Research Specialist (3) posts(CLOSED)

Positions available: 3 posts, one each from Chin, Kachin, and Karen communities - (fluency in those local languages required)

Location: Remote, based in or with strong ties to Chin, Kachin, and Karen communities 

Application Deadline: 10 August 2025, or until posts are filled

We are hiring three researchers – one each from Chin State, Kachin State, and Karen State – to support qualitative data collection in their respective territories for a time bound research project. Researchers will work closely with the central project team and may collaborate with locally based enumerators to ensure high-quality, secure data collection and communication.

 The full TOR is available at this page.

Published 22 July 2025

Mental Health, Well-Being, and Gender Research Consultant - MHG007 (Closed)

Position: Mental Health, Well-Being, and Gender in Chin State Research Consultant

Location: Remote  (limited travel may be required upon agreement) 

Contract Type: Short-Term Consultancy 

Duration: September 2024 to May 2025 

Start Date: as soon as possible

Application deadline: Friday, 6 September 2024 by 23:59 Myanmar time

We are seeking an individual consultant  or consultant team to conduct a focused Mental Health, Well-Being, and Gender research study in Chin State and surrounding areas. This research project aims to provide critical insights into the mental health and well-being conditions of communities in Chin State affected by humanitarian concerns with special focus on gender. The ultimate goal is to present a first baseline understanding of the context and then inform targeted interventions and support.

Published 16 August 2024

Administration and Finance Officer TAF003 (closed)

Job Title: Administration and Finance Officer

Duty Station: Kale, Sagaing Region (flexible working conditions possible). Regular travel required.

Contract Duration: One year full-time (extendable based on satisfactory performance and budget availability)

Application deadline: 12 November 2023

Published: 27 October 2023

Research Specialist - TRS001(closed)

We are looking to contract experts who are part of our network to work on a variety of human rights and humanitarian themes related to the current situation in Chin State. We are looking for researchers who are either from Chin State, or who are from elsewhere but have carried out significant periods of research in the area. The main objective of the consultancy is to lead on production of an internal knowledge product in the form of a report.

Report Writer and Editor - TWE006 (Closed)

We are looking for a Consultant Report Writer and Editor. The person we are looking for should be either from Chin State or from elsewhere in Myanmar with a good understanding of displacement and humanitarian challenges in the region.

The main objective of the consultancy is to review three existing reports and produce one comprehensive single report in English.

• Assignment duration:  between 15 December 2023 to 30 January 2024.