Temporary Research Officer

Duties & Responsibilities

Support the development of study protocols, application for ethical approvals and research permits.
Coordinate the recruitment, training and supervision of field staff during data collection.
Participate in development and review of study tools, training manuals and field guides to use for data collection.
Undertake desk and literature reviews.
Support with quantitative data management and analysis.
Participate in scientific publications and other dissemination resources such as technical reports, donor reports, policy briefs and blogs.
Contribute to proposal development efforts at the Center.
Contribute to various stakeholder engagement activities such as inception meetings and policy engagement.
Participate in workshops, meetings, conferences and report on the proceedings.
Support knowledge management and learning activities in the project.

 
Minimum Qualifications

Master’s degree in any of the following areas: Gender and Development studies, Education, Population Studies/Demography, Statistics, Epidemiology, Economics or related discipline.
At least two years’ experience in a research setting.
Experience conducting field research and managing data collection teams.
Proven qualitative data collection and analysis skills, with familiarity with related analysis packages Nvivo or Atlas ti.
Proven quantitative data collection and analysis skills, with familiarity with related analysis packages STATA, SPSS, R.
Ability to work independently, set priorities, juggle tasks and meet tight deadlines.
Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills and ability to work in a culturally diverse team.
Must be able to communicate and write in English.

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