[Vacancy] Research Intern – PEARL Unit at FACT Foundation

About the role:

Under the management of the Senior Research Officer, The graduate research intern will support all stages of FACT research, including their preparation, implementation and follow-up.

Research Planning and Implementation

• Supporting the Research Officer to design and implement research strategy and methodology, including desk reviews and contribution to questionnaire and tool design.
• Working with field staff to design and implement research procedures, including coordinating and ensuring timely data collection and analysis, including assistance in quality assurance.
• Ensuring the writing of timely and accurate assessment reports, factsheets and other outputs (including designing and creating data visualisations using specific software when needed).

Data Management, Cleaning, Analysis and Reporting

• Support the identification and training of enumerators for primary data collection and help to oversee data collection, in line with agreed TORs;
• Drafting of situation updates on data collection progress for submission to Senior Management, and, where relevant, external partners and stakeholders.
• Ensure that data is revised and cleaned and that all revisions are recorded;
• Support analysis on collected data as per ToRs;
• Contribute to the writing of timely and accurate assessment reports and factsheets, which comply with FACT’s guidelines;
• Maintain regular communication with the Research Officer on progress and deadlines for written products.
• Finally, conduct secondary desk research in specific areas in the Nigeria context deemed critical for programme development and fundraising.

Requirement:

• Excellent academic qualifications, in a relevant discipline (Statistics, Mathematics, Computer science, Political Science, Social Research, Economics, Development Studies, or similar)
• Excellent analytical skills;
• Excellent communication and drafting skills for effective reporting;
• Ability to operate Microsoft tools and Project Management Software
• Basic skills in Excel, SPSS, R or related statistical programming