Responsibilities

Research & Data Tasks (45%)

• Coordinate research and implementation efforts with all relevant stakeholders;
• Recruiting, training and supervising field-based teams;
• Refining and piloting survey questionnaires
• Supervising and monitoring data collection to ensure high-quality of the data;
• Supporting data quality checks and fixing issues with data collected during data collection;
• Assisting in data cleaning and preliminary analysis and ensuring ready access to all data for researchers and/or supervisors;

Communication Responsibility (30%)

• 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;
• Providing timely updates and responses to partner organizations, and participating in meetings with key stakeholders;
• Handling day to day PI and partner communications;
• Keep the Country Director and Associate Research Manager  apprised of all developments in the project and serve as the key link between the field staff, research team, and Principal Investigators.

Staff Oversight (10%)

• Providing training and direct supervision for research project staff (Field Manager);

Project Management (15%)

• Managing project finances including budgeting, expense tracking, and financial reporting;
• Ensuring that all team members follow necessary protocols and procedures;

Qualifications

Required

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in economics, public policy, or other quantitative social science disciplines;
• Quantitative Skills: Strong technical understanding of economics and econometrics. Demonstrated proficiency in Stata, and experience with data management, data cleaning, and regression analysis
• A minimum of 2-year of work experience is required.
• Ability to collaborate among geographically and culturally diverse teams to drive common goals
• Interculturally-versed to build capacity, work with, and live in Sierra Leone;
• Excellent management and organizational skills;
• Ability to successfully completing assigned tasks and meeting deadlines;
• Communication Skills: Attention to detail and advanced writing and presentation skills;
• Language: English fluency required;
• Experience with public health interventions a plus.

Preferred 

• Master’s degree in economics, public policy, or other quantitative social science disciplines
• Experience managing field staff in developing countries strongly preferred;
• A roll-up-your-sleeves and ‘get it done’ attitude: maintains focus, measures progress and outcomes, and ensures accountability
• Great communicator: clearly and succinctly conveys information and ideas in a variety of situations, communicating in a focused and compelling way that drives others’ thoughts and actions
• Entrepreneurial spirit: takes calculated risks, offers fresh ideas and approaches to create greater value, impact and differentiation
• Positive approach: demonstrates a poised, credible, and confident demeanor that reassures others, commands respect, and conveys an image that is consistent with IPA’s core values even when faced with difficult situations
• Quality orientation: accomplishes work by considering all areas involved, no matter how detailed, shows concern for all aspects of the job, accurately checks processes and tasks, and ensures high-quality outputs