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Research Coordinator

JOB SUMMARY

Company Innovations f...
Industry NGO/IGO/INGO
Category International...
Location Accra
Job Status Full-time
Salary GH¢ 
Education Master’...
Experience 2 years
Job Expires Mar 13, 2017
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Company Profile

Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) is a United States-based non-profit organization dedicated to discovering, and promoting effective solutions to global poverty problems. IPA designs, rigorously evaluate 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.

Job Description

  • Reports to: Deputy Country Director
  • Location:  Accra, Ghana
  • Expected start date: March 2017

 

Position Summary
IPA seeks a Research Coordinator to oversee a portfolio of 2-3 research projects spanning various sectors of development such as finance,   agriculture, health, education and governance. The Research Coordinator position is a unique opportunity to combine significant management experience with an involvement in cutting-edge development research. He/she will join the very dynamic and passionate IPA Ghana team and contribute to the development of new projects, policy outreach, and capacity building. Developing and fostering good relationships with local stakeholders and implementing partners is another core element of the Research Coordinator role. 

This position will oversee research projects that are already ongoing, as well as some that are currently in development. Examples of the types of projects this multi-sectoral role may support include an ongoing study on a program informing students, teachers, and parents about the secondary school choice process; research on a private healthcare initiative which is approaching its endline data collection; and a recently completed evaluation of a market intervention’s impact on access to improved sanitation services. To learn more about IPA Ghana’s work, read the Country Program Brief here.

If you are committed to solving poverty problems through research, have strong quantitative skills, have already acquired some management experience, are interested in working across multiple sectors, and would like to work in a dynamic, multi-cultural and learning-oriented culture, then you may be the Research Coordinator that we are looking for.

This position will be based in Accra, Ghana. 

Responsibilities
The Research Coordinator (RC) will be responsible for the overall management of a portfolio of 2-3 research projects, spanning various sectors of development, across various regions of Ghana. Each of these projects is expected to be staffed with a permanent team of 1 or 2 staff and up to 50-100 short term staff during survey periods. 

In particular, the Research Coordinator will:

  • Manage the projects in the RC’s portfolio and work with Principal Investigators to ensure their adherence to research design, sample selection, data collection, data management and general research protocols, as well as overall project objectives timelines.
  • Directly supervise 2 to 5 permanent research staff, with an eye on their professional growth.
    Keep the Deputy Country Director apprised of all developments on the projects within their portfolio, and serve as a key link between the field office, project staff, and Principal Investigators.
  • Support the development of new projects, in coordination with the (Deputy) Country Director, as well as potential researchers, implementing partners, and donors.
  • Promote inter-project best practices and take a lead in sharing best practices with projects through formal and informal trainings.
  • Work with field office staff to ensure sound human resource and operational management of projects.
  • Oversee project financial management, including creation and monitoring of project budgets, and ensuring smooth integration of projects into IPA financial systems.
  • Take part in regular meetings with local government officials and other partners to ensure success of programmatic activities, and
  • Support the dissemination of interim results via presentations and reports to non-academic audiences.

We are looking for a commitment period of three years for this position.

Required Skills or Experience

  • Masters in development economics, or a field related to international economic development (Bachelor’s degree only may be considered if compensated by additional relevant experience); 
  • At least 2 years of relevant experience, including experience managing field research, preferably including quantitative surveys; managing teams; and managing finances;
  • Experience in/knowledge of multiple development sectors;
  • Experience conducting social science or economic field research; experience in conducting field research in developing countries required. Background in randomized control trials is a plus;
  • Experience supervising data collection and teams of field workers, designing and implementing surveys;
  • Experience with data analysis. Advanced knowledge of Stata or any statistical package is preferred;
  • Cultural sensitivity and demonstrated ability to work successfully with diverse constituencies required;
  • Strong quantitative, budgeting and financial management skills required;
  • Ability to present research findings, including to non-research focused audiences;
  • Strong written and oral communication skills and complete fluency in English is required.

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