Bodhi Global Analysis
Contract Duration: Fixed-term / project-based
Location: Côte d'Ivoire (Abidjan preferred, with travel to project locations nationwide)
Closing: Ongoing
About Us
Bodhi Global Analysis is a woman-led international development research consultancy established in London in 2017, with subsidiaries in Nairobi (2018), Singapore (2023), and Dar es Salaam (2025). We specialise in formative and evaluative research through participatory approaches, serving UN agencies, bilateral donors, INGOs, and foundations across fragile and conflict-affected contexts. Our services span political economy and conflict analyses, gender and inclusion analyses, baseline through endline evaluations, and capacity building. We are proud signatories to the Women's Empowerment Principles.
Bodhi holds framework agreements with UNICEF, the UN Secretariat, the German Federal Foreign Office, Finland's Ministry for Foreign Affairs, and maintains pre-qualified vendor status with Mercy Corps, Plan International, and Search for Common Ground. Our team of around 30 staff blends academic rigour with practical, context-specific insight across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.
About the Role
We are building a roster of experienced national consultants in Côte d'Ivoire to support field research across our growing Francophone West Africa portfolio. We are recruiting proactive, detail-oriented researchers who are committed to producing rigorous, objective analysis on humanitarian and development issues.
Bodhi currently delivers multi-year monitoring and evaluation work in Côte d'Ivoire, including outcome data collection and analysis for youth empowerment and livelihoods programming funded by the Mastercard Foundation. Roster members will be engaged on a project basis to support evaluations, assessments, and studies that cover thematic areas including gender and inclusion, youth empowerment, livelihoods and economic development, education, food security, and monitoring, evaluation, and learning.
Assignments will typically involve leading or supporting in-country field data collection, managing enumerator teams, and coordinating logistics across Ivorian project sites. Engagements vary in length from two weeks to several months depending on project scope.
Key Responsibilities
Identify, screen, and mobilise research respondents across urban and rural project locations in Côte d'Ivoire, working closely with community leaders, local authorities, and implementing partner staff to facilitate access.
Recruit, train, and supervise enumerator teams in the field, delivering training on research methodology, digital data collection tools (KoboToolbox or equivalent), safeguarding protocols, gender and conflict sensitivity, and ethical research standards.
Lead and coordinate primary data collection, including administering quantitative surveys using electronic data collection platforms, facilitating focus group discussions, and conducting key informant interviews in French and local languages.
Ensure data quality throughout the collection period by conducting daily reviews of incoming survey data, performing spot-checks and back-checks of enumerator performance, and flagging inconsistencies to the core research team.
Compile, clean, and translate qualitative and quantitative data, including transcribing and translating interview recordings and focus group notes from French (and local languages where applicable) into English.
Manage field logistics including scheduling interviews, arranging transport and venues for focus group discussions, coordinating with local partners, and ensuring compliance with security protocols.
Liaise regularly with Bodhi's senior researchers, team leaders, and clients, providing progress updates, raising emerging challenges, and contributing local contextual insight to strengthen analysis and interpretation of findings.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Experience
A Master's degree in development studies, international relations, social sciences, gender studies, peace and conflict studies, economics, public policy, or a related discipline.
A minimum of 5 years of professional experience conducting field research for a development consultancy, international organisation, NGO, academic institution, or research body, with at least some of this experience gained in Côte d'Ivoire or Francophone West Africa.
Demonstrated expertise in one or more of the following thematic areas: gender and inclusion, youth empowerment, livelihoods and economic development, food security, education, climate change adaptation, monitoring and evaluation, or protection.
Experience designing and delivering enumerator training, managing field data collection teams, and implementing data quality assurance procedures.
Familiarity with electronic data collection platforms such as KoboToolbox, ODK, or SurveyCTO.
Experience working on research or evaluation assignments in fragile, conflict-affected, or post-crisis environments is a strong asset.
Language Requirements
Full professional fluency in French (written and spoken) is mandatory. This includes the ability to facilitate focus group discussions, conduct in-depth interviews, translate research materials, and produce written outputs in French.
Professional working proficiency in English (written and spoken) is required for communicating with Bodhi's core research team, contributing to English-language deliverables, and translating field data.
Proficiency in one or more Ivorian languages (Dioula, Baoulé, Bété, Sénoufo, or others relevant to project locations) is a significant advantage.
Core Competencies
Strong analytical and conceptual ability, with the capacity to distil complex information for relevance and context, and to produce clear, well-structured written outputs in both French and English.
Meticulous attention to detail in data collection, transcription, translation, and reporting, with a commitment to delivering high-quality work under tight deadlines.
Initiative and adaptability, with the ability to work independently in the field, solve problems proactively, and adjust plans in response to shifting logistical, security, or contextual conditions.
Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills, with experience working in multicultural research teams and the ability to build rapport with respondents across diverse community settings.
Organisational discipline, including the ability to manage multiple concurrent tasks, coordinate field logistics, and meet deadlines under pressure.
Professional integrity and a strong commitment to research ethics, safeguarding, and Bodhi's standards for responsible data collection.
Candidates must have the legal right to work in Côte d'Ivoire. Candidates based in Abidjan or with established networks in key Ivorian regions are preferred.
How to Apply
Please apply via the Apply button below. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a remote interview and asked to complete written tests in both French and English before a hiring decision is made. Questions may be directed to jobs@bodhiglobalanalysis.com.
Early application is encouraged. We review applications on a rolling basis and reserve the right to close the advert early.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Bodhi is a women-owned enterprise committed to gender parity at all levels. We particularly welcome applications from women researchers and candidates who bring lived experience from the contexts where we work. We actively invest in strengthening women's representation in the research and evaluation sector through structured mentorship and capacity-building initiatives.
We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religious beliefs, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic background, or disability.
For more information about our organisation, please visit www.bodhiglobalanalysis.com.