VSO International Job Vacancy For National Volunteer Research Officer - Adolescent Girls

VSO is the world’s leading international development organisation that works through volunteers to fight poverty. Working in 24 countries around the world, our unique role in international development is to place committed volunteers with carefully selected organisations where their skills can have the greatest impact. As a VSO volunteer you’ll live and work in some of the world’s poorest communities. By sharing your unique skills and experience you’ll help generate new ideas and new ways of doing things, helping the communities you work in lift themselves out of poverty. We’re not about delivering quick fixes, but instead we focus on long-lasting, sustainable change, that will impact generations to come. Join us as a VSO volunteer and help us work towards our vision of a world without poverty.Role overviewYou will support a lead reasearcher to conduct a research to help deepen VSO Ghana and partners’ understanding about the extent of exclusion from education and employable skills of adolescent girls in slump communities in Ghana and recommend practical ways by which VSO can contribute to securing a future for these girls.

Skills, qualifications and experience

• Minimum of a university degree preferably in education or social sciences
• Practical research experience (both quantitative and qualitative)
• A previous research experience in the area adolescent girls and youth employable skills will be and added advantage
• Evidence of having volunteered in similar areas

Competencies and Behaviour

At VSO we believe progress is only possible by working together. Whether you want to join us as an employee, or as a volunteer working in your own country, overseas or online, our selection process includes an assessment based on these core competencies: 

• Ability to be open minded and respectful
• Ability to be resilient and adaptive to new situations
• Ability to facilitate positive change and build sustainable working relationships
• Ability to seek and share knowledge 

Equal Opportunities

VSO promotes equal opportunities and values a diverse workforce. This is a national role for only Ghanaians resident in Ghana.

Allowance

As a VSO volunteer, you will be sharing your skills with local communities on a full time basis or contributing to the undertaking of a piece of research. VSO will cover your travel, vaccinations, accommodation when out of your home, and medical insurance costs, along with a local living allowance which will be paid in local currency. This allowance meets reasonable living expenses in country.

Our programmes focus on the areas of health, education and livelihoods, with an increasing emphasis on resilience building, social accountability, gender and social inclusion. We believe progress is only possible when we work together and that strong partnerships are crucial to delivering positive change. That’s why we work with over 500 partner organisations, from local and national governments, to businesses, NGOs, funders, charities and community groups. Currently, over 30% of our people are recruited from within the country in which they work, and we continue to grow the share of community and national volunteers involved in our programmes. We also send increasing numbers of volunteers from one developing country to another. However, our vision has remained the same; to build a world without poverty. If you’re interested in applying for this role, please download the job description for more information.

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