Mixed Methods Specialist

hace 2 semanas

Bogotá, Bogotá D.E., Colombia Panagora Group A tiempo completo
Panagora Group is a small business that provides technical and advisory services related to monitoring, evaluating, and learning USAID/Colombia's strategy and activities. The Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Short-Term Activity (MELSA) provides monitoring support services: designing and implementing performance and impact evaluations, as well as other studies and assessments, supporting their use and dissemination, and developing collaboration, learning, and adapting initiatives.
USAID/Colombia requested MELSA to develop a research study to identify interventions for conflict mitigation, violence prevention, and citizen security (secondary and tertiary prevention) related to urban areas. The purpose of the study is to inform the design and planning of the new Development Cooperation Country Strategy for the period USAID/Colombia's growing work with youth addresses youth vulnerability and puts special emphasis on the Agency's global youth development policies. The Mission's youth strategy implements USAID's Youth in Development Policy and Positive Youth Development Framework by developing youth leadership skills, promoting economic opportunities for youth, increasing youth participation in community development, engaging families to foster protective environments for youth, and developing their social and technical skills.
The overall objective of this research is to identify conflict mitigation, violence prevention, and citizen security interventions (secondary and tertiary prevention) and models. It is also to assess the root causes of violence and effectively respond to the needs of at-risk youth and communities affected by urban violence in a context that includes various categories of perpetrators, including gangs and other organized groups in Colombia, Latin America, and the Caribbean.
The consultant fulfilling the role of mixed methods specialist should be skilled in the design and application of both qualitative and quantitative research methods. This includes experience in developing research frameworks, data collection tools, and analysis strategies that effectively combine different methodological approaches. The specialist should have a background in social science research, with expertise in analyzing complex social phenomena, particularly in crime, violence, and community resilience. Proficiency in statistical analysis software and qualitative data analysis methods is expected.
Responsibilities:
Support the research design, especially in the construction of relevant indicators.
Review primary and secondary sources of information relevant to the research.
Oversee the quality of quantitative and qualitative data collection, providing guidance and expertise to this process.
Develop and successfully test effective instruments for quantitative and qualitative data collection.
Actively participate in the coding process of qualitative instruments, contributing to the production of a codebook and thematic review.
Contribute to the analysis of qualitative, quantitative, and secondary information.
Support the Team Leader in the drafting of reports and presentations for USAID/Colombia, emphasizing findings and recommendations.
Manage the submission of reports and deliverables, including data, reports, and presentations.
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Panagora Group es una pequeña empresa estadounidense que presta servicios técnicos y de asesoramiento relacionados con el seguimiento, la evaluación y el aprendizaje de la estrategia y las actividades de USAID/Colombia. La Actividad de Monitoreo, Evaluación y Aprendizaje a Corto Plazo (MELSA) presta servicios de apoyo al monitoreo: diseño e implementación de evaluaciones de desempeño e impacto, así como de otros estudios y valoraciones, apoyo a su uso y difusión, y desarrollo de iniciativas de colaboración, aprendizaje y adaptación.
USAID/Colombia solicitó a MELSA el desarrollo de un estudio de investigación para identificar intervenciones de mitigación de conflictos, prevención de la violencia y seguridad ciudadana (prevención secundaria y terciaria) relacionadas con áreas urbanas. El propósito del estudio es informar el diseño y la planificación de la nueva Estrategia País de Cooperación al Desarrollo para el período El creciente trabajo de USAID/Colombia con jóvenes aborda la vulnerabilidad juvenil y pone especial énfasis en las políticas globales de desarrollo juvenil de la Agencia. La estrategia de juventud de la Misión implementa la Política de Juventud en el Desarrollo y el Marco de Desarrollo Positivo de la Juventud de USAID mediante el desarrollo de habilidades de liderazgo juvenil, la promoción de oportunidades económicas para los jóvenes, el aumento de la participación juvenil en el desarrollo comunitario, la participación de las familias para fomentar entornos protectores para los jóvenes y el desarrollo de sus habilidades sociales y técnicas.
El objetivo general de esta investigación es identificar intervenciones y modelos de mitigación de conflictos, prevención de la violencia y seguridad ciudadana (prevención secundaria y terciaria). También es evaluar las causas profundas de la violencia y responder eficazmente a las necesidades de los jóvenes en riesgo y las comunidades afectadas por la violencia urbana en un contexto que incluye varias categorías de perpetradores, incluidas las pandillas y otros grupos organizados en Colombia, América Latina y el Caribe.
El consultor que desempeñe el papel de especialista en métodos mixtos debe ser experto en el diseño y la aplicación de métodos de investigación tanto cualitativos como cuantitativos. Esto incluye experiencia en el desarrollo de marcos de investigación, herramientas de recolección de datos y estrategias de análisis que combinen eficazmente diferentes enfoques metodológicos. El especialista debe tener formación en investigación en ciencias sociales, con experiencia en el análisis de fenómenos sociales complejos, especialmente en delincuencia, violencia y resiliencia comunitaria. Se espera que domine los programas informáticos de análisis estadístico y los métodos de análisis de datos cualitativos.
Responsabilidades:
Apoyar el diseño de la investigación, especialmente en la construcción de indicadores relevantes.
Revisar las fuentes primarias y secundarias de información pertinentes para la investigación.
Supervisar la calidad de la recopilación de datos cuantitativos y cualitativos, proporcionando orientación y experiencia a este proceso.
Desarrollar y probar con éxito instrumentos eficaces para la recopilación de datos cuantitativos y cualitativos.
Participar activamente en el proceso de codificación de los instrumentos cualitativos, contribuyendo a la elaboración de un libro de códigos y a la revisión temática.
Contribuir al análisis de la información cualitativa, cuantitativa y secundaria.
Apoyar al Líder de Equipo en la redacción de informes y presentaciones para USAID/Colombia, enfatizando en los hallazgos y recomendaciones.
Gestionar la presentación de informes y entregables, incluyendo datos, informes y presentaciones.

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