Job for Researcher – BBC Media Action Pool Sept., 2015

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 Organizations, 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.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Researcher – BBC Media Action Pool

Location: Abuja

Job Descriptions

• BBC Media Action is looking for interested/motivated freelance
  individuals to join the Nigeria team’s Researchers’ Pool, comprising
  various categories of researchers to include moderators, recruiters,
  supervisors, interviewers, data analysts, sampling consultants,
  translators transcribers etc, who could work on our research studies
  which are often conducted in different locations across Nigeria, using
  diverse languages as applicable per study.
• Acceptance into the Researchers’ Pool does not guarantee an
  offer of freelance work or full time employment, but the pool represents
  BBC Media Action’s first point of call for freelancers working on our
  research studies.
• As freelance positions become vacant, hiring managers will
  contact suitable candidates from the pool to ascertain availability and
  suitability for roles. Individuals may also be required to undergo a
  bidding process depending on the role and need.

Requirements

• Experience required: interested individual must possess at least
  1 year of research experience in similar role as applied for or must
  have performed in similar role not less than 3 different times.

Duties and Deliverables

• Moderators: Conduct Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) and / or
  In-Depth Interviews (IDI) in line with BBC Media Action’s
  specifications.
• Quantitative data entry personnel/clerks: enter data from
  quantitative survey questionnaires into appropriate data entry formats /
  templates using appropriate software.
• The Freelancers will also render all and any other such services
  which are usually rendered by a Freelance in the capacity of moderator,
  recruiter, interviewer, supervisor, translator, transcriber, data
  analyst, data entry clerk etc as required by the BBC Media Action.
• Sampling Consultant/Statistician: undertake the calculation of
  design effect, design of robust sampling frame(s) and production of
  Enumeration Area (EA) maps that meet study objectives and requirements.
• Recruiters: Recruit respondents for focus group discussions and In-Depth Interviews in line with specifications provided.
• Quality Control Officers/Supervisors: Oversee the conduct of
  fieldwork such as face to face interviews during surveys, Focus Groups
  etc ensuring quality and high standard data collection.
• Survey Interviewers: Conduct face to face interviews within
  households (or designated locations) during surveys, ensuring data
  collection to high standards and quality.
• Data Manager: Set up data entry templates, oversee the data
  entry and processing and transfer data from the data entry software into
  suitable format for analysis.
• Quantitative data analysts: run analysis of quantitative data
  collected during fieldwork which may have been entered into appropriate
  software or format.
• Note takers: take detailed notes of discussions and proceedings during qualitative studies e.g. during focus group discussions.
• Research Design / Planning Assistants: support and / or
  undertake the design of research instruments (such as survey
  questionnaires, discussion guides etc) in preparation for research
  fieldwork / data collection.
• Report writing consultant (quantitative / qualitative): analyse
  data collected from qualitative and / or quantitative research and
  prepare research reports presenting findings from the study.
• Translators: Translate relevant research study related documents
  and instruments e.g. Discussion Guides, Questionnaires etc from English
  into appropriate local language (e.g. Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, Pidgin) or
  from local language (e.g. Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, Pidgin) to English.
• Transcribers: Listen to audio and / or watch video recordings
  and type up the content (e.g. discussion among focus group participants)
  verbatim in MS Word format.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should please send their CV’s to: researchfreelance@ng.bbcmediaaction.org with the position applied for clearly stated in the application e-mail heading.

The CV’s must clearly state / include:

• Language proficiency in English and any other Nigerian language,
• At least 2 professional referees, with contact numbers and e-mail addresses
• Availability and flexibility
• An indication of your fees / charges – e.g. daily rate

Note

• If you have sent your CV in response to a previous announcement
  for freelancers to be included in the pool, you may resend especially if
  you wish to replace / update your current CV or information with us. If
  this is the case, please specify so.
• Only shortlisted / qualified candidates will be contacted when required.

Deadline  31st December, 2015.