Job Description
ADVERT NO. NCRC/4/01/22
Position: Research Officer II - NCRC 7- 2 POSTS
Job Summary
An officer at this level will be responsible to the Senior Research Officer for Collection and
analysis of research data activities relating to the research functions of the Centre. Specific
Duties and Responsibilities in this grade will involve:-
(a) Duties and Responsibilities
1. Implementation of Research Policy
Implement Research Policies and protocols
2. Inspection, Monitoring and Evaluation of research programmes Participate in Crime research monitoring and evaluation
3. Crime research
(i) Participate in conducting crime research
(ii) Participate in development of crime research methods and tools
4. Crime advisory Drafting of crime advisories
5. Crime reporting Drafting of crime reports
6. Crime year Book Participate in the preparation of the crime year book
7. Stakeholder engagement Participate in research forums for stakeholders
8. Financial Management utilization of allocated financial resources
9. Human resource management and development Identification individual research capacity
needs
10. Performance Management
(i) Development of individual work plan
(ii) Fill PAS Forms
(iii) Submit quarterly reports
(iv) Agree on performance target
(v) Provide supporting evidence for end year evaluation achievements.
12. Communication and Report Writing
(i) Prepare draft crime research reports
(ii) Compile information into a logical form and graphically link specific intelligence information relating to association of individuals, organization, events, vehicles, addresses and social media and other information system based
(b) Requirements for Appointment (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities)
(i) Level of Education/Academic Qualifications and other qualifications
a) A Bachelor degree in either; Sociology, Criminology, Psychology or any other
relevant qualification from a recognized institution
(ii) Professional Qualifications
Membership to a relevant Professional Body
(iii) Technical Competencies
a) Ability to apply the Centre Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) on crime research;
b) Analytical Skills; and
c) Research skills
(iv) Common Competencies
a) ICT competence in Word Processing (MS Word, WordPerfect), Spread sheet (Ms
Excel, Lotus), Operating Systems (Windows), Database management (Ms Access, dbase, Oracle, Sequential Query Languages – SQL) and Desktop Publishing
(PageMaker, Photoshop)
b) Data Analysis skills including Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS);
c) Editorial Skills; and
d) Presentation and organization skill.
(v)Personal qualities
a) Analytical Skills: research analyst use a wide range of methods such as ,
forecasting, data mining, statistical analysis, to examine and interpret data
b) Communication skills: research analyst need to be able to gather information,
which include interviewing people and listening carefully to the answers
c) Critical – Thinking: research analyst must figure out what information is relevant
to their work, evaluate the cost and benefits of alternative solutions before making
recommendations
d) Ingenuity: Solutions to research problems are not usually obvious, and analyst
need to think creatively to solve problems
e) Interpersonal skills: research analyst typically work in teams and convince their
leaders to accept their recommendations
f) Problem – solving skills: research analyst need to be able to diagnose problems on
the basis of the information given to them by others, and analyze the information to
solve the problem.
(vi) Minimum relevant experience
Served satisfactorily in the grade of Research Officer III or its equivalent for a minimum period of three (3) years.
Terms and Conditions of Service
The Centre will offer Competitive package in line with the Salaries and Remuneration
Commission (SRC) guidelines.
- Basic Salary and Allowances – as per the NCRC policy guidelines
- Other benefits – Comprehensive Medical Cover, Group Personal Accident and Group life
cover.
N/B: All positions advertised are on Permanent and Pensionable terms except the Deputy Director who shall serve for a Contract term of three (3) years renewable.