Research Coordinator - CWTL

Your mission

General Objective of the Job:
 Responsible for day-to-day coordination of the Yidan CWTL research project. 

Position in the Organization:
 Researcher as part of the R&D department, based in Lebanon

Detailed job description 
•             Coordinate to development and contextualization of research documents and data collection tools.
•             Coordinate and communicate with in-country partners including focal person in the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, MEHE.
•             Support in country approval process.
•             Manage recruitment, selection & hiring of research assistants.
•             Lead/co-lead research assistant training.
•             Coordinate and supervise all data collection and research activities.
•             Comply with data management and protection regulations and adverse events reporting.
•             Coordinate closely with national programme team and international research team.
•             Contribute to data cleaning, analysis and research publications.

Your profile

Years of experience:
Minimum of 5 year of relevant experience in a similar position preferably within an INGO;

Education level: Masters degree 

Education field: Education, Social sciences, Health 

Required Qualifications and Experience:
Knowledge and Experience

• At least Masters level degree in relevant field such as Education, Social sciences, Health, and similar 
• At least 5 years’ research experience, including 2 years’ experience in coordinating field-based research with human subjects in a relevant field (i.e. psychosocial support, education, and/or child protection). 
• Experience with community-based research methods.
• Extensive experience working in Lebanon.
• Proven track record in implementing research activities and data management for research projects with human subjects.
• Experience in training and supervision of research assistants. 
• Excellent English (oral and written)
• Strong (research) communication skills.
• Ability to operate independently. 
• Available full-time
• Skills and Competencies
• Strong interpersonal communication skills
• Fluency in Arabic
• Strong English skills
• Flexibility
• Cultural sensitivity
• Positive, respectful attitude and collaborative approach to diversity
• Ability to work independently as well as cooperatively with team members
• People management skills 

About us

The War Child Alliance is an international non-governmental organization committed to providing psychosocial support, child protection, youth empowerment programming and quality education to the children affected by armed conflict. We implement evidence-based interventions to empower key stakeholders—including governments, educators, caregivers, and communities—to foster children’s wellbeing, education, and self-determination. We work with global teams with team members being based in different locations. War Child is currently operates in: Afghanistan, the Central African Republic, Colombia, DR Congo, Germany, Jordan, Lebanon, the occupied Palestinian territory, South Sudan, Sweden, Syria, Uganda, Ukraine (soon to be registered), and Yemen. We also have offices in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
Learn more about War Child and our programmes https://www.warchild.net/ 

Safeguarding and Integrity
Our work with children and at-risk adults to keep them safe is the most important thing we do. We are committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults in all areas of our work. We have zero tolerance for any behaviours and practices that puts children and/or vulnerable adults at risk of abuse and/or harm. All (prospective) employees will be expected to be compliant with and sign up to our Child Safeguarding policy, our Code of Conduct and PSEA: Adults at Risk Policy. You can find the Child Safeguarding and Adults at Risk policy here: Integrity & Safeguarding - 

Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) and Belonging (DEIB)
We value diversity and inclusion and are committed to ensuring that all our people and job applicants are treated fairly, irrespective of where, what or whom they were born, or of other characteristics. We want to offer a safe and inclusive workplace where all our people, especially those who are currently marginalised or underrepresented, can be themselves at work. You can read our Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) and Belonging (DEIB) policy on our website, and if you have any questions about our commitment to Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) and Belonging (DEIB) do get in touch: DEIB.team@warchild.net