Responsibilities
The responsibilities for the position include:
The Research Director will lead monitoring, evaluation, and research related to multisectoral nutrition programming.
Project management of a portfolio of research and evaluations
Develop conceptual frameworks that guide the work under NuMERAL.
Manage and analyze large-scale data files for research.
Apply appropriate quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods techniques to collect and analyze data.
Develop monitoring, evaluation, and learning indicators
Close coordination with thought partners in low-and middle-income countries
Prepare technical reports and journal articles and present findings to clients, professional associations, and the public.
Mentor research and evaluation analysts, share approaches to solving concrete problems, and provide feedback on the work of others.
Thought leadership in nutrition mainstreaming in reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health (RMNCAH) policies and services
Manage or lead projects or tasks.
Qualifications
Education, Knowledge, and Experience:
A Ph.D. (preferred) or MSc (required) in nutrition, public health, public policy, economics or related social science field, with expertise in monitoring, evaluation and learning
At least 3 years experience required with a PH.D. and 7 years required with Masters.
Prior experience with monitoring, evaluation, and learning projects with USAID
Prior project management experience
Prior experience engaging with universities and research firms in low-and middle-income countries
Prior experience in nutrition and health research and/or programming
Able to apply advanced monitoring, evaluation, and learning and/or research methods, and able to communicate effectively about these methods to non-technical audiences.
Highly proficient in STATA, R, or SPSS.
Knowledge or experience with the analysis of large-scale data, and the design of experiments and quasi-experiments.
Skills
Strong quantitative and mixed-methods research and evaluation skills
Preference for knowledge of French or Spanish in addition to English
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