Research Associate, Investment Fraud Survey

Innovations for Poverty Action; Pasig; On-site; PHP 334,800 - 502,200; Full time

Job summary

A leading research organization is seeking a Research Associate to lead data collection for an Investment Fraud survey in Pasig, Metro Manila. The role includes supervising field staff, ensuring compliance with research protocols, and managing strong relationships with partners. Qualified candidates should have at least 2 years of project management experience, extensive data collection supervision, and a Master's degree in a relevant field. Skills in statistical tools like Stata or R are essential.

Qualifications

• 2 years of project management experience.
• Extensive experience supervising data collection and teams of field workers.
• Extensive experience conducting social science or economic field research.

Responsibilities

• Oversees online data collection and supervises field staff.
• Ensures monitoring and data collection tools function properly.
• Maintains strong relationships with external partners and internal team.

Skills

Project management experience

Supervising data collection

Survey design and implementation

Social science or economic field research

Cultural sensitivity

Fluency in English

Skills in Stata or R

Experience with SurveyCTO or ODK

Background in randomized control trials

Capacity building

Education

Master’s degree in economics, public policy, social science, or related field

Tools

Stata

R

SurveyCTO

ODK

Job description

Job Summary

The Research Associate (RA) leads the data collection and management of the Investment Fraud survey. The RA will supervise project field staff, including the field managers and enumerators, while ensuring timely submission of deliverables to donors and partners.

Responsibilities

Field Management

• Oversees the online data collection
• Directly supervises field staff and manages 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.

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
• Master’s degree in economics, public policy, social science, or a related field
• Background in randomized control trials
• Experience in building capacity on technical matters