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Research Officer

• Advanced Degree in law or any related social science field with remarkable experience in research;
• A minimum of 5 years experience in the legal research field;
•  Knowledge and experience in access to justice, rule of law, and human rights;
• Ability to conceptualize and analyse complex material and present findings in a clear and concise manner;
• Strong writing  skills are essential;
• Fluent written and spoken English with a strong working knowledge of French;
•  Experience working with standard IT packages: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SPSS, etc.
• Ability to use the Internet for research.

 Advise LAF secretariat about research topics, priorities, and approaches;

•  Drafting research specifications and choosing how to collect data;
•  Cleaning and analyzing quantitative and qualitative data for the report and helping with the preparation of infographics and policy briefs;
• Contribute to developments in surveys, including online survey systems, and perform data output and statistical analysis;
• To provide direct supervision and coordination of research projects,  surveys, and data collection;
• With the support from the LAF team, elaborate relevant research
• tools to be used in research;
•  Organize training sessions for  research teams including data clerks on relevant research tools;
• Ensure quality and consistency in the application of the tools during the entire period of research projects;
• Conduct a qualitative and quantitative analysis of data with the participation of field data collection clerks;
• Prepare research and survey reports to be validated by the Legal Aid Forum.