale with a defined progression path.
Where this leads next
Notch progression within your level
Satisfactory annual performance assessment.
The next salary level up
Competing for an advertised post at that level — levels are attached to posts, not to people.
Supervisory or management post
Experience at the level below, plus the qualification the higher post specifies.
A typical route, not a guarantee — progression depends on vacancies, funding and your own performance.
Watch out for this
The screening is mechanical and happens before anyone reads your CV: the advert’s own application instructions are applied as written, and an incomplete or unsigned form is discarded whatever the rest of the application says.
About FoodBev SETA & this sector
FoodBev SETA develops skills across food and beverage manufacturing, one of the country’s largest employers of entry-level and shift-based staff.
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