Consulting and StrategyFull-TimeMid-level(3-5 yrs)
Job Description
The Busara Center for Behavioral Economics is an advisory and research organization focused on evaluation and implementation of behavioral interventions in understudied countries and populations. Busara's mission is to work with researchers and organizations to advance and apply behavioral science in pursuit of poverty alleviation.
Role Overview
Research Coordinators will work closely with Busara teams and directly with academic researchers and advisory clients to perform a variety of tasks including research management, partner engagement, and team leadership. The role involves managing external and internal engagements and leading select studies with limited supervision.
Key Accountabilities / Responsibilities
Engage in multiple research and advisory projects at a given time.
Engage as needed in research partnerships development.
Manage external and internal engagements and lead select studies with limited supervision.
Provide detailed feedback on qualitative and quantitative data collection instruments, paying close attention to the context, population, and language to ensure maximum comprehension and data quality.
Supervise contextualization and translation of data collection instruments with Senior Research Officer/Research Officer.
Lead SurveyCTO programming and introducing any data quality checks within SurveyCTO like audio audits, etc.
Provide logistical support to project activities as needed, coordinating project planning, community entry, hiring, procurement, and any other necessary logistics.
Manage overall data collection, whether in the lab or the field. Responsible for training data collection teams, creating and monitoring protocol, tracking data collection progress and ensuring data quality.
Lead focus groups, individual interviews, and lab sessions to the highest standard.
Troubleshoot project activities on the fly.
Communicate with partners or PIs when necessary with project updates or queries.
Contribute to project on-boarding and off-boarding for knowledge management, including preparing field reports on completion of field activities and outlining improvement suggestions for future Busara projects.
Maintain and update project timelines; alert of data collection progress, challenges, and deadlines.
Perform any other duty as may be assigned by the project supervisor.
Partner Management
Manage relationships with partners and principal investigators (PIs).
Support budgeting for projects contracted at the Lab.
Facilitate early communication with clients and PIs regarding Busara’s data collection systems and norms.
Manage inter-divisional relationships across teams.
Maintain a roster of enumerators and assign them to projects as needed.
Oversee lab equipment and the storage of project-related items procured with other teams.
Support conversations with Senior Managers or Research Leads on new initiatives and lead implementation alongside managers for the scope of work.
People Management
Support the Senior Lab Manager in understanding the skills and competencies of DRs for proper project allocation with projects that match their growth trajectory.
Work with DRs in the Lab team to conduct goal-setting exercises, objectives and key results, and team-building events.
Serve as sounding boards for initiatives that affect the Lab team.
Serve as champions for DRs, managing team morale and bringing forward actionable requests to leadership teams.
Serve as examples to other Lab staff of how to execute project responsibilities through mentorship and training.
Interested and qualified candidates should visit the Busara Center application page on Lever via MyJobMag to submit their application. Click here to apply: Apply Now
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