Research Associate

Innovations for Poverty Action; Philippines; On-site; PHP 1,821,493 - 2,732,240; Full time

Job summary

Innovations for Poverty Action is seeking a Research Associate to lead the data collection and management of the Philippine Socioeconomic Panel Survey in Western Visayas. This role involves supervising field staff, ensuring compliance with research protocols, and assisting the policy team in developing relationships and proposals. Candidates should have a Master's degree and strong experience in project management and data collection. A commitment to cultural sensitivity and fluency in English are essential. Join us to make an impact through rigorous research.

Qualifications

• 2 years of project management experience.
• Extensive experience supervising data collection teams.
• Experience in social science or economic field research.
• Fluency in English with strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the data collection in Western Visayas.
• Supervise field staff and manage project finances.
• Ensure data collection tools are functioning properly.
• Monitor compliance with research protocols.

Skills

Project management

Data collection supervision

Social science research

Strong communication skills

Stata

R programming

SurveyCTO

Cultural sensitivity

Education

Master’s degree in relevant field

Tools

Stata

R

SurveyCTO

ODK programming

Job description

The Research Associate (RA) leads the data collection and management of the main Philippine Socioeconomic Panel Survey (PSPS) and related surveys. The RA will supervise project field staff, including the field managers and enumerators, while ensuring timely submission of deliverables to donors and partners.

As the technical lead for the program, the RA will ensure that the data collection and monitoring tools are in place. The RA will also assist the policy team in developing new relationships and the Research Manager in developing fundraising proposals.

Responsibilities

Field Management

• Oversee the data collection in Western Visayas.
• Directly supervise field staff and manage project finances.

Technical Leadership

• Serves as the technical lead for the program implementation, ensuring that monitoring and data collection tools are working properly.
• Closely monitors compliance to research design, research protocols, and data security standards.
• Work with Principal Investigators (PIs) on post data collection activities, such as data cleaning and analysis.

Partner Management

• Maintain strong, collaborative relationships with external partners, PIs, and the internal team.

Qualifications

• 2 years of project management experience
• Extensive experience supervising data collection, teams of field workers, and survey design and implementation
• Extensive experience conducting social science or economic field research
• Cultural sensitivity and demonstrated ability to work successfully with diverse constituencies
• Strong written and oral communication skills and complete fluency in English
• Advanced experience and skills in Stata or R, and SurveyCTO or ODK programming language
• Master’s degree (or equivalent) in economics, political science, international development, public policy, or other related field
• Experience working in Philippines
• Experience working with IPA or with affiliated organizations
• Prior experience working with academic researchers in the fields of economics or quantitative political science