Researcher
UNIDIR is an autonomous United Nations research institute for disarmament, arms control and international security. It currently operates AI-governance research and digital policy tools, including the AI Policy Portal and its Centre of Excellence on AI, Peace and Security.
Investors
About United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research
Established by the United Nations General Assembly, UNIDIR conducts independent research, convenes policy dialogue and develops transparency-oriented tools for Member States and other stakeholders. Its work spans disarmament and international security, including artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, science and technology, and weapons governance.
Skills
About the Role
You will support national partners, facilitate workshops and regional dialogues, conduct research missions and interviews, coordinate data collection, review research materials, and present findings on armed violence prevention and weapons and ammunition management.
Requirements
- Advanced degree in international affairs, political science, disarmament and arms control, peace studies, international security, or a related field
- At least five years of experience in violent-extremism prevention, armed violence prevention, conventional arms control, or peace and security in West or Central Africa
- Experience conducting and analysing semi-structured interviews on sensitive security issues
- Experience drafting policy-relevant publications
- Experience facilitating multi-stakeholder dialogues and advising local and national stakeholders
- Experience researching conventional arms control and armed violence prevention
- Experience working with international organizations, governments, NGOs, think tanks, or academic institutions
- Fluency in English and French
- Completion of BSAFE and other mandatory UN trainings
Responsibilities
- Facilitate workshops and provide technical advice to national partners in West Africa
- Build networks of weapons management and prevention stakeholders
- Prepare roundtables and workshop summaries
- Support an expert group developing an integrated-approaches training curriculum
- Contribute to regional dialogues and deliver expert presentations
- Coordinate national data collectors and supervise data collection in Central Africa
- Lead research missions and conduct semi-structured interviews
- Review background notes and input papers for quality assurance
- Conduct policy outreach and disseminate research findings