Under the framework of the iLEAD Fellowship, LEAP Africa in partnership with Ford Foundation is pleased to put out a call for Expression of Interest (EOI) to carry out an action research to provide insight into how the actions and interactions taking place during the delivery of the iLEAD programme enables the assumptions of expected outcomes for the beneficiaries from a transformative leadership lens.
The research seeks to contribute to broader discourses and policy development on improving learning outcomes for students and providing interventions that will help young people make fundamental transitions by ending poverty, providing quality education, creating jobs and reducing inequality.
WORTH
The researcher will receive a grant to be negotiated and agreed with LEAP Africa.
ELIGIBILITY
- Researchers, Academics, Research institutions, Civil Society advocacy organisations, Think Tanks and NGOs domiciled in Akwa-Ibom and its environs (Rivers State, Cross Rivers and Abia States) are preferred.
- Applicants should have at least 3 years post PhD experience in the following fields; political science, sociology, economics, public policy, or development studies;
- Applicants shall have experience in leading research that has culminated in at least two peer reviewed publications;
- Applicants shall have good understanding of the context of thematic area;
- The applicant will have experience in developing technical research products such as literature synthesis, policy briefs, info-graphics, and research reports.
- Applicant should possess the ability to draft clear, concise and accurate reports in English that address national and international development practitioners as well as policy makers.
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