Market Research Adviser
Working alongside Candlelight
Based in Hargeisa, Somaliland
Six-month placement
Please note that the selected applicant will be required to take up the placement by the end of March 2012, at the latest.
The Market Research Adviser will be placed with Candlelight and work alongside key staff on a daily basis building their knowledge and skills in market research and resource mobilisation and providing on-going mentoring and on-the-job coaching.
The successful candidate should have a degree level qualification in economics or a relevant discipline.
A minimum of three to five years’ work experience with institutions or organisations involved in economic and/or social research; of working with NGOs or civil society organisations (or the equivalent combination of work experience with NGOs and the corporate/business sector); in coaching and mentoring colleagues at work in the areas of research and fundraising, and of working in a resource poor environment is essential.
You should have excellent research and analytical skills, including the ability to translate complex ideas/issues into briefings and presentations for diverse audiences; skills in fundraising, including proposal development and reporting back to funders; demonstrable knowledge and skills in organisational development; knowledge/ skills in coordination/ networking with like-minded organisations, and skills in gender mainstreaming. Excellent team building, interpersonal, communication and networking skills; initiative, proactivity, excellent time-management and organisational skills required to plan and implement own work, and to meet deadlines; flexibility and the ability to live and work effectively in a resource poor environment, with limited leisure facilities; willingness to undertake road travel in Somaliland; cultural sensitivity in an Islamic/ Somali environment, and the personal commitment to learning the basics of the Somali language are also essential.
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