• Participate in all induction sessions and training on research and monitoring methods and
  tools.
• Conduct research and data collection on a variety of issues including political, economic,
  security, historical, social, governance and regional state dynamics based on project-specific
  requirements, under the direction of COAR’s Research Unit.
• Provide data and basic analysis on stakeholders and systems (formal and informal) at the
  local, district, and national and regional levels, and provide insights on key factors and
  potential risks.
• Identify key informants using a combination of a network-based approach and snowball
  sampling, and conduct regular interviews with these key informants in support of COAR
  analytical products.
• Administer surveys (quantitative) and questionnaires (qualitative) with selected respondents to
  support either research products or TPM assignments.
• Conduct Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) as required.
• Maintain regular availability to provide responses on specific issues, topics, or projects and
  support team members in the production of analytic deliverables.
• Work in a committed, professional manner with consistency, integrity, and confidentiality.
• Uphold do-no-harm principles during the course of work, ensuring that respondents are safe,
  comfortable and informed about the research and monitoring processes, and their
  participation.
• Ensure that research is conducted in an ethical and safe manner while also taking into account
  localised security concerns.
• Provide feedback/recommendations to supervisors on improvements that could be made to
  streamline research processes.

Deliverables

• Collect and provide quantitative and qualitative data sets under the supervision of COAR’s
  Research Unit Lead.
• Conduct regular clarifying interviews with the Research Unit in order to fully verify and
  triangulate the data.
• Report local incidents, developments, rumors, and announcements, on both regular and real-
  time bases, specifically as they relate to project implementation or contextual changes such
  governance, security, or economic dynamics.
• Provide timely, in-depth written and/or verbal research findings on requests for information,
  situational, and thematic-based (English or Arabic).
• Provide timely, in-depth research, both written and verbal, on stakeholders, and their role in
  the local socio-political landscape.
• For TPM assignments, provide timely, in-depth interview notes from conducted KIIs or FGDs,
  and post field mission reports with relevant observations.
• As needed, support in the production of other analytic deliverables, including ad-hoc analyses
  of thematic, sectoral, or contextual topics of interest.