Lusophone Africa Researcher - REMOTE

Acled; United States; Remote; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

ACLED seeks a Lusophone Africa Researcher to collect, review, and manage political violence and protest data for Angola, Cape Verde, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, and Sao Tome and Principe. This fully remote consultancy requires 10–15 hours weekly and involves working with conflict-related media.

Candidates should have a relevant university degree, fluency in English and Portuguese, and strong Excel skills.

Qualifications

• University degree in international relations, political science, conflict studies, peacebuilding, or related field.
• Familiarity with Excel (essential).
• Fluency in English (essential).
• Fluency in Portuguese (essential).
• Experience conducting desk-based research.
• Experience working to deadlines with limited supervision.
• A high level of attention to detail and ability to receive and incorporate feedback.
• Research focus or professional experience in conflict research or peace-building is a strong advantage.
• Access to a computer, a reliable internet connection, email, and the Microsoft Office Suite.

Responsibilities

• Collect, review and manage political violence and protest data across specified countries.
• Record incidents of political violence into an Excel template with accuracy.
• Focus on coding events to provide holistic coverage of current political violence.
• Ensure data quality, consistency and reliability and meet deliverables on time.

Skills

Fluent English

Fluent Portuguese

Desk-based research

Deadline-driven

Attention to detail

Data collection

Microsoft Office Suite

Education

University degree in international relations, political science, conflict studies, peacebuilding, international development, or related field

Tools

Excel

Job description

About ACLED

Armed Conflict Location & Event Data (ACLED) is an independent, impartial conflict and protest monitoring organization providing real-time data and analysis on violent conflict and protest in all countries and territories across the world.

The consultancy opportunity

ACLED is looking for a Lusophone Africa Researcher to assist in the collection, review and management of political violence and protest data across Angola, Cape Verde, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, and Sao Tome and Principe.

Researchers must be available for a minimum of 10 to 15 hours per week. This opportunity is fully remote and can be done from any location with reliable internet service.

This is an entry-level, independent consultant opportunity, and may require submissions mid-week and on weekends.

This opportunity is open to nationals of any country. For more information, please review the Applicant FAQs.

Collection of data is conducted by reviewing news, international organization, NGO and security reports on a list of assigned countries, and recording the incidents of political violence into an Excel template. Researchers will focus on coding events to provide holistic coverage of current political violence, ranging from protests to battles.

Review and management of data involves ensuring the quality, consistency and reliability of the data produced. The researcher provides team members with experience conducting detail-oriented tasks, and producing and managing quantitative data.

Please note that this opportunity involves working with conflict-related media and reading about violent events.

Specific deliverables:

Candidates who are selected will undergo extensive ACLED training. The training consists of several exercises. Candidates' exercises will be scrutinized and only those who are delivering at the required level will be retained as Researchers.

For those selected, the initial consultancy period will be from 9 November 2026 to 30 June 2027. After this, continuation may be possible, pending evaluation of quality of deliverables and availability of funding.

Remuneration:

Remuneration is 20 USD per hour.

Skills and competencies:

ACLED is seeking applicants who have the following skills and experience:

• University degree in international relations, political science, conflict studies, peacebuilding, international development, or related field;
• Familiarity with Excel (essential);
• Fluency in English (essential);
• Fluency in Portuguese (essential);
• Experience conducting desk-based research;
• Experience working to deadlines with limited supervision;
• A high level of attention to detail and ability to receive and incorporate feedback;
• Research focus or professional experience in conflict research or peace-building in the region generally, or country-specific studies is a strong advantage;
• Familiarity with conflict and actors in the relevant countries;
• Access to a computer, a reliable internet connection, email, and the Microsoft Office Suite.

Further information is available online at acleddata.com.

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