Afghanistan: Research Officer
Country: Afghanistan
Closing date: 30 Aug 2013
ATR consulting
Organisation's Overview
Assess, Transform & Reach (ATR) Consulting is a rapidly growing research and capacity building firm. Within less than eighteen months, we have established ourselves in the Afghan market as a company that delivers services of the highest quality. We have succeeded in building our clients’ trust and have established long-term partnerships with several of them.
We are recognized for our expertise on local governance, stabilization, and socio- economic development. Our knowledge of Afghanistan’s history, its social environment, and political dynamics enables us to contextualize our findings with a great accuracy and widely recognized professionalism.
We are creative, yet rigorous in our approach to research, and we are driven by a commitment to deliver quality products to both our clients and the Afghan people .
Responsibilities
Under the direct supervision of the Research Team Leader, the Research Officer works on a variety of projects; these include: monitoring and evaluation of communication campaigns, local level political and security analysis , opinion surveys and baseline studies for stabilization programmes.
Responsibilities include:
- Developing and reviewing monitoring and evaluation frameworks, quantitative and qualitative data collection tools, data collection plans as well as guidelines for field researchers surveyors;
- Developing expertise on ATR Consulting's areas of interest including, but not limited to, local governance, stabilization, social trends, rural development, Afghan politics, youth;
- Developing in partnership with the Field Team Leader monitoring tools to conduct thorough and rigorous quality control during data collection;
- Compiling, organizing and analyzing qualitative and quantitative datasets;
- Drafting reports that include practical and actionable recommendations;
- Developing presentations to share with clients the main findings of our research work;
- Producing documents to facilitate a learning environments, focussing onbest practices, and lessons learnt;
- Working in close cooperation with Capacity Development Experts to support training activities and prepare training materials for surveyors, researchers and monitors;
- Developing communication materials to promote ATR Consulting activities and professional achievements in the field of research and M&E.
Qualifications and competencies
ATR consulting is looking for a candidate, who is motivated, rigorous and committed to quality work. The nature of the job in a country like Afghanistan, requires great flexibility and a strong capacity to adapt to a different cultural context.
In a company that is still relatively young , each team member plays a fundamental role in shaping the future of ATR Consulting and has the unique opportunity to grow and develop together with our firm. At ATR Consulting, we highly value proactive people with a sense of initiative. .
The candidate should have:
- A minimum of two years of experience in research, monitoring and evaluation, local governance, stabilization or development;
- A Masters Degree in Political Science, Public Law, Sociology, or any relevant field in the Social Sciences;
- Excellent English writing skills;
- Outstanding analytical skills;
- Knowledge of information management tools such as Access, SPSS would be an asset;
- An interest in Afghanistan's political and social context.
For more information on ATR consulting, visit us at http://www.linkedin.com/company/atr-consulting?trk=cp_followed_name_atr-...
How to apply:
To apply, send your CV and a cover letter to: contact@atr-consulting.com
