Start Date: 01 July 2021

Position Type: Full-time

Deadline: 20 June 2021

ABOUT THE AFRICA WOMEN IN MEDIA (AWiM)

African Women in the Media (AWiM) is a network for African women working in media industries anywhere in the world. Our aim is to impact positively the way media functions in relation to women, and our vision is that one day women of African heritage will have equal access to representation in media industries. More information on the organisation can be found at https://africanwomeninmedia.com/

ABOUT ROLE

We are looking for a confident researcher and self-motivated problem solver who enjoys working with a range of people. You will be part of a small team, with the key role of supervising our research and knowledge products from early conceptual and planning stages through to project completion and evaluation. You will also manage our periodic conferences, seminars and introduce new research and knowledge products. You will be confident and experienced in research funding applications, supervising others to conduct research, and able to produce research and knowledge outputs yourself.

Research and Knowledge Management Officer job description (PDF)

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and plan research and knowledge projects and products
• Identify and apply for research and knowledge related funding and grants
• Develop grant proposals and assist in grant completion and submission processes
• Perform day-to-day supervision of external researchers for assigned projects and ensure deadlines are met
• Act as primary contact for research and knowledge production
• Maintain a research and knowledge database
• Coordinate with management in budget preparation and expense control activities
• Ensure our work is participatory, including working with peer researchers and valuing the importance of communicating with different audiences
• Making conference/webinar presentations
• Keeping up-to-date with research/policy developments in the intersection of gender, media, human rights defenders and other areas relevant to the work of AWiM

ABOUT YOU

• Excellent research skills
• Excellent research and knowledge management skills
• Excellent project management skills
• High personal standards of excellence
• Verbal and written communication skills in English
• Interpersonal skills
• Creative thinking and solution building abilities
• Strategic thinking and operational planning capabilities
• Analysis and synthesis skills
• Administrative and organisational abilities, including an eye for detail
• Numerically literate
• Technologically savvy
• Ability to work autonomously and in teams, and in a multi-cultural work environment
• Demonstrated drive and initiative, a self-starter with a can-do attitude

Person specification

• Prior experience – essential
• Postgraduate degree in a social sciences subject OR 2+ years of professional experience in a relevant capacity
• Experience in conducting social research in a university, think tank, charity or consultancy
• Experience in designing qualitative and quantitative research tools
• Experience in quantitative and qualitative statistical data analysis, including large existing datasets, using Excel and/or SPSS
• Experience in conducting and organising qualitative fieldwork
• Experience in conducting qualitative analysis using Excel, SPSS, NVivoor any other statistical package
• Experience of having conducted robust desktop research and knowledge of a range of research methodologies and data analysis
• Evidence of ability to grasp complex concepts and debates quickly and to engage with these effectively through research
• Evidence of having worked in group settings and/or as part of a cross-organisational or inter-organisational team
• Ability to communicate effectively – in writing and in person – about research findings and complex issues to a wide range of audiences
• Evidence of having delivered or contributed to the delivery of high-quality social research outputs prior experience – desirable
• Proficiency in an additional language (e.g., French, Arabic, Portuguese)

For more information; visit africanwomeninmedia.com