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.

To apply for this job please visit www.povertyactionlab.org.