Assistant Research Manager at ACLED

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).