Career Opportunity as Researcher (03/2025)

FJWU is pleased to announce the following job openings under ongoing research project titled ‘Cemetery Management and Funeral Services: Challenges for City Government and Way Forward’.

Requirement


Position

Qualifications

Responsibilities

Project Coordinator (1 Position)

  • Minimum 16 years of education in Social Sciences
  • Strong project management and communication skills
  • Prior experience in a similar role is preferred
  • Oversee day-to-day operations of the research project
  • Coordinate between researchers, field teams, and administrative staff
  • Manage timelines, deliverables and reporting

 

Data Analyst (1 Position)

  • Minimum 16 years of education in Social Sciences
  • Proficiency in data analysis software (e.g., SPSS, STATA, R)
  • Attention to detail and familiarity with research method.
  • Manage, clean, and analyses primary and secondary datasets
  • Prepare descriptive statistics, visualizations, and summary reports
  • Support research team with empirical analysis

 

Data Enumerator
 (3 Positions)

  • Minimum 16 years of education in Social Sciences
  • Experience in data collection or fieldwork is a plus
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills

 

  • Conduct field-based data collection
  • Ensure accurate and ethical data entry following survey protocols
  • Coordinate with team leads for logistics and quality control

 

Application Procedure:
Interested candidates are requested to submit their CV and a brief cover letter (clearly mentioning the position applied for) to placement office by June 3, 2025. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

Note: FJWU reserves the right to short list the candidates and to reject any/all applications without assigning any reason.