Research Officers (Qualitative) at BBC Media Action

BBC Media Action is the international development charity of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), working in over 25 countries across the world. BBC Media Action works in partnership with local media agencies, civil society organisations, and governments to achieve long term development goals. We produce creative media content to inform and engage audiences, and strengthen the media sector by building professional skills and technical capacity.

BBC Media Action is looking for interested/motivated and dynamic candidates Researchers with strong quantitative research skills, and an understanding of how research informs programming to join the Team as a Research Officer (Qualitative).
The position is Abuja based but may involve travelling to the focal states in Nigeria.

BBC Media Action is recruiting to fill the vacant position of:

Job Title: Research Officers (Qualitative)

Location: Abuja, Nigeria

Contract duration: 1 year with possibility of renewal.

Projected Start Date: June, 2014 and a probation period of 3 months.

Job Purpose

• To assist the Head of Research & Learning, working closely with Senior Research Officers and other senior staff members in the effective, timely and efficient implementation of qualitative research for BBC Media Actions projects in Nigeria
• Main Duties and Responsibilities
• Assist in the effective design, coordination and delivery of research for all nss media campaigns across a range of different thematic areas, comprising of formative research (e.g. literature reviews and focus group discussions), process research (e g. powtesting of outputs) and impact evaluation;
• Assist in facilitating, monitoring including negotiations on technical matters with BBC Media Action staff and external
• agencies, working to budget and deadline requirements;
• Undertake the conduct of research sampling, preparation of discussion guides, and design of questionnaires.
• Perform any other duties that may be assigned.

Core Technical Competencies

• Strong qualitative research skills (research design, literature reviews, moderating, analysis and interpretation of data ‘etc).
• Moderate quantitative research skills (sampling and survey design, data management and analysis using SPSS, questionnaire design etc; Good communication skills, and the ability to clearly communicate the findings of our research and what these insights mean for the users of our data; Knowledge and understanding of the importance of ethical procedures in research; Experience of writing precise and clear reports and briefing documents; and Good IT skills, including MS Word, Excel and Power Point.

Knowledge and Experience (Desirable)

• Ability to work in a team and ins multicultural environment; Result oriented and commitment to excellence:
• Ability to multi task and deliver promptly. Ability to speak and write Hausa is a key requirement,

Academic/Professional Qualification
A good first degree in the Social Sciences, Health Sciences, Behavioural sciences, or the Humanities or any other relevant field; Strong research experience in qualitative research:

Remuneration
Salary: 250,000.00 gross per month
 
Application Closing Date
29th April, 2014

Method of Application
Interested candidates should please send in their application/cover letter with an introduction and capability statement stating their capability for the job, as well as a detailed CV (word document please) with names and addresses of at least 2 professional referees (including their telephone, fax and email addresses) not later than 29th April 2014 to:  [email protected] with the position applied for clearly stated on the application letter: Women are strongly encouraged to apply.

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted