Responsibilities

• Team management
• • Lead the department’s Field and Data Coordinators to ensure the timely and accurate completion of objectives.
  • Oversee the development of talent within the team through training, meetings, and review sessions.
  • Conduct field visits to verify project execution and ensure client interactions are respectful.
  • Conduct in-field supervision of key data collection activities to maintain “perfect” quality standards.
• Research design and data management
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to identify research objectives and design survey tools for annual impact analysis and strategic queries.
  • Maintain data quality standards to ensure accuracy in impact evaluations and strategic decisions.
  • Manage tasks such as codebook creation, data cleaning, regression analysis, and survey corrections.
  • Supervise data collection processes to ensure quality control and adherence to standards. Identify weaknesses in data collection tools and processes, implementing improvements.
  • Conduct data analysis using statistical software (e.g., Stata) and present findings to stakeholders.
• Other tasks:
  • Lead the development of systems and processes for department projects, including creating frameworks and drafting procedures for activities.
  • Draft project and annual budgets, monitor expenses, and ensure that projects stay within budget.

  • Qualifications

    Across all roles, these are the general qualifications we look for. For this role specifically, you will have:

    • Bachelor’s degree in statistics, economics, development studies, monitoring & evaluation, project management, or other relevant fields with a foundation in quantitative and qualitative research.
    • At least 2 years of experience in in monitoring, evaluation and learning practices, including data collection and analysis, preferably in rural settings
    • Knowledge of electronic data collection platforms (e.g., ODK, SurveyCTO, CommCare) and statistical software packages (e.g., SPSS, Stata, R).
    • Experience with project planning, management, and execution, with experience in field management
    • Experience managing field teams (data collection) including experience designing and managing field-based data collection projects.