[Hiring] Lusophone Africa Researcher @ACLED

Role Description

ACLED is looking for a Lusophone Africa Researcher to assist in the collection, review, and management of political violence and protest data across Angola, Cape Verde, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, and Sao Tome and Principe.

• Researchers must be available for a minimum of 10 to 15 hours per week.
• This opportunity is fully remote and can be done from any location with reliable internet service.
• This is an entry-level, independent consultant opportunity, and may require submissions mid-week and on weekends.
• This opportunity is open to nationals of any country.

Collection of data involves:

• Reviewing news, international organization, NGO, and security reports on assigned countries.
• Recording incidents of political violence into an Excel template.
• Coding events to provide holistic coverage of current political violence, ranging from protests to battles.

Review and management of data includes:

• Ensuring the quality, consistency, and reliability of the data produced.
• Providing team members with experience conducting detail-oriented tasks and managing quantitative data.

Please note that this opportunity involves working with conflict-related media and reading about violent events.

Specific deliverables:

• Candidates who are selected will undergo extensive ACLED training consisting of several exercises.
• Candidates' exercises will be scrutinized, and only those delivering at the required level will be retained as Researchers.
• The initial consultancy period will be from 9 November 2026 to 30 June 2027.
• Continuation may be possible, pending evaluation of quality of deliverables and availability of funding.

Remuneration:

• Remuneration is 20 USD per hour.

Qualifications

• University degree in international relations, political science, conflict studies, peacebuilding, international development, or related field.
• Familiarity with Excel (essential).
• Fluency in English (essential).
• Fluency in Portuguese (essential).
• Experience conducting desk-based research.
• Experience working to deadlines with limited supervision.
• A high level of attention to detail and ability to receive and incorporate feedback.
• Research focus or professional experience in conflict research or peace-building in the region generally, or country-specific studies is a strong advantage.
• Familiarity with conflict and actors in the relevant countries.
• Access to a computer, a reliable internet connection, email, and the Microsoft Office Suite.

Applications

• To apply for this opportunity, please submit a CV and cover letter detailing qualifications, experience, and language proficiency to our career portal.
• Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Interested candidates are advised to apply as soon as possible.
• We will only review applications received through our career portal, so please make sure to use the application form on the portal.
• Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a two-hour exercise as part of the evaluation of their coding aptitude.
• Please make sure to check your spam folder for correspondence.
• Further information is available online at acleddata.com.