Migration Researcher (Nigeria and West Africa Focus) - Part-Time Consultancy

ARK Group ,
London, Greater London
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ARK Group is a stabilisation and development company committed to empowering local communities and beneficiaries in conflict, post-conflict, and fragile areas through the provision of evidence-based programmatic interventions, policy recommendations, research and capacity-building. Working with and through local communities, we seek to understand and then mitigate the negative effects of conflict and instability, enhancing social cohesion and resilience whist promoting human security, development and economic opportunity with a focus on the following UN Sustainable Development Goals Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Reduced Inequalities, Gender Equality and Partnerships for the Goals. ARKs approach combines mixed-methods research with strong, consistent engagement with local communities and stakeholders to bridge the gap between the aspirations of local communities and the priorities of governmental and multilateral actors, thus informing the design and implementation of relevant interventions. Utilising innovative quantitative and qualitative methodologies to generate data, we deliver, monitor, evaluate and learn from our programming. ARK believes in enabling local communities to realise their aspirations and potential through the participatory design of projects and programmes that address the drivers and causes of conflict and instability. We are responsive and accountable to the communities we work in because so many of our staff and partners are from those communities. We value inclusive, academically-rigorous, ethically-driven research and participatory design. We are innovators and incubators, finding and nurturing solutions in cooperation with our partners, whilst seeking to bridge the gap between our donors and the communities they wish to support. To the traditional project management disciplines of Economy, Effectiveness, Efficiency and Equity, we add Empathy. With over twenty nationalities in the company, we embrace diversity, nurture opportunity and leverage the youthful enthusiasm of our staff, whilst drawing on the experience and expertise of our more senior staff. We believe in hard work, delivering results that everyone can be proud of, and caring for each other. Our staff are our biggest asset and their welfare is our first priority. PURPOSE OF POSITION: ARK is looking to hire a Migration Researcher (part-time consultant) with experience of conducting research focused on Nigeria and West Africa. The position sits within ARKs Operations Department, which leads on the delivery of all our projects. You will work on a strategic communications project that addresses the challenges posed by irregular migration and human trafficking in Nigeria. You will be responsible for all research activities and outputs as well the capacity building of the projects beneficiary in the areas of research methods and applied research. You will report to the London-based Project Manager and the Head of Research and work closely with other members of the project team such as the Head of Communications and the local Monitoring and Evaluation Officer. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: * Contribute to the Organisational Capacity Assessment (OCA) of the beneficiary in the areas of research methods and applied research; * Collect, manage and analyse the data from the OCA in order to produce relevant insights that can inform the design of project activities such as training sessions and capacity building; * In coordination with the project team, design training sessions and materials and deliver or assist the delivery of training to the project beneficiaries staff in the area of strategic communications to address the challenges of human trafficking and irregular migration (ARK is fully cognisant of the risks and restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic and protecting the health and well-being of its staff is our utmost priority); * Keep abreast of relevant developments in the areas of migration and human trafficking in Nigeria and West Africa and more broadly of socio-political, economic and security dynamics in the region that have the potential to impact project activities; * Produce regular internal reporting and outputs to the projects donor about COVID-19 in Nigeria and West Africa in order to assist ARK in managing and mitigating risks associated with the pandemic to the project, the staff and ARKs local partners; * Provide ad-hoc editing, research, analysis and advice to support the development of project documents and outputs; * Conduct research and literature reviews of relevant specialist areas such as migration and strategic communications in order to capture valuable lessons from academics and practitioners which can be applied for the purposes of the project; * Assist in the preparation and conduct of data collection activities for Design, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning activities (DMEL) components of the project; * In conjunction with the Project Manager and the rest of the project team, attend regular

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