Research Associate - with Great Benefits

We are looking to hire a brilliant Research Associate to join our exceptional team at Innovations for Poverty Action in Lima, Lima.
Growing your career as a Full Time Research Associate is an incredible opportunity to develop exceptional skills.
If you are strong in project management, presentation and have the right experience for the job, then apply for the position of Research Associate at Innovations for Poverty Action today!

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IPA Peru seeks a Research Associate (RA) to lead and manage an RCT in Peru for a period of 6 months. The RA will provide technical support to an early child development project. The RA will lead the fieldwork and data collection in urban and peri-urban areas of the country (to be defined).The RA will work closely with a Senior Research Associate, Country Director, and staff from the implementing partner, to oversee the implementation of the research study. The position offers an opportunity to gain first-hand field management experience in an organization undertaking cutting-edge development research, as well as the opportunity to work in close collaboration with high-level policy partners. Key areas of involvement will include coordinating and collaborating with implementing partners, training and managing survey teams, supervising logistics for the field activities, cleaning and analyzing survey data and assisting in the writing of project reports and policy memos.

Responsibilities

• Project preparation and planning, including piloting and scoping work or secondary research to help finalize the research design and protocols
• Profficient team manage, including a Research Analyst and the fieldwork team
• Manage relationships with staff at the partner organization, including regular follow-ups and meetings
• Ensuring all data quality protocols are followed including auditing staff and performing regular data checks on collected data
• Manage all data security aspects of the project, including protection of PI from un-authorized access and use
• Design forms for electronic data collection (using Survey CTO) and manage survey data
• Ensure all aspects of data quality by overseeing the implementation of data quality protocols including daily quality checks and data security and sharing.
• Take a lead on data cleaning, preliminary analysis (as directed by the PI and ARM) as well as other data processes on the project
• Writing regular progress reports and leading project meetings to ensure deadlines are met
• Manage project staff hiring; prepare project staff hiring adverts, work with the HR department on screening and assist in conducting project interviews
• Maintain regular communication with the Principal Investigators, keeping them updated on the progress. And will also maintain and constantly update the project log and other documentations

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in economics, statistics, public policy, or other quantitative social science disciplines
• Demonstrated proficiency in the use of statistical software such as Stata or R, and experience with data management and data cleaning
• A minimum of 3 years of work experience is required (development and/or environmental economics strongly preferred).
• Excellent management and organizational skills; ability to successfully complete assigned tasks and meet deadlines required
• Communication Skills: strong oral and written communication skills in the English language required

Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) is a research and policy nonprofit 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 600 leading academics to conduct over 900 evaluations in 52 countries. This research has informed hundreds of successful programs that now impact millions of individuals worldwide. 

IPA's Commitment to Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI)

As an organization, IPA is dedicated to improving the lives of the world's most vulnerable populations through evidence and policy. We also recognize how important it is for our staff to reflect the diversity of the places where we work and the communities we work with. As such, IPA is committed to hiring from a diverse pool of candidates, from a range of backgrounds, beliefs, experiences, and perspectives. We know that this makes our work stronger and more responsive to the challenges faced by those we work with and for and we encourage people from historically underrepresented groups to apply. Click here to learn more about IPA’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

** Please note that only qualified applicants will be contacted by the hiring manager.

Benefits of working as a Research Associate in Lima, Lima:

● Excellent benefits
● Advancement opportunities
● Attractive package