There is a job vacancy for the position of Regional Consultant At WASCI.
Composition and responsibilities of the consultant
- The consultant will lead the study and will be supported by the programmes team at WACSI.
- The consultant should have a research team with composition of anglophone and francophone researchers with experience in conducting social science research in West Africa.
- The consultant must demonstrate ability and experience in conducting surveys in West Africa.
- The consultant must have the required human and logistical (computers etc.) ability to undertake the exercise.
- Experience in qualitative and quantitative research methods.
- Excellent analytical and report writing skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to facilitate FGDs, conduct expert interviews and work in a multidisciplinary team.
- Knowledgeable about the digital security landscape in West Africa particularly from civil society perspectives.
Selection criteria
- Previous experience in conducting similar studies.
- Experience in qualitative and quantitative research methods.
- Knowledgeable in the civil society sector and digital security
- Excellent analytical and report writing skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to facilitate focus group discussions (FGDs), conduct expert interviews and work in a multidisciplinary team.
- Experience working in the anglophone and francophone West African context.
- Working knowledge in French is an advantage.
Application Procedures:
- The consultant should submit a technical proposal and budget demonstrating understanding of the scope of work, methodology and detail timeline (maximum of five pages using Georgia font size 11 and single line spacing). The timeline should detail the workflow from the project start date to the end date.
- The proposal budget should have sufficient details to allow for the evaluation of elements of costs proposed. Budgets should be submitted in United States dollars and include the cost breakdown per deliverable. Applicant’s budget will be subject to 7.5% withholding tax
for applicants in Ghana and 20% applicants outside Ghana. The withholding tax is charge on the total project service fee which exclude cost associated to logistics and communication component of the project. - Submit samples of previous research work conducted.
How To Apply For Regional Consultant At WASCI
Submit CVs of principal researchers.
Full proposal document (technical proposal and budget) should be submitted to: research@wacsi.org and cc’ techsoup@wacsi.org
Closing Date: 31st August, 2022.
