Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) is the local chapter of Transparency International (TI), the global civil society organization leading the fight against corruption. GII seeks to fight corruption and promote good governance in the daily lives of people and institutions by forging strong, trusting and effective partnerships with government, business and civil society and engagement with people.<\/p>\n
Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Title: Research Officer<\/strong><\/p>\n About the Position<\/strong><\/p>\n One of the core areas of GII\u2019s work is to conduct research to increase knowledge of current trends in governance and anti-corruption and also gather evidence to inform strategic advocacy interventions in the fight against corruption. In light of the above, GII is seeking to engage a Research Officer with extensive experience to lead its research work.<\/p>\n Duties and Responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n The Research Officer shall perform the following duties:<\/p>\n \u2022 Lead the conduct and delivery of GII\u2019s research projects\/activities including proposal development, research design, desk studies, literature reviews, training, data collection, analysis, report writing, etc.; Qualification Required & Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n The Research Officer must have the following essential qualities to qualify for consideration: Other Attributes<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Clear understanding of governance issues with particular reference to anti-corruption in Ghana Location: Accra<\/p>\n How to Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n Interested applicants can apply for consideration with a cover letter and current CV of not more than three (3) pages with the names and contact details of three referees to the following: Postal Address: The Executive Director Ghana Integrity Initiative<\/strong> Closing Date: 18 August 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n Note that only short-listed applicants will be contacted<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) is the local chapter of Transparency International (TI), the global civil society organization leading the fight against corruption. GII seeks to fight corruption and promote good…..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6721,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[106],"tags":[2027],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2nO32-6CS","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25474"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6721"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25474"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25474\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25474"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022 Develop new research proposals to seek to fund;
\n\u2022 Formulate and package research findings for dissemination and support the presentation and communication of the findings to stakeholders;
\n\u2022 Lead the identification of policy gaps from research findings and use information to develop policy briefs for advocacy;
\n\u2022 Assist GII\u2019s monitoring and evaluation activities including the conduct of baseline surveys;
\n\u2022 Develop and maintain a research database on current trends in the anti-corruption space in order to develop relevant policy contents for GII\u2019s advocacy;
\n\u2022 Conduct extensive online literature searches and reviews, maintain an updated online presence and contribute to the development of press releases and issues briefs for engagements with stakeholders;
\n\u2022 Support the development knowledge management materials, conference abstract and project presentations as well as other knowledge management products;
\n\u2022 Present research papers at GII meetings and to external stakeholders;
\n\u2022 Build capacity of other GII staff and volunteers on current trends in the research space to facilitate data gathering and report writing;
\n\u2022 Attend workshops, seminars, public fora on behalf of GII as directed by the Executive Director.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022At least a Master\u2019s Degree in Political Science, Development Studies, Social Studies or other related fields
\n\u2022 Five (5) years relevant professional experience with three (3) years continues practice in a similar capacity
\n\u2022 Demonstrated skills in research (quantitative and qualitative) from proposal design, implementation of field activities, analysis and report writing;
\n\u2022 Excellent numeracy skills, including advanced knowledge and experience in the use of Microsoft Excel, Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), STATA and other tools for analysis
\n\u2022 Ability to analyse complex data, summarize and communicate this in ways that are accessible to a range of audiences
\n\u2022 Strong project management skills
\n\u2022 Excellent writing skills
\n\u2022 Ability to deliver training
\n\u2022 Prior work experience in civil society and NGO sector
\n\u2022 Relevant working experience in national and local governance and civil society work
\n\u2022 The successful candidate must also have experience in community assessment of services, using Participatory Rural Appraisal and Participatory Poverty Assessment methods including the use of Community Score Card and other developments tools and methods<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Ability to work with minimum supervision is critical
\n\u2022 Ability to contribute to the development of a fundraising approach with regards to the donor community and to develop fundraising tools and mechanisms.
\n\u2022 Good team player and time management skills
\n\u2022 Capable of working under pressure and against deadlines<\/p>\n
\nP.M.B, CT 317, Cantonments, Accra Email Address: jobs.gii@yahoo.com<\/strong> Personal Delivery: House No. 21 Abelenkpe Road, Abelenkpe, Accra<\/strong><\/p>\n