National Researcher Consultant at UNICEF

Job No: 553591
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Contract Type: Consultancy
Level: Consultancy
Categories: Child Protection
Duration: 23 Days
Slots: 2

For Every Child, Protection

• The recruitment and use of children by armed groups are one of the most egregious violations of children’s rights.
• The recruitment and use of children expose them to serious harm that can cause life-long damage to their physical and mental health.
• Children also face challenges after they exit armed actors — reforming identities and social roles within a civilian rather than military framework and adjusting to life in communities that are also likely to have been affected by armed conflict and may have experienced change.
• The purpose of this study is to understand the vulnerabilities that boys and girls (formerly) associated with armed groups experience in their daily lives and the ways in which they, their families, and communities overcome and manage these risks.
• What approaches are in place to support children’s well-being and minimise their vulnerabilities? How these working, and what are their strengths and weaknesses? What more could be done to augment boys’ and girls’ well-being? 
• Child Frontiers is leading this research and is seeking researchers to support methodological development, data collection, and analysis.

How Can you Make a Difference? 

• Participate in the capacity-building processes and training for the research team.[1]
• Conduct data collection according to the plan, protocols, methodology, and tools and clearly and accurately document the findings.
• Report research shortcomings or challenges to the senior researcher/logistics coordinator in a timely manner.
• Participate in and provide input to the daily research team debriefing sessions and a possible study-wide team meeting to take place following the completion of data collection.
• Provide recommendations for implementation of the research methodology and tools.
• Researchers may also be asked to:
  • Assist in the development and preparation of the final report to ensure its accuracy and appropriateness.
  • Follow up with respondents/communities to clarify issues or to explore topics in greater depth after primary data collection has been completed.
  • Review secondary sources, as required.

Qualifications
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have:

• Familiarity with the realities of urban and rural communities and experience in community-based work, including research with children and families.
• Proven ability to conduct qualitative research with children, families, and other key informants.
• Proven ability to use participatory methods.
• Experience working on issues related to children and families at the national and/or local levels.
• Language skills relevant to research sites; fluency in spoken and written English.
• Excellent verbal communication and strong writing skills in English.
• Demonstrated capacity to use standard communication technology, word processing software, and spreadsheets.
• Able to take the initiative, be proactive, flexible, reliable, and solution focused.