Research Associate at Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) - NAIJA STICK

Research Associate at Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA)

Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) is a research and policy nonprofit that discovers and promotes effective solutions to global poverty problems.

• IPA brings together researchers and decision-makers to design, rigorously evaluate, and refine these solutions and their applications, ensuring that the evidence created is used to improve the lives of the world’s poor.
• In recent decades, trillions of dollars have been spent on programs designed to reduce global poverty, but clear evidence on which programs succeed is rare, and when evidence does exist, decision-makers often do not know about it.

IPA exists to bring together leading researchers and these decision-makers to ensure that the evidence we create leads to tangible impact on the world.

• Since its founding in 2002, IPA has worked with over 600 leading academics to conduct over 830 evaluations in 52 countries.
• This research has informed hundreds of successful programs that now impact millions of individuals worldwide.
• IPA’s Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI).

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Research Associate

Location: Abuja

Reports to: Research Manager

Job Summary

• The Research Associate (RA) will lead the data collection and management of research projects within the Nigeria Country Office under the supervision of the Research Manager.
• The RA will supervise project field staff, including the field managers, supervisors and enumerators, while ensuring timely submission of deliverables to donors and partners.
• The Research Associate will perform a variety of tasks related to managing day-to-day research activities, from planning to implementation and monitoring research data quality.

These include, but are not limited to:

Responsibilities

Project Management:

Programming survey instruments in SurveyCTO, following programming best practices.

• Supervising and monitoring data collection to ensure the high quality of the data.
• Implementing data quality checks and fixing issues with data collected during data collection.
• Managing project finances including budgeting, expense tracking, and financial reporting.
• Cleaning data on an ongoing basis.

Partner Engagement:

Handling day-to-day PI and partner communications.

• Providing timely updates and responses to partner organizations and participating in meetings with key stakeholders.
• Keeping the Research Manager apprised of all developments in the project and serve as the key link between the field staff, research team, and Principal Investigators.

Technical Leadership:

Prepare training materials and collaborate with the survey firm in conducting enumerator training and piloting instruments.

• Ensuring that all team members follow necessary protocols and procedures. 
• Regularly communicate project updates to the Research Manager.
• Providing training and supervision for research project staff.
• Supporting the country office in project and policy development as needed

Analysis & Reporting:

Assisting preliminary analysis and ensuring ready access to all data for researchers.

• Documenting in detail all activities related to the project.
• Maintaining accurate records of interviews, safeguarding the confidentiality of subjects, as necessary.
• Preparing high-quality progress and results reports to Principal Investigators (PI), research partners, and funding agencies, and sharing them timely.
• Producing dissemination materials such as presentations, final reports, and evidence briefs.
• And other tasks that may be assigned by the Research Manager.

Requirements

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, Public Policy, Social Science, or a related field; graduate Degree strongly preferred.

• 2-5 years of relevant work experience, including experience in economics research, impact evaluations, international development.
• Advanced Stata competency.
• Experience with quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis. 
• Experience managing field data collection.
• Strong professional writing skills.
• Strong client-facing and presentation skills.
• Fluency in English.
• Self-starter, entrepreneurial mindset, versatility, and ability to learn at a fast pace.
• Passion for making data-driven decisions a reality in the international development sector.
• Experience with research project management in Nigeria.

Experience in randomized control trials.

Travel Requirements:

• Expect to spend at least 50% of the time in the study sites during data collection periods.

Deadline: Not Specified.

How to Apply 

Interested applicant can apply via this link 

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