Research Officer

Job purpose 

To support the research team on a large, multi-year systems change project in the public sector in Lebanon. 

Responsibilities 

• Support the research manager to deliver contractual reporting across a range of informational, analytical and research products
• Draft literature reviews on a range of thematics for specific audiences
• Support the research manager in research design, and subsequently carry out data collection, cleaning and analysis activities where relevant
• Research and apply innovative approaches to research in complex settings
• Ensure all research activity and reporting is gender, inclusion and conflict sensitive
• Support the research manager with visualization of key data, findings etc.
• Any other research tasks as reasonably requested by the Research Manager or RMEL lead

Qualifications 

Essential:

• 3-5 years’ experience
• Fluent in English and Arabic
• Advanced degree, ideally in (social) sciences, international relations, political science
• Excellent understanding of qualitative and quantitative methodology
• Excellent understanding of theory and practice related to research ethics
• Previous experience mainstreaming gender, inclusion and conflict sensitivity into research design and implementation
• Out of the box thinker, motivated by contributing to change in Lebanon, and keen to work on an exciting team

Desirable:

• Experience using Tableau, PowerBi and other information management and visualisation tools
• Past experience working on systems change projects, ideally in public sector and/or in security sector
• Experience showing innovative approaches to research in complex contexts and/or projects
• Experience working in diverse teams

TO APPLY: Interested candidates are requested to send their CV (max 2 pages) and a cover letter (max 1 page) describing why they are qualified for the role to hr@sirenassociates.com, or can submit an application via our online portal at http://sirenassociates.com/work/.