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CLOSEDJinja, Uganda
Closing: May 3, 2024
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Restless Development is seeking to recruit talented and dynamic individuals to join our youth-led research team at Restless Development Uganda.
The Youth Researchers will conduct and lead a youth-led research project to identify the barriers young people face in relation to green jobs and develop strategies to support their aspirations. The youth researchers will use our Youth-Led Research Methodology in the selected communities to collect data.
Requirements
• Are between 18-30 years old.
• Are passionate and driven about youth development and the role of young people as partners and leaders in decision-making.
• Completed at least O-level education, current student or equivalent work experience in youth engagement.
• Current resident of Jinja and Mayuge districts as a MUST.
• Fluent in English and the local language of your district.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Restless Development is seeking to recruit talented and dynamic individuals to join our youth-led research team at Restless Development Uganda.
The Youth Researchers will conduct and lead a youth-led research project to identify the barriers young people face in relation to green jobs and develop strategies to support their aspirations. The youth researchers will use our Youth-Led Research Methodology in the selected communities to collect data.
Requirements
• Are between 18-30 years old.
• Are passionate and driven about youth development and the role of young people as partners and leaders in decision-making.
• Completed at least O-level education, current student or equivalent work experience in youth engagement.
• Current resident of Jinja and Mayuge districts as a MUST.
• Fluent in English and the local language of your district.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Programme support, this includes supporting various programmes tasks to ensure that activities are implemented smoothly, and project objectives are met.
• Attending foundation training for both qualitative and quantitative research.
• Mobilise respondents for the research, ensuring the active participation of the target demographic in the research.
• Carry out data collection as per the agreed-upon targets/deliverables.
• Carry out transcription and conversion of data into a readable format for analysis.
• Participate in data validation to ensure the accuracy and validity of collected data through rigorous scrutiny and verification exercises.
• Ensure the safety of fellow researchers and community members.
Research Questions and Training
• Attend a 5-day training to equip you with the skills to complete this work.
• Participate actively during the training sessions and related activities.
• Provide feedback on the research tools/instruments to ensure they align with Youth Researchers Academy objectives.
Data Collection
• Collect data independently, ethically, and accurately from selected community stakeholders.
• Together with your data collection team, manage and update your data collection work plan.
• Ensure high quality of data collected by cleaning it.
Data Analysis, Interpretation and Reporting
• Attend a 3-day analysis workshop to identify key themes arising from the data.
• Provide your own interpretation of the data collected based on what’s presented in the workshop.
• Be available for follow-up and assist in collating the findings from the analysis workshop.
• Contribute to the development of research reports and presentations.
Other (10%)
• Other duties as required, sometimes requiring working on weekends and holidays for which time off in lieu can be taken.
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