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Transparency International is looking for a Research Coordinator - Political Integrity (m/f/d) to coordinate the implementation of the Integrity Watch in the Western Balkans and Turkey - Civil Society Combating Corruption with Political Integrity Data (IW WB&T) and Bridgegap projects, conduct and coordinate research and provide thematic expertise in support of these project and TI’s global work on political integrity. Within this framework, the Research Coordinator - Political Integrity will support the IW chapters in Western Balkans and Turkey and the European Union with dataset scoping, training of staff on data analysis methods and support on Integrity Watch platform design and development.

The TI Secretariat in Berlin implements Integrity Watch (IW) projects to monitor integrity in political decision-making across since 2014. To date, IW platforms exist in 16 EU countries, four countries in the Western Balkans (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Serbia), Turkey, the United Kingdom and Chile.

Within this framework, Integrity Watch in the Western Balkans and Turkey - Civil Society Combating Corruption with Political Integrity Data (IW WB&T) is led by the Kosova Democratic Institute and implemented by five national chapters. IW provides officials, citizens, civil society and journalists with online tools making information on lobbying, conflicts of interests, assets and incomes of politicians accessible for the prevention, detection and reduction of political corruption, and develops tools for the detection of conflicts of interest, undue influence and flows of criminal money.

Linked to the IW approach, as part of the research programme Horizon Europe 2023-2024 and in partnership with a consortium of 14 academic institutions, the Bridgegap project aims at mapping and measuring the deficit of both legal and real transparency in EU-27 and neighbourhood countries, to clarify the interaction between transparency and citizen e-participation in order to design and adjust transparency policies for more effective preventive anticorruption policies at both member state and EU level. The project intends to map transparency and undue influence schemes by leveraging Integrity Watch data from EU countries, updating (existing tools) and upgrading (add new tools) in the IW platforms, and engaging policy makers with analysis and recommendations resulting from the research to curb undue influence.

Role Purpose: Conduct and coordinate research to support TI’s global work on political integrity, provide managerial support to IW and Bridegap projects and thematic expertise on political integrity regulations, practices and risks

Team: Research and Knowledge

Reporting Line: Head of Research and Knowledge

Band: Band PF2, salary starting at €42,000 p.a.

Starting Date: as soon as possible

Contract Duration: Currently we can offer an employment contract limited for a duration of two years, with the possibility of extension.

Working Hours: full-time [100%; 40 hours per week]

Location: Transparency International Secretariat (TI-S), Berlin

Based in the Research & Knowledge Team and reporting to the Head of Research & Knowledge, the Research Coordinator Political Integrity will:

• Manage the implementation of IW and Bridegap projects, including project coordination and reporting and managing the awarding process of mini-grants to Bridgegap chapters
• Work in close collaboration and ensure ongoing communication with partner chapters in target countries to support the design and implementation of research, policy and capacity building activities
• Provide quality control of project outputs and oversee the development of relevant knowledge materials by chapters
• In collaboration with software developers, support bilateral and collective consultations with involved chapters to discuss the shape and functionality of their domestic platforms throughout the project, from their planning (adjusting where necessary to ensure compliance with the budget and timeline) through the design, development, testing, target-user feedback integration, piloting, deployment, and updates
• Support the assessment of political integrity regulatory frameworks (laws, bylaws, rules) and their implementation in the target countries, to identify best practice, regulatory and practice gaps, and recommend reforms to strengthening political integrity systems in the region
• Support involved chapters in engaging prospective and target users of Integrity Watch platforms through user-driven participatory workshops, investigations or hackathons
• Together with the regional advisors, collaborate on capacity build