Dataphyte: Contributors to Policy Brief and Socioeconomic Report

Dataphyte seeks applications from candidates to contribute to her periodic pieces targeted at policymakers and business leaders within and outside Nigeria.

The role is for part-time contributors with strong research and data analytical background.

Dataphyte was launched to provide the accountability and policy sectors with cleaner, analysed, easily-accessible and useable data to drive democracy and development in Nigeria.

The ideal candidates will have both research and work-related aptitude, coupled with a strong interest in evidence-based political and economic analysis, policy research, and business consulting.

The areas of focus are:

• MSMEs in the agriculture and technology sectors
• Tax and revenue streams in the transportation sector and organised markets
• Open government and climate change in Nigeria
• Health and social insurance in the informal sector
• Policing, security and criminal justice
• Nigeria’s diaspora and migration policy

APPLY HERE

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