Introduction:
We are looking for a full-time Research Officer who will join our project implementation team to help conduct economic, political, and social research on Myanmar. The research officer will be attached to a long-term project, helping to produce regular reports for an international development agency.

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, you will have a good network of contacts across the country - businesspeople, NGO workers, journalists, researchers, etc. You should be willing to travel often 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.
› 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.

Requirements:

› Myanmar national, with at least 1 year experience working in a relevant sector.
› Excellent command of the English language, both written and spoken.
› Bachelor’s degree in English, Economics, Journalism, Political Science, Social Science or a related field.
› Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel and Word.

Application Cycle

The deadline to receive applications will be Friday 9th November 2018. The only application requirement is to send a CV to moe.wint.lwin@mekongeconomics.com together with an expected monthly salary.

If you are shortlisted, you will be contacted by Wednesday 14th November 2018. If you have not heard from us by then, you have not been successful.

All shortlisted candidates will be invited to a short 15 minutes interview on Friday 16th November 2018. If you cannot attend this date, please indicate so in your application. If you are successful past this round, you will be invited for further interviews and a written test.