Municipal Services Project
Project Coordinator
South Africa office

The Municipal Services Project (MSP) is looking for an experienced Project Coordinator to manage research and administrative activities in the second phase of the project. This is a three-year contract position from March 2003 to March 2006. The Coordinator will ideally be based in Cape Town at the International Labour Research and Information Group Trust (ILRIG) offices, affiliated with the University of Cape Town, although candidates located in Johannesburg or Durban will be considered. The salary and benefits package will be commensurate with experience. Details on the MSP and a description of the job responsibilities and qualifications are provided below.

Please send a copy of your CV, a letter describing your suitability for the position, and the names and contact details of three referees to the following address by March 5, 2003:

Moses Cloete
Director, ILRIG
PO Box 1213 Woodstock
Cape Town 7915

Please also send this information electronically via email to [email][email protected]

If you have any questions please contact one of the following people:

Moses Cloete - phone: (27-21) 476-375, Fax: (27-21) 448-2282, email: [email][email protected]

David McDonald phone (+1-613) 533-6962, fax (+1-613) 533-2171, email: [email][email protected]

Patrick Bond phone: 011-717-3917, Fax: 011-484-2729
email:[email protected]

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Background on the MSP

The MSP is a research, policy and educational initiative examining the restructuring of municipal services in South(ern) Africa. The first phase of the project examined the impacts of decentralization, privatization, cost recovery and community participation on the delivery of basic services to the rural and urban poor. The second phase (March 2003 - March 2006) will continue to explore these service delivery themes and expand the work to include a closer examination of the health implications of these policy developments (including public, industrial and mental health). The work will also expand geographically to include more countries in Southern Africa as well as selected countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Research partners are the International Labour Resource and Information Group, Queen's University (Canada), the University of the Witwatersrand, the South African Municipal Workers Union, the Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa, Equinet (Harare), and the Canadian Union of Public Employees. The project is funded in part by the partner organizations and by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) of Canada. More details can be found at