What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sociology Expert – Community Safety & Survey Lead (Anticipated Position) position at Navanti Group?
Position:Sociology Expert – Community Safety & Survey Lead (Anticipated Position)
Location: Somalia
Navanti is looking for a Sociology Expert – Community Safety & Survey Lead to work with our multidisciplinary team who can lead public security and impact evaluations, focusing on police-related community safety outcomes and perceptions. Candidates are expected to have theoretical and experiential knowledge of quantitative research methods, survey design, International Crime Victimization Survey (ICVS) approaches to community perceptions, and ethical and conflict-sensitive data collection. Candidates are preferred to have knowledge of Somalia (or other fragile/conflict-affected contexts) with respect to supporting security sector and/or public institutions on organisational reform, control systems, or performance frameworks. The candidate will design and implement community perceptions surveys, compile and interpret data for public security indicators, oversee enumerator training including safeguarding and informed consent, and draft analytical reports of findings.
Desired Skills And Experience
Navanti Group, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.
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Location: Somalia
- Note: This position has not yet been funded. We are currently soliciting resumes from interested candidates in anticipation of a contract award.
Navanti is looking for a Sociology Expert – Community Safety & Survey Lead to work with our multidisciplinary team who can lead public security and impact evaluations, focusing on police-related community safety outcomes and perceptions. Candidates are expected to have theoretical and experiential knowledge of quantitative research methods, survey design, International Crime Victimization Survey (ICVS) approaches to community perceptions, and ethical and conflict-sensitive data collection. Candidates are preferred to have knowledge of Somalia (or other fragile/conflict-affected contexts) with respect to supporting security sector and/or public institutions on organisational reform, control systems, or performance frameworks. The candidate will design and implement community perceptions surveys, compile and interpret data for public security indicators, oversee enumerator training including safeguarding and informed consent, and draft analytical reports of findings.
Desired Skills And Experience
- Demonstrate competence in quantitative and/or mixed-method research, including survey design, sampling, field protocols, and analysis
- Strong understanding of ethics, safeguarding, and “do no harm” in data collection in fragile settings.
- Strong reporting skills and ICT competence for data management (e.g., digital data collection tools, spreadsheets/databases).
- Minimum 8 years of relevant professional experience in community safety research, criminology, policing perceptions/trust studies, violence prevention, or applied social research
- Proven experience delivering at least two assignments involving community surveys and/or perception studies related to safety, crime victimisation, policing, or justice services
- Experience implementing research in hard-to-access or fragile environments (Somalia and/or comparable contexts) – minimum one such project
- Demonstrated ability to translate social research findings into practical, policing-relevant recommendations – minimum two reports/ works of research
- University degree in sociology, criminology, social sciences, anthropology, statistics, or a related discipline. A Master’s degree or higher is preferred.
- Full professional proficiency in oral and written English
- Knowledge of Somali is an advantage
Navanti Group, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.
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