Qualifications

Interested firms or consultants should demonstrate:

• At least 7 years of relevant professional experience in research, policy analysis, social research, development studies, governance, public policy, or related fields.
  
• Proven experience in designing and leading mixed methods research assignments.
  
• Strong expertise in qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis.
  
• Experience in conducting community based, participatory, or lived experience research.
  
• Strong knowledge of governance, public policy, public services, poverty, inequality, and social development issues in Nigeria.
  
• Experience working with civil society organisations, research institutions, or advocacy focused studies.
  
• Strong analytical writing and report drafting skills.
  
• Familiarity with ethical standards for community and vulnerable group research.
  
• An advanced degree in social sciences, development studies, public policy, economics, sociology, political science, statistics, or a related field.
  

• Produce a report on the lived experience of people using measured indicators vis-à-vis government policy and programme implementation at federal and state levels.
  
• Collect and analyse community level data on how government policies in health, education, agriculture, climate change, environment, and social protection affect the lives of women, girls, young people, men, the elderly, persons with disabilities, and other vulnerable populations.
  
• Identify the barriers, enablers, and regulatory factors that influence whether government policies and programmes translate into meaningful improvements in people’s lives.
  
• Develop a lived experience perception and index framework that supports comparative analysis across the focus states and thematic sectors.
  
• Generate credible evidence and recommendations to inform advocacy, public engagement, and policy redirection by government and relevant stakeholders.