Senior Research Executive/Research Executive (Impact & Research)

TOUCH COMMUNITY SERVICES LIMITED; Singapore; On-site; SGD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A community service organization in Singapore is seeking an individual to manage projects focusing on research and evaluation to enhance program efficacy. Responsibilities include conducting research studies, supporting programme design, and facilitating organisational capability-building. Ideal candidates should hold a good degree and have strong research, communication, and project management skills. Familiarity with statistical software such as RStudio or SPSS is required.

Qualifications

• Prior experience in research, programme design, monitoring and evaluation preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to interpret and synthesise findings into practical recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Manage and contribute to knowledge-generation research studies.
• Support programme design and development.
• Facilitate M&E frameworks and projects.
• Conduct training workshops on impact and research topics.

Skills

Research skills

Communication skills

Project management skills

Data analysis skills

Stakeholder management

Education

Good degree in any discipline

Tools

RStudio

SPSS

Nvivo

Job description

Job Summary

Your key responsibility will be to manage and contribute to a portfolio of projects comprising knowledge-generation research studies, programme design, monitoring, and evaluation to improve programme efficacy and outcomes of beneficiaries. Activities include project management, applying evidence in programme design, developing indicators and measurement frameworks for programme monitoring and evaluation, conducting research studies and research synthesis, and facilitating knowledge-practice translation. You will also contribute to strategic organisational development and capability-building projects.

Principal Responsibilities and Duties

1) Support research studies and activities to generate and share knowledge

• Conduct literature reviews
• Scope research studies including the preparation of research proposals and grant applications
• Design data collection tools e.g. surveys and interview guides
• Conduct mixed-methods data collection and analysis
• Prepare reports, presentations, and infographics to disseminate findings and recommendations

2) Work with programme teams to design and develop evidence-informed programmes

• Support situational analysis, including landscape scans and needs assessment, and evidence synthesis
• Recommend evidence-informed approaches and practices
• Facilitate the development of programme’s theory of change, logic model, and programme implementation plan
• Contribute to proposal writing

3) Support programme teams in programme monitoring and evaluation (M&E)

• Facilitate the development and adoption of M&E frameworks, tools, processes, and practices
• Coordinate and manage programme evaluation projects with external evaluators
• Lead and conduct internal M&E projects
• Prepare evaluation reports, presentations, and infographics to disseminate findings and recommendations

4) Contribute to organisational capability building

• Support in preparing and conducting training workshops on related impact and research topics
• Support in strategic organisational projects

Essential Skills and Qualifications

• A good degree in any discipline
• Preferably with prior experience conducting research, programme design, monitoring and evaluation
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency in qualitative and quantitative research, including research design, data collection, analysis, and knowledge dissemination skills
• Strong ability to interpret and synthesise findings into practical recommendations
• Strong project and stakeholder management skills
• Proficiency in using statistical software such as RStudio, SPSS, and/or Nvivo to conduct data analysis

Core Competencies and Attributes

• Keen interest in conducting research on social issues
• Demonstrates critical thinking and takes initiative in problem-solving
• Self-motivated individual who is able to work independently in managing and executing projects and work tasks
• A team player who is able to work effectively in a team setting and contribute to a learning culture/environment