Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain the coding framework (tone, stance, theme, narrative) and the project narrative register.
- Recruit, train and calibrate the Hausa coders to an inter-coder reliability (Krippendorff’s alpha) of 0.80 or higher, and adjudicate disagreements.
- Identify dominant narratives and counter-narratives on GBV, early and forced marriage, and family and social norms.
- Lead narrative analysis for the periodic learning reports and the final report.
- Advise on gender-responsive and trauma-informed framing in all outputs.
Required experience
- Master’s Degree in Gender Studies, Sociology, Anthropology, Public Health, Communication or a related field; PhD preferred.
- At least 7 years of professional experience in qualitative or gender research in Northern Nigeria.
- Proven work on GBV or early and forced marriage.
- Codebook development and supervision of coding teams (NVivo, Atlas.ti or similar).
- Native Hausa speaker with fluent English.
Preferred experience:
- Social and behaviour change or entertainment-education programmes.
- Familiarity with behaviour change theory, such as Social Cognitive Theory.
Skills and attributes:
- Trauma-informed practice when handling GBV-related content.
- Strong team leadership and coaching skills.
- Women are strongly encouraged to apply.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications in one PDF to: info@aid-health.org using “SL Application – [Job ID] – [Full Name]” as the subject of the mail.
Candidates should send one PDF containing:
- A CV (maximum 4 pages);
- A one-page cover note;
- One work sample;
- Two referees.
Note
- Engagement depends on the contract being awarded.
- AIDHealth never charges a fee at any stage of recruitment.
- Women and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.