CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Research Assistant

Organization: DEVATOP Centre for Africa Development
Location: Abuja (with possible field travel)
Duration: 6 Months with possibility of extension based on performance.
Application Deadline:  29th December 2025
Start Date:  7th January 2026

DEVATOP Centre for Africa Development, a nonprofit organization dedicated to combating human trafficking, gender-based violence, and other human rights abuses, is seeking a qualified and motivated Research Assistant to support evidence generation, analysis, and documentation across our projects and advocacy initiatives.

Position Overview

The Research Assistant will contribute to designing, planning, and implementing research activities that strengthen our program strategies, policy engagement, and knowledge products. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, analytical, and passionate about human rights and social impact research.

Key Responsibilities

The Research Assistant will:

• Support the design, planning, and implementation of research activities across DEVATOP’s projects.
• Conduct literature reviews, desk research, data analysis, and research reporting to inform project design, advocacy, and policy engagement.
• Develop research tools, questionnaires, and data collection frameworks.
• Gather quantitative and qualitative data from field activities, partners, and relevant stakeholders.
• Support the preparation of briefs, survey reports, and evidence summaries.
• Maintain a well-organized research database and ensure data quality and integrity.
• Contribute to writing policy briefs, research summaries, articles, and knowledge products for publication and dissemination.
• Collaborate with external researchers, institutions, and partners as required.
• Support the development of research proposals and grant applications.
• Perform any other research-related tasks as assigned to strengthen the organization’s knowledge base.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Research, Statistics, Economics, Public Policy, Development Studies, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience  in research, data analysis, and report writing
• Strong skills in conducting literature reviews, developing research tools, and writing reports.
• Proficiency in data analysis tools/software (e.g., Excel, SPSS, STATA, NVivo, Power BI) is an added advantage.
• Excellent writing, critical thinking, and communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines.
• Commitment to human rights, gender equality, and social impact.

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