Reports to: Research Manager/Coordinator

Location:  Kampala, Uganda

Tentative start date:  February 21, 2022

About IPA

Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) is a research and policy non-profit that discovers and promotes effective solutions to global poverty problems. IPA brings together researchers and decision-makers to design, rigorously evaluate, and refine these solutions and their applications, ensuring that the evidence created is used to improve the lives of the world’s poor. In recent decades, trillions of dollars have been spent on programs designed to reduce global poverty, but clear evidence on which programs succeed is rare, and when evidence does exist, decision-makers often do not know about it. IPA exists to bring together leading researchers and these decision-makers to ensure that the evidence we create leads to tangible impact on the world. Since its founding in 2002, IPA has worked with over 400 leading academics to conduct over 600 evaluations in 51 countries. This research has informed hundreds of successful programs that now impact millions of individuals worldwide. The IPA website: www.poverty-action.org

Job Summary

IPA is seeking to hire highly motivated and qualified individuals with outstanding research project management, data analysis, people management and communication skills as Research Associates, to lead some of IPA Uganda’s upcoming studies. The Research Associate (RA) will take a lead role in designing survey instruments, conducting qualitative and pilot exercises to inform study and/or questionnaire design, managing survey teams, ensuring data collection protocols are adhered to, ensuring data collected is of highest quality, delivering clean databases, assisting in preliminary analysis, assisting in the writing of project reports and policy memos, and managing communication and relationship with stakeholders (researchers, implementing partners, donors, etc...). The position requires excellent interpersonal and organization skills. It also requires proficiency with Stata software package. RA are based out of IPA office in Kampala but travel frequently to the locations of the studies.

Required Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in economics, business management, social sciences, public policy, political science or related fields, Master’s degree preferred
• Demonstrated proficiency in Stata and experience with data management, data cleaning, and regression analysis and Microsoft office packages
• Experience with quantitative research, particularly with randomized controlled trials
• Excellent management and organizational skills along with strong quantitative skills
• Must be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines, while maintaining a positive attitude
• Flexible, self-motivating, able to manage multiple tasks efficiently, and a team player
• Demonstrated ability to manage high-level relationships with partner organizations
• Experience running a large-scale survey and managing the survey implementation and data entry process
• Fluency and excellent communication skills in English language.

• Demonstrated ability to coordinate work effectively over email and phone

• Demonstrated ability to manage relationships with stakeholders (PI and partner organizations);
• Demonstrated commitment to IPA’s high standards of data quality;

Application process:

• Please complete the online assessment here: https://ipauganda.surveycto.com/collect/ra_opening_ipaug_2101?caseid=   This form includes an

assessment and requires you to upload the following documents in PDF format: 1) updated CV including 3

professional referees: Maximum 2 pages in length, 2) Cover letter: Maximum 1 page in length and 3) Your highest- level degree or diploma: Maximum 2 pages in length.

• Due to the high number of applications, we will only be able to contact candidates who have successfully passed the CV screening step.

DISCLAIMER:

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work

being performed by the Research Associate. The statements are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all possible duties, tasks, and responsibilities. Management reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary. Please note that IPA will never request any form of payment from an applicant. IPA is an equal opportunity employer