Qualitative Research Specialist

Job Description

USAID’s Mission in Jamaica is commissioning a Mid-term Performance Evaluation of the Positive Pathways activity. The Cloudburst Group is seeking a local qualitative researcher for this opportunity who can support data collection activities in Jamaica.

As part of the evaluation team, the local qualitative researcher will participate in evaluation key informant interviews and focus group discussions with program participants such as youth and their families. The consultant will be responsible for assisting the lead researcher with discussion preparation, management, and recording via detailed notes.

Illustrative Duties/Tasks and Responsibilities

• Spend approximately four weeks (January 22-February 16) conducting fieldwork, according to the methodology specified and approved.
• Participate in daily check-in calls and make interview and field notes available daily, in coordination with the lead researcher, to support fieldwork.
• As needed, assist Cloudburst and the lead researcher with assigning activities to the research assistant and logistician, arranging fieldwork logistics, and other tasks related to successful fieldwork.

Minimum Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Master’s-level degree, ideally in a qualitative field.
• Prior experience in qualitative research studies required.
• Prior evaluation experience is preferred.
• Fluent in spoken and written English.

About the Organization

COMPANY INFORMATION

The Cloudburst Group is a small consulting business with its main office in Landover, MD. Cloudburst is considered a leader in optimizing the effectiveness and sustainability of public/private programs that target underserved populations and support communities domestically and internationally. Our services include research, evaluation, planning, management consulting and technical assistance, communications and performance measurement.

The work that Cloudburst engages in is guided by a Mission to improve economic, social, and environmental resilience. To this end, many of the populations and communities we work with focus on addressing structural and institutional racism that disproportionately impacts Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. Cloudburst believes that effective services and solutions are created with communities historically impacted by the systems we are attempting to transform. We strongly encourage applications from people who are representative of the culturally and ethnically diverse communities we work with.

The Cloudburst Group is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability or genetics, or any other protected class. Cloudburst will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

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