Research Associate, Makerere Alumni Project NGO Data Jobs – Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA)

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Organization: Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About IPA:
Innovations
for Poverty Action (IPA) discovers and promotes effective solutions to global
poverty problems. IPA designs, rigorously evaluates, and refines these
solutions and their applications together with decision-makers to ensure that
the evidence created is used to improve opportunities for the world’s poor.
Since our founding in 2002, IPA has worked with over 350 leading academics to
conduct over 450 evaluations in 51 countries. This research has informed
hundreds of successful programs that now impact millions of individuals
worldwide.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: The Research Associate will support the
Makerere Alumni Project and collaborate with academic researchers and other
field staff to perform a variety tasks including, but not limited to:
  • Developing and piloting the survey
    instruments.
  • Running pilot exercise and refining study
    designs
  • Training and managing survey teams
  • Planning, organizing and reporting on surveys
    in the field
  • Checking and analyzing data, cleaning data
    and assisting in preliminary analysis.
  • Writing and submitting regular project
    reports
  • Coordinating with local partners running the
    programs being evaluated
  • Managing the project budget and donor
    reporting timeline
  • Overseeing funding and approval applications,
    and ensuring that all necessary approvals are in order.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The applicant should hold a Bachelor’s degree
    in economics, business management, social sciences, public policy,
    political science or related fields, Master’s degree preferred
  • Demonstrated proficiency in STATA and
    experience with data management and data cleaning
  • Previous exposure and experience with
    quantitative research, particularly with randomized controlled trials
  • Excellent management and organizational
    skills along with strong quantitative skills;
  • Ability to work under pressure and meet
    deadlines, while maintaining a positive attitude
  • Flexible, self-motivating, able to manage
    multiple tasks efficiently, and a team player
  • Demonstrated ability to manage high-level
    relationships with partner organizations
  • Experience running a large-scale survey and
    managing the survey implementation and data entry process
  • Experience with Computer-Assisted
    Interviewing is preferred, but not required
  • Fluency and excellent communication skills in
    English language.
How to Apply:
All
suitably qualified and interested candidates should complete the J-PAL/IPA
common application online, Click Here. After completing
a brief registration, choose the Research job category, then select “Research
Associate, Makerere Alumni Project” Most applications for research positions
require you to include at minimum two letters of recommendation, a statement of
purpose (cover letter), CV, and transcripts.
Please
also send your resume and cover letter to jobs-uganda@poverty-action.org and srosenow@poverty-action.org
Deadline: 27th June, 2016

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