Website J-Pal
Key Responsibilities:
· Research Associates 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 survey instruments across process monitoring activities
· Managing teams: Train and supervise both field-based and data operations teams consisting of project assistants, field managers, field-based surveyors, data entry operators and other field and office staff
· Travel to project sites to monitor and coordinate field activities for primary data collection
· Supervising data collection and data entry to ensure good data quality
· Co-ordinating with the Administrative and Finance team on a variety of tasks related to field staff contracting and payments
· Ensuring that the project complies with IRB and JPAL data collection and security protocols
· Engaging with and managing relationships with stakeholders
· Maintaining relationship with partner organizations at various levels as required in the project
· Coordinating with teams across different verticals within JPAL on a variety of operational tasks
· Supervising data collection and data-entry, and ensuring data quality and productivity
· Assisting with data cleaning, preliminary data analysis, and preparation of documents and presentations for donor reporting as well as dissemination
· Reporting to RM and PI on all of the above-mentioned activities and any other work assigned
· Assisting in the preparation of documents and presentations for donor reporting as well as dissemination activities
Desired Qualifications and Experience:
· Master’s degree in economics, social sciences, public policy, or related fields.
· Relevant Experience- 1 year or more
· Experience of working in rural areas preferred
· Willingness to travel
· Excellent quantitative skills (required), qualitative skills (preferred)
· Proficiency with Stata (required), Survey CTO
· Familiarity with RCTs
· Flexible, self-motivating, able to manage multiple tasks efficiently, and a team player Demonstrated ability to manage high-level relationships with partner organizations
· Ability to deal with unstructured and dynamic environments
· Prior experience in conducting process evaluation assessments
Note on Work Authorizations: Candidates must have authorization to work in India
How to Apply
If you are interested in this position, please click on the apply button on the JD here; the first-time users will be asked to sign up and upload the CV, cover letter, and academic transcripts (optional).
For any queries, please write to recruitment.jpalsa@ifmr.ac.in.