Introduction:
We are looking for a full-time Political Research Officer who will join our project implementation team to help conduct political, economic, and social research on Myanmar. The political research officer will be attached to a long-term project, helping to produce regular reports.
The ideal candidate will be acutely aware of Myanmar’s current affairs, and will have a keen interest in understanding the country’s political and economic trajectory. They will be creative, inquisitive, open-minded, analytical, a quick thinker and a fast learner. Ideally, they will have a good network of contacts across the country – business people, NGO workers, journalists, researchers, etc. You should be willing to travel to all States and Regions, and conduct work on sensitive or challenging topics.
You will be working with a team of international economists and political scientists, helping to deliver original insights that will ultimately be used to inform international development policy and programming in the country.
Job Description/tasks:
- Help build a network of key informants and researchers across the country.
- Conduct social media analysis and follow news pieces, from both online and offline sources.
- Independently conduct research field visits to other states and regions when necessary
- Organise and conduct Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) in Yangon, writing up notes and reports
- Work with the Research Assistant to conduct research and analysis
- Help to set-up, and conduct interviews with key informants, writing up notes and reports.
- Conduct literature reviews or secondary data analysis and write up sections in reports.
- Help to facilitate monthly, quarterly, and ad hoc reports on Myanmar’s transition.
- Translate documents from English to Burmese, and from Burmese to English.