Senior Research Manager
Precision Development (PxD)
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Addis Ababa • 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
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Senior
About the role
- Identify impact improvement opportunities and provide strategic design input on new research ideas and projects that support PxD’s programs and partners.
- Identify learning objectives and resources available for multiple projects and manage the implementation of research activities, ensuring that projects adhere to appropriate rigor, policies, timelines, and budgets.
- Work with the team leadership and colleagues to scope, design, pilot, and scale evidence-backed digital agriculture services.
- Interpret and contextualize external and internal evidence and insights for PxD programs.
- Guide teams on the use of evidence-based approaches and ensure that PxD maintains the standards for technical appropriateness and rigor.
- Oversee data management and analysis for research projects and survey creation, A/B testing, and implementation.
- Oversee documentation of research activities, research results, and rationale for decisions made.
- Develop and fill in frameworks with specific information to identify program insights.
- Manage partner relations and work with external stakeholders to implement program operations.
- Develop and ensure compliance with IRB protocols and relevant in-country research permission requirements.
- Contribute to funding proposals and project reports.
- Contribute to the strategic planning and global functioning of the organization.
- Provide close mentorship and guidance to Associate and Manager level staff.
- Contribute and support internal and external communications to disseminate project results and research findings, including briefs, blogs, reports, and presentations.
- Contribute to PxD’s institutional knowledge management and internal learning efforts.
Requirements
- Master's degree or PhD in economics, agricultural economics, public policy, or a related field.
- Professional experience working on at least three large projects involving the design and management of rigorous research and evidence-based programs in LMIC countries.
- Ability to draw inferences from data and apply findings to program design.
- Adept at consuming large amounts of academic and scientific literature as well as other technical information, synthesizing key findings, and applying takeaways to program and research design.
- Deep understanding of economics and randomized evaluations.
- Excellent knowledge of Stata, R, or similar software for data analysis.
- Experience in survey design using SurveyCTO/ODK or similar tools.
- Strong grasp of research & program life cycle and staff management and ability to supervise all activities on the ground.
- Strong writing and oral communication skills in English, with advanced writing and presentation skills; fluency in Amharic would be a plus.
- Willingness to travel to field sites in Ethiopia.
Benefits
- Flexible working hours
- Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
data managementdata analysissurvey designevidence-based program designrandomized evaluationsprogram life cycle managementproject managementstrategic planningbudget managementimpact assessment
Soft skills
mentorshipcommunicationcollaborationsynthesis of informationleadershiporganizational skillsproblem-solvingadaptabilitystakeholder engagementcritical thinking