Fresher Data Collection Vacancies - Senior Research Associate at Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) ~ Ugandan Jobline Jobs

Organization: Innovations

for Poverty Action (IPA)

Duty Station: Kampala,

Uganda

Reports to: Research

Manager

Innovations for

Poverty Action (IPA) is an international non-profit research organization based

in New Haven, CT, with offices in Washington, D.C. and worldwide. 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.

Job Summary: The Senior

Research Associate will support the Innovations for Poverty Action in

overseeing at least two evaluations: (1) Testing the long-term economic and

socio-political impacts of an cash-grants based employment program, the Youth

Opportunities Program (YOP), implemented by the Government of Uganda (GoU); and

(2) Testing an intervention aimed at reducing the prevalence of vote buying

during the upcoming Ugandan general election, implemented by the National

Democratic Institute (NDI).  The Research

Associate will work closely with academic researchers and other field staff to

perform a variety of tasks including, but not limited to: designing survey

questionnaires, conducting qualitative research, running pilot exercises,

refining study design and surveying instruments, managing survey teams,

checking and analyzing data, cleaning data and assisting in preliminary

analysis, project administration and financial planning, assisting in the

writing of project reports and policy memos, and coordinating with local

partners running the programs being evaluated.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

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The incumbent should implement Computer Assisted

Interviewing (CAI) for surveys

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Develop and pilot survey instruments; manage

translation into local languages

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Responsible for overseeing data entry and render

support in data cleaning and analysis

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Ensure adherence to data quality protocols,

including auditing enumerators, monitoring data collection, and conducting data

quality audits

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Manage and conduct analysis on large database of

administrative data

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Build and strengthen critical high-level

relationships with partner organizations

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Participate in meetings with key stakeholders and

present research findings

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Write reports detailing research findings and

proposed interventions

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Maintain compliance with all company policies and

procedures

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Oversee funding and human subjects’ approval

applications, and ensure that all necessary approvals are in place

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Perform any other related duties as assigned by the

Research Manager.

Qualifications, Skills and

Experience: 

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The applicant should hold a good bachelor’s degree

in economics, social sciences, public policy, or related fields required,

Masters preferred

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Excellent management and organizational skills along

with strong quantitative skills

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Experience living and working in a developing

country is a strong plus

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Fluency in English with strong communication skills

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Working knowledge and experience working with STATA;

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The applicant should have a good understanding and familiarity

with randomized controlled trials

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Flexible, self-motivating, able to manage multiple

tasks efficiently, and team player

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Proven ability to manage high-level relationships

with partner organizations

Please complete

the Online application at J-PAL/IPA

 common application. Please select the

position(s) you are interested in applying for on the ‘Submit Application’

page. Please include two letters of recommendation, statement of purpose (cover

letter), CV, and transcripts. We will consider your application even if you are

unable to obtain reference letters before the deadline, but please be advised

that we will be requiring them should you be invited for an interview. Please

note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview.

NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted by

email for interviews.