Vacancies : BBC World Service Trust Research and Learning Team

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BBC World Service Trust (BBC WST) implements projects to promote knowledge of

HIV/AIDS and sustained behaviour change in India. We believe that audience

research and evaluation play an important role in the success of our media

projects. The Trust has three vacancies within our Research Team, based in

Delhi:

Senior Researcher (Condom Promotion Project): Fixed-term for 2 years

Research Officer (HIV/AIDS Mass Media Project) Fixed-term for 6 months

Research Analyst (Media and Audience Research)Fixed-term for 6 month

Senior Researcher

The Senior Researcher will be responsible for designing, managing and

disseminating all the research activities under the condom promotion project.

The research will include Formative, Pretesting and Monitoring/Evaluation

Studies using both quantitative and qualitative research techniques. The Senior

Researcher should have sound knowledge and experience in the design of research

studies, design of questionnaires/ discussion guides, sampling methods,

analysis methods, report writing and presentation of findings to project

partners/ stake holders. This is a fixed-term contract for approximately two

years.

The ideal candidate would be a Post Graduate in Management/ Social Sciences/

Development Studies or Public Health from a reputable institution, with at least

5 years of research experience in a

Developmental organization/Social sector/Marketing research.

Key skills for the job include planning and management of research projects,

analysis, written and oral communication, presentation and team work. You will

need to be fluent in English, Hindi and at least one of these languages: Tamil,

Kanada, Telegu and Marathi.

The position will be based in Delhi with travel up to 10 days a month to project

states. Applicants must be Indian residents. Email CVs and cover letter

explaining why you should be considered for the

position, to: jsad@.... You are requested to clearly

indicate the Position Title – BBC WST in the subject. Please note that no

enquiries will be entertained by BBC WST. Only short-listed candidates will be

contacted. Applications to be received by: 17:00, 10 October 2006.

Research Officer (HIV/ AIDS Mass Media Project)

The Research Officer will be responsible for designing, managing and

disseminating all the research activities under the HIV/ AIDS Mass Media

Project. The research will include Formative, Pretesting and

Monitoring/ Evaluation Studies using both quantitative and qualitative research

techniques. The Research Officer should have sound knowledge and experience in

the design of research studies, design of questionnaires/ discussion guides,

sampling methods,

analysis methods, report writing and presentation of findings to project

partners/ stake holders. This is a fixed-term contract for approximately six

months.

The ideal candidate would be a Post Graduate in Management/ Social Sciences/

Development Studies/ Public Health from a reputable institution, with at least 3

years of research experience in a

Developmental organization/ Social sector/ Marketing research. Key skills for

the job include planning and management of research projects, analysis, written

and oral communication, presentation and team work.

Language skills required: Fluency in English and Hindi. Knowledge of any

regional language is desirable.

The position will be based in Delhi with travel up to 10 days a month within

India. Applicants must be Indian residents. Email CVs and cover letter

explaining why you should be considered for the

position, to: jsad@.... You are requested to clearly

indicate the Position Title – BBC WST in the subject. Please note that no

enquiries will be entertained by BBC WST.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Applications to be

received by: 17:00, 10 October 2006.

Research Analyst (Media and Audience Research)

The Research Analyst will be responsible for preparing and disseminating reports

based on the data analyzed from syndicated research sources such as NRS, IRS,

TAM or any customized research commissioned by the BBC WST Projects.

The Research Analyst should have an aptitude for conducting quantitative data

analysis using different softwares. Exposure to analysis softwares such as

Sesame, TAM Media Express or Quantum/ SPSS/ Atlas/ Nu-dist would be an added

advantage. This is a fixed-term contract for approximately six months.

The ideal candidate would be a Post graduate in Management/ Statistics/ Software

applications. Graduates in Social Sciences with diploma in Computer/ Software

applications are also welcome to apply. Key skills for the job include data

mining and analysis,

written and oral communication, presentation and teamwork. Language skills:

Fluency in English and Hindi. Knowledge of any regional language is desirable.

Minimum work experience for the position is

1 year in a Developmental organization/ Social sector/ Marketing research

agency.

The position will be based in Delhi with occasional travel to the states under

BBC-WST projects. Applicants must be Indian residents. Email CVs and cover

letter explaining why you should be considered

for the position, to: jsad@....

You are requested to clearly indicate the Position Title – BBC WST in the

subject. Please note that no enquiries will be entertained by BBC WST. Only

short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Applications to be received by: 17:00, 10 October 2006.

Thank you

Lubna Khan

BBC World Service Trust

E-MAIL: <lubnakn@...>