Research Associate

• 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
  

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.