Open-Source Gender Investigator – Contractor

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Open-source gender investigator researching gendered narratives and online harms in MENA conflicts. Conducting OSINT/SOCMINT investigations and producing evidence-based reports for CIR, a human-rights organisation.

Responsibilities:

  • Employ open-source intelligence (OSINT) and social media analysis (SOCMINT) tools, techniques, and methodologies to research the MENA information environment
  • Use SOCMINT tools to conduct audience analysis and gather audience insight
  • Analyse and document evidence of ethnic, religious, and gendered hate speech, coordinated inauthentic behaviour, and other violations of platform terms, conditions, and standards
  • Contribute to investigations into how gender and identity are exploited on social media in relation to ongoing conflicts in the MENA region
  • Input information into project databases and code data to preset information fields
  • Preserve and archive all data according to project and organisational standards
  • Work with other investigators to analyse data from multiple sources and create comprehensive analytical reports on gendered hate speech, narratives, trends, and dynamics
  • Support the design and production of high-quality reports explaining insights and the evidence and methodology underpinning them

Requirements:

  • Proven experience with open-source intelligence (OSINT) and social media analysis (SOCMINT) tools and techniques
  • Expertise in monitoring ethnic, religious and gendered hate speech
  • Expertise in narrative tracking and social media research techniques
  • Proven experience with the development of GESI framework and lexicons
  • Ability to write short- and long-form reports using concise, clear and accurate language
  • Flexibility and capacity to adapt to fast-paced, changing, and sometimes high-pressure environments
  • Proactivity and willingness to work, learn from, and collaborate with project team members and the wider CIR
  • Experience on conflicts in the MENA region
  • Ability to speak and/or integrate multiple languages
  • Use of network mapping and data visualisation tools

Benefits:

  • Equal opportunities employer
  • Adjustments or additional support available during the application process
  • Remote interview option unless specified otherwise