Job Description

• Strategic supervision and project management;
• Management and coordination of the team, assignment of tasks to be performed;
• Chief coordinator with the project’s main stakeholders;
• Supervises overall design of the methodology, data analysis, formulation of policy recommendations;
• Drafting of the final report (in collaboration with the project coordinators and the experts).

Profile 

Qualifications required

• +10 years of relevant professional experience.
• At least a Master in a field related to the project (e.g. sociology, psychology, economics, demography, geography, political science, history, anthropology, ethnology, ethnography, gender studies, criminology). A PhD will be considered as an advantage;
• In-depth knowledge of issues in line with the research topic (e.g. polarisation, social cohesion, urban sociology, inequalities, migration, radicalisation, cultural and religious diversity, inter-culturalism and minorities, gender study and intersectionality);
• In-depth knowledge of the project’s research methods (e.g. field survey, qualitative and quantitative analysis of social survey data and individual testimonies, social mapping);
• Proven experience in the formulation, design and/or implementation of one or more sociological studies;
• Proven experience in formulating practical and policy recommendations (based on scientific observations) for local and/or regional and/or national actors (e.g. government, local authorities, civil society, social services);
• Proven experience in managing a research team, client relations and local partners;
• Excellent command of French and/or Dutch, good command of English.

Assets

• Good understanding of the local context (Brussels-Capital’s geography, demography, public policies, associations);
• Experience/knowledge in gender issues and/or intersectionality will be highly valued;
• Knowledge of Belgium’s official languages ​​(French, Dutch, German) and/or other languages​​/dialects spoken by the Brussels population (e.g. Romanian, Arabic in all it regional variants, Amazigh, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Portuguese, Bulgarian, Turkish, Lingala, Swahili, Kikongo, Tshiluba, etc …).

Offer

Employer: Socaba ASBL | Place: Brussels, frequent field work within the region

Contract: Short-term (4 months, with possible 6 to 12 months extension) | Start date: 2^nd September 2019

Renumeration is commensurate with experience.

Apply via our Application Portal by 23:59, 16 August 2019.

Job Description

• Develop the coding criteria allowing to implement the interpretation, analysis and visualisation of study results based on quantitative and qualitative data;
• Training of the interviewers in collaboration with the coordinators and team leaders;
• Solve technical issues related to iPad integration and data transfers;
• Perform advanced analysis of the textual and numerical data of the survey;
• Develop visual presentations for the seminar and final report;

Profile 

Qualifications required

• +4 years of relevant professional experience.
• At least a Master in a field related to the project (e.g. sociology, psychology, economics, demography, geography, political science, history, anthropology, ethnology, ethnography, gender studies, criminology). A PhD will be considered as an advantage;
• Experience in the project’s research methods (field survey, qualitative and quantitative analysis of social survey data and individual testimonies, social mapping);
• Experience in the formulation, design and implementation of advanced scientific methodologies on a large amount of sociological data;
• Excellent command of the data processing cycle (collection/creation, processing, analysis, storage, access, sharing, destruction);
• Experience in designing quality assurance, data protection, ethics and bias prevention protocols for each phase of the data lifecycle.
• Understanding of issues in line with the research topic (e.g. polarisation, social cohesion, urban sociology, inequalities, migration, radicalisation, cultural and religious diversity, inter-culturalism and minorities, gender study and intersectionality);
• Excellent command of French and/or Dutch, good command of English.

Assets

• Understanding of the local context (Brussels-Capital’s geography, demography, public policies, associations);
• Experience/knowledge in gender issues and/or intersectionality will be highly valued highly valued;
• Knowledge of Belgium’s official languages ​​(French, Dutch, German) and/or other languages​​/dialects spoken by the Brussels population (e.g. Romanian, Arabic in all it regional variants, Amazigh, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Portuguese, Bulgarian, Turkish, Lingala, Swahili, Kikongo, Tshiluba, etc …).

Offer

Employer: Socaba ASBL | Place: Brussels, frequent field work within the region

Contract: Short-term (4 months, with possible 6 to 12 months extension) | Start date: 2^nd September 2019

Renumeration is commensurate with experience.

Apply via our Application Portal by 23:59, 16 August 2019.