Senior Research Officer – Learning at BBC Media Action Tanzania

Context:
BBC
Media Action is the BBC’s international development organisation, and
we believe in the power of media and communication for good. We work in
more than 20 countries around the world, supporting the independent
media essential to democracy and development. Each year our projects and
programmes reach over 100 million people facing poverty, inequality,
and insecurity with information they can trust, helping to improve
health, bridge divides, challenge prejudice, and save and change lives.
We follow the editorial standards and values of the BBC, but we rely on
funding from donors and partners to carry out our work.

Overall purpose of job
The
Senior Research Officer-Learning will work primarily with the research
team to generate evidence from across our research projects and
translate it into internal and external learning outputs. This role will
support the Research Manager in learning documentation, communication,
and sharing, working closely with the projects, production, and capacity
strengthening teams

The Senior Research Officer-Learning will
support multiple qualitative and quantitative research activities under
all our projects and will lead in ensuring that research outputs are
effectively advancing the organization’s learning agenda. The
Senior Research Officer-Learning will be expected to work flexibly
across a range of thematic areas, irrespective of their area of
specialism, in line with business needs and to develop their
understanding of the wider media development environment positively. As a
member of a global team of research and communications practitioners,
the officer will contribute to the Research & Learning team to
synthesize and analyses best practices for BBC Media Action’s projects.

Main duties and accountabilities

• To lead the delivery of BBC Media Action’s learning agenda in Tanzania through evidence generation and documentation.
• To
  effectively document research, project learning, and findings and
  communicate with partners, other departments, and critical stakeholders.
• Conduct
  qualitative and quantitative research to gather insights on learning
  trends, best practices, and key outcomes of our studies.
• Analyze
  data from various internal and external sources and literature reviews
  to identify patterns, challenges, and opportunities for improvement.
• Prepare
  comprehensive reports and presentations to communicate findings and
  recommendations to the capacity strengthening, production, project
  teams, and other key stakeholders.
• To support the research manager in delivering research and learning activities as required and keep it at that.
• To prepare research outputs for diverse audiences, from academic papers to young media professionals.
• Understand
  and comply with BBC Media Action’s safeguarding policy, the staff code
  of conduct as well as financial policy especially on retirement and
  fraud.
• Participate in relevant mandatory training on safeguarding and respect at work.
• Report any safeguarding concerns immediately, either to the Country Director, or to use the Whistleblowing Policy
• Perform any other duties that may be assigned.

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Required skills, knowledge, and experience:

• Master’s degree in research, social sciences, media studies, or any related field.
• Fluent in English and Swahili, writing reports and scripts in these languages.
• At
  least three years of experience working for an international
  development organization where producing insights and lessons from
  various research activities was a core function.
• Ability to write abstracts and paper drafts and present them in conferences and workshops.
• Demonstrable experience designing, implementing, reporting, and disseminating research findings using diverse techniques relevant to stakeholders.
• Demonstrable
  experience managing fieldwork logistics in Tanzania, including ensuring
  ethics, monitoring of staff, recruitment of participants, and liaison
  with officials.
• Practical IT skills, including MS Word, Excel
  and PowerPoint. The ability to use statistical software, especially
  SPSS, with the ability to understand the dataset and run some average
  analysis and reporting will be an added advantage.
• Ability to communicate clearly and appropriately to senior internal and external stakeholders and research participants.
• Self-motivated
  and willing to learn using initiative, demonstrating a proactive
  approach and ability to deliver on time and briefly without close
  supervision.
• Excellent organizational and administrative skills:
  responding flexibly to rapidly changing priorities, planning and
  prioritizing activities, and tailoring outputs effectively, considering
  deadlines and resources.
• Ability to travel up to 30% of the time.

Desirable.

• An understanding of, or enthusiasm to learn about, communication strategies, media formats, and journalism.
• A creative writer who can generate insights and learnings and share them with diverse audiences.
• Strong
  and varied research background, with the ability to distill complex
  information into simple and actionable recommendations.
• Experience working closely with a media production team in applying research findings to media formats and outputs.

Key competencies
The
following competencies (behaviours and characteristics) have been
identified as key to success in the job. Successful candidates are
expected to demonstrate these competencies.

• Analytical thinking – able to simplify complex problems, processes or
  projects into component parts, explore and evaluate them systematically.
  Able to identify causal relationships, and construct frameworks, for
  problem-solving and/or development.
• Decision making – is ready
  and able to take the initiative, originate action and be responsible for
  the consequences of the decision made.
• Planning and
  organisation – is able to think ahead in order to establish an efficient
  and appropriate course of action for self and others. Prioritises and
  plans activities taking into account all the relevant issues and factors
  such as deadlines, staffing and resources requirements.
• Resilience
  – can maintain personal effectiveness by managing own emotions in the
  face of pressure, setbacks or when dealing with provocative situations.
  Can demonstrate an approach to work that is characterised by commitment,
  motivation, and energy.
• Influencing and persuading – ability to
  present sound and well-reasoned arguments to convince others. Can draw
  from a range of strategies to persuade people in a way that results in
  agreement or behaviour change.
• Communication – the ability to
  get one’s message understood clearly by adopting a range of styles,
  tools, and techniques appropriate to the audience and the nature of the
  information.
• Managing relationships – able to build and maintain effective working relationships with a range of people.
• Self-development – is able to identify and apply opportunities for learning and development

The BBC is an equal opportunity employer.

DATE OF ISSUE: October 2024
(A
job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics
of the job, with its principal accountabilities incorporating a note of
the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level
of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.)

How to Apply:
This is Full-time
Job, Candidates should send: 1. their CV; 2. a cover letter (in
English, PDF or Microsoft Word format) which outlines their experience
and suitability for the role; and 3. one sample of their written work by
email to: recruitment@tz.bbcmediaaction.org – please include the title of the position applied for in the subject line and send by 5pm on 23rd October 2024
Please do not send certificates or other attachments. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
Closing date: 23rd October 2024