Senior Burkina Faso Country Researcher
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Senior Burkina Faso Country Researcher at Centre for Information Resilience in Remote, United Kingdom, on a contract basis in Operations & Project Management. JobGrid normalizes the role facts from the source posting, which was posted on 2026-06-09 and last checked on 2026-06-10. The posting is in English, and JobGrid sends candidates to the original public application page with non-personal referral parameters.
- Remote, United Kingdom; workplace: Remote; employment type: Contract; seniority: Senior.
- Comparable classification: Operations & Project Management.
- No salary was provided in the source payload, so JobGrid does not add salary context.
- Work language is English; the role title is preserved as published: Senior Burkina Faso Country Researcher.
The Centre for Information Resilience (CIR) is an independent organisation dedicated to exposing human rights violations and threats to democracy. We achieve this through open source research, digital investigations, capacity-building with local partners, and collaboration with media to amplify our impact.
CIR was born out of a determination to expose those spreading harm – online and offline – around the world, particularly in areas of violent conflict, such as Ukraine, Sudan and Myanmar. Our projects are at the forefront of efforts to investigate and document human rights abuses, war crimes, harms targeting women and minorities, and influence operations. We work closely with multilateral and national justice accountability bodies.
Contract Type: Contractor
Contract length: 3 months, with the possibility of extension up to 12 months.
Hours needed: Full time - 5 days a week at 8 hours a day.
Location: Remote.
Languages: You must be able to speak and write English and French.
Closing date: 16 June 2026 at 23:55pm.
About the Role
The Centre for Information Resilience (CIR) is recruiting a senior researcher and expert on Burkina Faso. The role is open to candidates based inside Burkina Faso or in the regional/international diaspora, working securely and remotely where field presence is not feasible. CIR requires the support of a Burkina Faso expert with a deep understanding of the Sahelian and West African context to conduct media, social media, and (where safe) field research.