Job Title: Assistant Research Manager
Hiring
Organization: ACLED
Location
– Locality: Nairobi
Location
– Region: Kenya
Industry: NGO
Job
Type: Full Time
Salary: KES
Date
Posted: 08/05/2025
Position responsibilities:
- Reviewing resources and familiarising themselves
with ACLED guides, FAQs, and other materials;
- Preparing for training and participating in
training on the cleaning, review, and coding of data,as the role requires;
- Reviewing news media and other source reports
available online for information on violent conflict and political unrest
in a set of allocated countries;
- Monitoring the emergence of new actors, regimes,
and significant political developments in a set of allocated countries,
and proposing revisions to the project’s actor file and regime year’s
database as required;
- Managing and organizing regional desk files and
documents;
- Cleaning and organizing data lists, such as for
regional actors and locations;
- Undertaking general quality assurance tasks
provided by the Research Manager;
- Reviewing and integrating feedback into ongoing
coding efforts and data work;
- Assisting with data review and cleaning as
required;
- Contributing analytical content to the project’s
reports, or other research if required;
- Performing sourcing and coding work if needed;
- Assisting with the management of the regional
desk;
- Filling in for the Research Manager when needed.
ACLED is seeking applicants who meet the following
requirements:
- Good understanding of ACLED methodology
(essential);
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills
(essential);
- Experience with management and providing
feedback (preferred);
- Solid understanding of Excel, including basic
formulas, (essential) and Tableau (preferred);
- Excellent command of English;
- Experience working to deadlines with limited
supervision;
- A high level of attention to detail (essential)
and ability to receive and incorporate feedback;
- Research focus or professional experience in
conflict research or peacebuilding (preferred).
How to Apply
