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Position Title:Research Manager (Uganda)
Duty Station: Uganda
Organization:Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA)
Employment Type:Full Time Permanent
Reports to: Country Director
Desired start date: As soon as possible
Length of commitment: 2 years
Deadline to apply: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis
Background Information:
Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) is a non-profit research organization
that works with development partners and academic researchers to create and
evaluate approaches to solving development problems, to communicate what works
and does not work in development and to scale up successful projects in a
variety of fields, including microfinance, agriculture, education and health.
IPA operates from its headquarters in the United States and global country
programs.
IPA is currently seeking a Research Manager to join the Uganda country
office to oversee a portfolio of projects.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
·
Keep the Country Director
apprised of all developments on the projects in their portfolio, and serve as
key link between the field office, project staff, and Principal Investigators
·
Ensure project adherence in the
field to general research design, sample selection, data management and
analysis, and overall project management
·
Oversee project financial
management, including creation and monitoring of project budgets, and ensure
smooth integration of projects into IPA financial systems
·
Work with field office staff to
ensure sound human resource and operational management of projects
·
Directly supervise project
research staff (Research Associates and Field Managers), and help with
transitions, on-boarding of new research staff and maintaining “institutional
memory” of project activities
·
Ensure that project deliverables,
such as reports and financial statements, are submitted to donors and partners
on time
·
Lead training on data management
and general project management for new/incoming project research staff
·
Promote inter-project best
practices and take a lead in sharing best practices with projects through
formal and informal training opportunities
·
Be the point of contact for data
management and analysis support for project staff by serving as the link
between projects and IPA headquarters
·
Attend meetings with local
government officials and partners to ensure success of both project specific
and key IPA programmatic activities
·
When requested, support the
dissemination of results via presentations and reports to academic and
non-academic audiences
·
Support the Country Director in
the development of new research studies in cooperation with principal
investigators and partner organizations
Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:
This section is used to describe what knowledge, skills and abilities are
required to perform the daily tasks and job duties bulleted above. Some examples are:
·
Masters degree in related field,
such as development economics, public policy, public health, or education
policy
·
Two years of research or project
management experience
·
Strong budgeting and financial
management skills; experience with writing donor reports and grant proposals
·
Strong written and oral
communication skills and complete fluency in English is required
·
Experience supervising data
collection, teams of field workers, survey design and implementation and data
management. Background in randomized control trials is strongly preferred
·
Cultural sensitivity and
demonstrated ability to work successfully with diverse constituencies required;
developing country experience required
·
Quantitative skills; working
knowledge of Stata required. Knowledge of other statistical packages such as
SPSS or R considered.
·
A desire to commit to this
position for two years
·
Flexible and proactive work ethic
with a demonstrated interest in the vision and mission of Innovations for
Poverty Action
Application Instructions:
1. Please submit resume and cover letter to jobs-uganda@poverty-action.org.
2.
2) Complete the J-PAL/IPA common
application.
Please note:
you are not required to include transcripts or letters of recommendation
upon initial submission. After
submitting, you can edit your application at any time and may add these.
DISCLAIMER:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level
of the work to be performed by Research Manager. The statements are not intended
to be an exhaustive list of all possible duties, tasks, and responsibilities.
Management reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet
organizational needs as necessary.
Please note that IPA will never
request any form of payment from an applicant.
Applicants are encouraged to confirm the information listed above with IPA
prior to releasing any extensive personal information to the organization.
Innovations for Poverty Action is an EO
Employer-MF/Veteran/Disability. All
qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard
to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran
status, or any other protected class.
All persons shall have the opportunity to be considered for employment without
regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, alienage or
citizenship status, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or
any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.
IPA will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to a qualified
applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue
hardship on the operation of our business. If you believe you require such
assistance to complete this form or to participate in an interview, please
contact us at jobs@poverty-action.org or via phone at 1-203-772-2216.
Apply Online:
To apply to this position please click the link below and follow the
application instructions below.
