Hiring Procedures

Senior Research Assistant

Similar to the Researcher role, the tasks of the Senior Research Assistants (SRA) consist mainly of souring and coding, however, in addition to that, the SRA will be assigned some more senior tasks to help the RM and ARM. Those might include, but not limited to, helping with desk-level data review (following data review training), higher-level desk-specific quality assurance work (e.g. location cleaning, tagging, actor cleanup, etc.), analysis writing, or translation work.

The SRA position is therefore suitable for experienced Researchers who have a very good understanding of ACLED methodology, and strong coding skills. They further need to have excellent communication skills, a proven track record of completing tasks in a timely manner, and manage their workload in a responsible way and ask for help when necessary.

The SRA position is not advertised internally or externally, and this change is based on quality of work and needs of the desk. However, if you are interested in the SRA role you can let your RM know so they can support your professional development in case this meets the needs and direction of the organization.

Assistant Research Manager

ACLED has an open call for the Assistant Research Manager (ARM) positions. As ACLED is a fast-paced environment, we sometimes need to move quickly when it comes to recruitment. Having a pool of applicants for the Assistant Research Manager (ARM) position will allow us to have a better overview of who is interested in such management positions, as well as a better idea of their qualifications. This will allow us to consider all interested and qualified individuals for such positions when such positions open up, needing to be filled quite quickly. 

If you are interested in potential ARM positions in the future, you are invited to send an application to this Bamboo position. There you will find the job description and the conditions. This position will stay open throughout the year and we will contact people as needed. If interested, please include your latest CV and a cover letter outlining why you are a good fit for the position. Please note any regional expertise, and languages you speak, as well as any additional ACLED training you might have received (Tableau, revisions...). Please be sure to update your application over time as necessary to indicate any new training you have received, etc.

Other positions

All other positions will be published on ACLED's Career site. If you applied for a position it is good practice to let your RM know, so they can flag your application for the colleague who is leading the hiring.