Position: Analyst
Company: LetsData
Category: Data Analyst
Experience required: 2y
English level: intermediate
Published: 2022-05-01T00:00:00+03:00

**About the project**

This is a social project in cooperation between LetsData and Ukrainian NGO Detector Media. The main goal of the project is to provide data-empowered insights for building communication strategy resulting in tactical and strategical support from specific countries for Ukraine. The expected outcome is data-empowered decision-making with regard to diplomatic and communication activities of Ukraine in specific countries.

**Starting Date:** As soon as possible but not later than June 1st.

**Employment**: Contract-based project (4 months) with the opportunity to continue.

**Location:** Remote.

**Responsibilities:**
- Daily/weekly/fortnight reports tailored for strategic communication insights on media discourse on Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The list of countries is to be clarified.
- Support in tracking sociopolitical online public discourse in Ukraine and abroad.
- Analyze Russian malign information operations in media outlets as well as social media platforms.
- Contribute to analytical articles and policy papers, as well as transform complicated research insights into an easy to comprehend or entertaining format.
- Together with a team leader to turn research and analysis into practical guidance documents and support engagement activities.
- Present key findings to various stakeholders.

**Your skills and experience: **
- 1+ years of experience in analyzing information (media monitoring or policy analysis). Experience in working with social media will be an asset.
- University degree in social sciences or data science, or related fields.
- Expertise in the problem of disinformation, influence operations and/or strategic communication.
- Ability to be flexible, learn, and self-study.
- Experience with data visualization, exploratory analysis, and sentiment analysis is an asset.
- Previous experience in non-profit, government, philanthropy, and/or university conducting applied research is an asset.
- Professional fluency in English is preferred. At least an intermediate level is required.

Overall, researching disinformation is quite exciting, thus open mind, passion for discovery, and desire to learn are what we are looking for. 

If you are interested in combating Russian disinformation and making the world a better place, please submit your CV in English or Ukrainian to the following emails as soon as possible, but no later than 20.05.2022.