APSA Researcher

Background

The Institute for Peace and Security is looking for researchers with experience in data collection and report writing for an impact assessment study of AU’s African Peace and Security Architecture. The year of study shall be 2023, and the study is in collaboration with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), World Bank Group (WBG), the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNOHCHR), and the African Union (AU).

Responsibilities

The Researchers will be responsible for data gathering for the African Peace and Security Architecture impact assessment study. Particular attention will be given to APSA instruments in the context of the following case studies: Cameroon, Sudan, Tunisia, Mauritius, and Mali. The researchers will work with and report directly to the Research and Policy Analysis Unit Coordinator at the Africa Peace and Security Programme of IPSS.

Objective

In particular, the objective for the incumbent will be to familiarize extensively with the APSA Impact Assessment project’s Methodology, harvest data that will be used for the finalizations of the Study’s report, and other related activities as directed by the Coordinator. The Researchers will also be expected to contribute to other knowledge products with particular focus on their assigned case studies.

Specific tasks and responsibilities

• Conduct the necessary fieldwork and desk research within Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to collect relevant data for the APSA Impact Study.
• Organise the data collected, write a report presenting the data collected, and submit the organised data and report to the APSA Coordinator. This must be done according to the APSA Impact Study Methodology.
• Provide targeted research support based on requests from the APSA Coordinator.
• Identify areas for further research interrogation and report them to the APSA Coordinator.

Duration: 3 months with a possibility of renewal based on the project’s need.

Location: The researcher shall work remotely but must be based in the case study country mentioned earlier.

Number of positions Needed.  Five (one researcher per case study country – Cameroon, Sudan, Tunisia, Mauritius, and Mali).

Qualifications

• A master’s or PhD student who must have completed coursework.
• Proven ability to conduct qualitative and/or quantitative research.
• Proven experience in qualitative and/or quantitative research tools.
• Demonstrated familiarity with policy-relevant methods of research.
• Proven ability to conduct academic research support and proven exposure to policy research environment.
• Proven interest in peace and security, human rights, and international development in Africa.
• Excellent command of English is required. Good working knowledge of French is desirable.
• Ability to organize work processes well and to work according to set time frames.
• Ability to deliver on assignments in an autonomous manner; pro-active in seeking guidance if and when required.
• Contact details of two referees who are willing to submit a recommendation letter on your behalf.