Data science / Sociology Service Provider

Call for Contribution

DCAF – Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance is dedicated to improving the security of states and their people within a framework of democratic governance, the rule of law, and respect for human rights. DCAF contributes to making peace and development more sustainable by assisting partner states and international actors supporting these states, to improve the governance of their security sector through inclusive and participatory reforms. It creates innovative knowledge products, promotes norms and good practices, provides legal and policy advice and supports capacity?building of both state and non?state security sector stakeholders.

DCAF's Foundation Council comprises 63 member states, the Canton of Geneva and six permanent observers. Active in over 70 countries, DCAF is internationally recognized as one of the world's leading centres of excellence for security sector governance (SSG) and security sector reform (SSR). DCAF is guided by the principles of neutrality, impartiality, local ownership, inclusive participation, and gender equality. For more information please visit www.dcaf.ch

The DCAF`s Police Program within the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) division is in its initial phase of starting a project “Police Assistance Project on Strategic Reform Capacities on the NPU (PSRC-NPU)”. This project is to be funded by the Global Affairs Canada - Peace and Stabilization Operations Program (PSOPs) and aims to strengthen the capacity of the Strategic Reform Unit (SRU) in advising the National Police of Ukraine (NPU) in planning, implementing, monitoring and reviewing reform processes that integrate a gender perspective and enhancing NPU management capacity to implement these reforms.

DCAF`s ECA Division for the `Police Assistance Project on Strategic Reform Capacities for the National Police of Ukraine, (PSRC-NPU)` is looking for a service provider to support the PSRC-NPU in conducting a survey of gender matters within the NPU.

Location:                    Kyiv, Ukraine

Starting date:            June 2021 or upon mutual agreement

Duration:                    40-day service agreement (with possibility of extension if deemed appropriate)

 The role

You will provide support to the PSRC-NPU in conducting Gender Assessment of the National Police of Ukraine and other project-related activities, by facilitating a survey of NPU personnel, “cleaning” and analyzing the dataset, preparing the relevant descriptive report, and presenting it to the DCAF Team.

 Your tasks

• Review relevant project documentation and methodology.
• Review the questionnaire(s) template(s) and finalize the questionnaire under the guidance of the PSRC-NPU.
• Develop sampling.
• Coordinate with the IT services provider to ensure the number of respondents is in line with the sampling.
• Clean and analyze dataset.
• Provide the descriptive report and present it to the DCAF Team.

Your experience 

• BA in sociology, data science or another relevant field; MA or PhD would be an asset.
• 3 years of prior experience conducting data analysis of surveys.
• Experience of working with statistical software (SPSS, Stata, Excel).
• Fluency in Ukrainian.
• Intermediate level of English.

 We offer:

• a rewarding, dynamic and challenging work experience
• the chance to be part of a multicultural team of supportive, hardworking, and values-driven people
• the chance to contribute to improving security of states and their people within a framework of democratic governance, the rule of law, and respect for human rights

 If you think you are a good match for DCAF and the opportunity advertised, please send your application to Отправить резюме  by May 16th,  2021 with the subject heading PSRC-NPU - Survey Data Analysis, enclosing:

• a short motivational statement in English describing your relevant experience and what you can bring to DCAF;
• a concise CV (maximum two pages) of the person(s) who will provide the services.

DCAF is committed to equality of opportunity and encourages applications from all qualified service providers regardless of sex, age, disability, gender identity, religion, or ethnicity. 

Individuals who seek to serve with DCAF in any individual capacity will be required, if short-listed, to complete a self-attestation stating that they have not committed, been convicted of, nor prosecuted for, any criminal offence and have not been involved, by act or omission, in the commission of any violation of international human rights law or international humanitarian law.

Please note that only those service providers that are short-listed for interviews will be notified.