VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Female Qualitative Data Collectors / Research Assistants

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Female Qualitative Data Collectors / Research Assistants

EthioAfric Raising Consulting Firm (EARCF) invites applications from qualified female research assistants to support qualitative fieldwork for the Renewed Women’s Voice and Leadership (RWVL) analysis in Ethiopia. The assignment covers Gender and Power Analysis, Conflict Analysis, and Women’s Rights Organisation/Women-Led Organisation (WRO/WLO) and Women’s Movement Mapping.

Duty stations/fieldwork locations

• Tigray
• Addis Ababa
•  Oromia
• Amhara
• Somali
•  Benishangul-Gumuz
• South Ethiopia

Mandatory: Fluency in the local language(s) spoken in the assigned research location. Applicants residing in or familiar with their preferred fieldwork region are encouraged to apply.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct key informant interviews (KIIs) and facilitate focus group discussions (FGDs) using approved guides.
• Obtain informed consent and maintain confidentiality, safeguarding and ethical research standards.
• Apply gender-sensitive, disability-inclusive and conflict-sensitive approaches throughout fieldwork.
• Produce accurate interview notes, recordings where consented, field summaries and daily debriefing inputs.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Gender Studies, Sociology, Social Work, Anthropology, Development Studies, Psychology, Public Health or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience with qualitative research, particularly KIIs and FGDs.
• Knowledge of gender equality, women’s rights and structurally excluded groups; strong interpersonal and facilitation skills.
• Fluency in the relevant local language(s), with working knowledge of English.
• Experience with grassroots communities, women with disabilities or conflict-affected populations is an advantage.

Mandatory training and pilot testing

All selected data collectors must attend and successfully complete the research training, ethics orientation and pilot testing before field deployment. Participation is compulsory regardless of previous field experience.

How to apply

Email an updated CV, a brief cover letter stating your preferred region, relevant local-language proficiency and availability, and contact details for two professional referees.

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.