Associate Research Manager / Research Manager
Overview
Reports to Country Director
Deadline to apply August 15, 2022
Desired start date September 15, 2022
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Job type International
City Dar es Salaam
Country Tanzania
The Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) Tanzania Country Office seeks a highly motivated and qualified individual with strong project, team, budget, and data management skills for the position of Associate Research Manager/Research Manager. This position will oversee a portfolio of research projects and teams in Tanzania, as well as provide support to projects in the East Africa region where needed. This portfolio will cover various development sectors and provides an opportunity to act as a critical bridge between leading academic researchers, donors, and teams implementing research on the ground. He/she will join the dynamic and committed IPA-Tanzania team and contribute to the successful development of new projects, the implementation of existing projects, and capacity building of research staff.
Job type International
City Dar es Salaam
Country Tanzania
The Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) Tanzania Country Office seeks a highly motivated and qualified individual with strong project, team, budget, and data management skills for the position of Associate Research Manager/Research Manager. This position will oversee a portfolio of research projects and teams in Tanzania, as well as provide support to projects in the East Africa region where needed. This portfolio will cover various development sectors and provides an opportunity to act as a critical bridge between leading academic researchers, donors, and teams implementing research on the ground. He/she will join the dynamic and committed IPA-Tanzania team and contribute to the successful development of new projects, the implementation of existing projects, and capacity building of research staff.
The Associate Research Manager/Research Manager must possess both the technical expertise to ensure the highest quality and rigor in the design and implementation of our research, as well as the financial and administrative experience to manage a range of project budgets, deliverables, and business development activities. In addition, this candidate should have a track record of successfully managing complex workflows and teams, display clear written and verbal communication skills, and have experience with senior-level stakeholder and relationship management.
This position is ideal for a strategic and solution-oriented thinker who has a technical foundation in impact evaluation methodology, a strong understanding of data management and analysis, and experience in leading high-performing research teams and projects. There is a heavy emphasis on management in this role and as such, preference will be given to applicable experience.
This position will be based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania with occasional travel to field sites and regional offices.
This position will be based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania with occasional travel to field sites and regional offices.