Regional Research Quality Lead, East & Southeast Africa

IMPACT Initiatives; Genf; In loco; CHF 29.000 - 30.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Annual leave 36 days

Health insurance

Flight tickets every 6 months

Visa fees covered

Descrizione del lavoro

IMPACT Initiatives in Kampala, Uganda invites applications for a Regional Senior Research Officer to join the Research Quality Assurance Unit. This delocalized pilot position supports IMPACT's East & Southeast Africa operations, with responsibilities across country teams and learning-based quality improvements.

You will provide technical guidance, peer review, and rapid learning cycles, while traveling within the region up to 25% of the time.

Competenze

• At least 3 years of relevant work experience in designing and implementing primary research programmes, preferably in humanitarian or international development contexts in East or Southeast Africa.
• Master’s degree or equivalent in relevant discipline (e.g. Social Research, Economics, Data Science, Statistics, Anthropology, International Development, or similar)
• Fluency in English required, French desired.

Mansioni

• Ensure quality standards across IMPACT country operations in East and Southeast Africa.
• Provide technical guidance and backstopping for research implementation and learning support.
• Perform peer reviews of research designs, data processing, and narrative outputs.
• Develop and maintain learning solutions to disseminate best practices and research toolkit usage.
• Coordinate with HQ and country teams; support decentralised QA processes.

Conoscenze

English language

French language

Team collaboration

Formazione

Master’s degree

Strumenti

Python

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Descrizione del lavoro

IMPACT Initiatives in Kampala, Uganda invites applications for a Regional Senior Research Officer to join the Research Quality Assurance Unit. This delocalized pilot position supports IMPACT's East & Southeast Africa operations, with responsibilities across country teams and learning-based quality improvements.

You will provide technical guidance, peer review, and rapid learning cycles, while traveling within the region up to 25% of the time.