Research Associate
BrighterMonday.com Ltd
Research, Teaching & Training
Job Summary
Your mission is to design, coordinate and conduct research studies that are relevant to or commissioned by the project. You will also provide technical and managerial oversight to all research and evaluation study processes as well as consultants’ performance (when required).
- Minimum Qualification : Bachelors
- Experience Level : Mid level
- Experience Length : 3 years
Job Description/Requirements
Our Vision
Kenya’s solution to bridging the talent gap.
Our Mission
We develop and connect great Kenyan talent to work opportunities.
Reporting to Monitoring, Evaluation Research & Learning Lead
Direct Reports Research Interns/Volunteers
Key Responsibilities
Organizational
● Design, coordinate and conduct research studies that are relevant to or commissioned by the project
● Contribute to the development of program evaluation design, plans for the project or as required by the stakeholders
Functional
● Perform a wide variety of research field work preparation tasks i.e., make detailed observations, enter data in Excel format, assist in analyzing data and collect supporting documents or literature from internet and other sources for interpreting results
● Provide assistance in reviewing documents for accuracy as well as writing reports, summaries, protocols and preparing PowerPoint presentations
● Provide technical and managerial oversight to all research and evaluation study processes as well as consultants’ performance (when required)
● Collaborate closely with multiple teams and stakeholders within the organization to identify and prioritize research topics in a fast-paced environment
● Conduct extensive online literature search and reviews in support of scientific journals, conference abstract and project presentations as well as other knowledge management products
● Keep abreast of developments around research and evaluation approaches to ensure the application in appropriate CDS’ research and evaluation methods
● Present academic and research papers at conferences both at the national and international level
● Deliver insights about users using a variety of methods whether it be surveys, interviews, log analysis, usability studies, diary studies, ethnographic observation, or other methods
● Lead and determine the approach of conducting research from a strategic discovery about user needs to tactical evaluations of design or other executional decisions
● Identify and propose opportunities for how to build and expand our research practice to drive more meaningful stakeholders experiences and business results.
Key Relationships
● Project beneficiaries
● All internal and external stakeholders
● Social Organisations (NGOs, Faith-based Organisations)
● Community members
Key Skills & Competencies
Skills
● B.Sc. graduates in Social Sciences or Research-related degree with a minimum of 3-5 years combined work experience with national and international NGOs with hands-on expertise in empirical research quantitative and qualitative data analysis, and research writing will be given preference and/ or
● Experience in Market analysis and knowledge management within NGOs and other sectors
● M.Sc. in Social Sciences from a recognized institution and with a background in NGO research experience may constitute an added advantage
● Background in research writing, emerging technologies, and methodologies for social science research is highly desirable
● Strong stakeholder management skills, including internal leadership,funders, target audiences, and research partner
Competencies
● Comfortable working with third parties to set up participant recruitment,surveys, interviews, or focus group discussions
● Entrepreneurial, comfortable with ambiguity and adaptive to change with the ability to use an agile research approach and execute in a fast-paced environment
● Excellent communication skills, with the ability to distill complex ideas to their essence
● Strong stakeholder and project management skills at all levels of an organization
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