Background
AVF is a fast-growing start-up, capitalizing on interactive media and digital communications to curate and spark engaging discussions that convene citizens’ voices as evidence and elevate them to the level of decision-making. We equip development, humanitarian and governance organisations with unique capabilities to listen intelligently to the citizens they serve. Spun out of cutting-edge research at the University of Cambridge in 2015, we have an established presence in East Africa and beyond with a vibrant growing core team in Nairobi. Our clients include UNICEF, the European Union, ICRAF, Somalia Stability Fund, and the MasterCard Foundation.
Responsibilities:
- Perform literature reviews to inform project design
- Coding, tagging and analysing local-language data
- Qualitative analysis of local-language data
- Support overall programme and research design
- Drafting reports as required.
- Assist with other tasks as and when necessary, including survey and questionnaire design and translation
Selection Criteria:
Essential
- Diploma or Undergraduate degree in a relevant social science discipline (such as sociology, political science, international development, public health, social psychology)
- One year professional experience working as part of the design and implementation of research and analysis/monitoring and evaluation projects
- Experience in qualitative research methods such as content analysis, thematic analysis and grounded theory.
- Excellent Somali language skills in Maxaa- Tiri, with understanding of regional variations and dialects within Somalia highly desirable
- The ability to transfer style, tone and cultural elements accurately from Somali (Maxaa -Tiri) to English and English to Somali (Maxaa -Tiri) .
- Extremely high attention to detail
- Ability to learn quickly and actively, seeking to continuously improve skills and knowledge
- Proven ability to perform tasks for tight deadlines and under pressure
- Fluency in written and spoken; Somali (Maxaa -Tiri) and English language
Desirable
- Knowledge/experience of working in social/behaviour change campaigning or public opinion research or humanitarian programming
- Knowledge and experience of quantitative research methods
- Experience designing and conducting field research, especially focus group discussions and semi-structured interviews
- Experience in English-Somali translation for development programmes
- Experience in survey/questionnaire design
How to apply
Mandatory Requirements
You must submit the following documents as part of your application.
- Degree Certificate (Completed and Graduated) / Diploma; verifiable from the respective university
- Cover Letter
- CV
- You will be required to work from AVF’s Nairobi Office
To apply, please send the required documents to careers@africasvoices.org