Research, Quality Control, and Reporting Advisor – Bangladesh

Global Hunger Project; New York (NY); On-site; USD 48,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization is seeking a Research, Quality Control, and Reporting Advisor to oversee research quality, develop reporting, and support project management in Bangladesh. The role requires extensive experience in research and knowledge management, along with a strong academic background. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to impactful community-led strategies.

Benefits

Food

Accommodation

Conveyance

Qualifications

• At least 10 years’ experience in issue-based research.
• Proficiency in data management and quality review.

Responsibilities

• Review and quality control of project documents.
• Operationalize outcome harvesting and significant change tools.
• Guide the M&E team to improve quality performance.

Skills

Research

Quality Control

Data Management

Reporting

Knowledge Management

Political Economy Analysis

Education

Master’s degree in social science

PhD in peace and/or stability studies

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Research, Quality Control, and Reporting Advisor – Bangladesh

Research, Quality Control, and Reporting Advisor – Bangladesh

Research, Quality Control, and Reporting Advisor

The Hunger Project-Bangladesh is the nation’s largest volunteer-driven development organization. The Hunger Project-Bangladesh is an affiliate of the Global Hunger Project, headquartered in New York, a 501c3 organization incorporated in 1977 and in consultative status with the United Nations since 1985. In a radical departure from traditional service delivery approaches and in an intentional drive to overcome Bangladesh’s deeply entrenched mindset of resignation and dependency. The Hunger Project-Bangladesh bases its strategies on the principles of: self-reliance, gender, equality, human dignity, sustainability, volunteerism, and local leadership. It has pioneered women focused, community-led strategies to empower rural communities to achieve sustainable progress in women’s leadership, countering violence, promoting peaceful elections, and strengthening local government.

Position Summary

The overall objective of the assignment is to research, maintain necessary research quality control of other research conducted by national and international Researchers, develop and review reporting with the international researchers/ research firm, finalize the project deliverables, and supporting project management in evidence-based quality reporting, operationalizing outcome harvesting, lessons learned and most significant change tools develop/review within the MIPS operational areas.

• Review and quality control of project documents e.g., research, baseline, Mid-term and Final evaluation and various reports including Annual Review Report to FCDO, PEA reports, Quarterly donors report, and provide necessary feedback to the respective researchers/research farms based on agreement with the MIPS, THP.
• Research on religious and ethnic violence, Review Result framework, Theory of Change in line with MIPS interventions related to socio-political, religious, and ethnic context.
• Operationalize outcome harvesting, most significant change tools through designing and building capacity of MIPS team members.
• Ensure Conceptualization on Thinking and Working Politically approach, Locally Led-Collective Actions, Adaptive Programme Management, PEA recommendations and execution accordingly by the MIPS team.
• Support MIPS in Set up the Knowledge Management framework, system to establish a standard knowledge Hub and create the access for the most effective utilization.
• Guide the M&E team to improve their quality performance and deliverables.
• Submit a quarterly accomplishment report along with the timesheet for approval from the MIPS Programme Director.
• Review and quality control of any other documents related to MIPS project.

Minimum Qualifications

• Academic Qualifications:
• Master’s degree in social science or related fields, preferably holding a PhD in peace and/or stability studies. Priority will be given to those with the below experiences.
• Work Experience (Minimum needed)
• Having at least 10 years’ experience in various issue-based research, outcome harvesting, most significant change, knowledge management, and Political Economy Analysis.
• Proficiency in MS office, spreadsheet analysis, data management, process documentation, quality review, and reporting.
• Having knowledge/working experience with any project that deals with multi-stakeholder platforms for innovative solutions and promotion of collective actions for desired changes.
• Experience of working with international NGOs/development agencies.
• Language Requirement
• Excellent command of English.

Proposal Instructions & Requirements

• A technical proposal (maximum 5 pages) including timeline and methodology.
• Rate per day (VAT and TAX inclusive).
• Most up-to-date CV.
• An Expression of Interest (EoI) detailing relevant experience in completing the tasks mentioned above.

Weight for Proposal Evaluation

• A technical proposal (60 Marks).
• Academic background and experiences to be demonstrated in the CV and EoI (20 Marks).

Invoice and Payment Process

• Submit a quarterly accomplishment report along with the timesheet for approval from the MIPS Project Director.
• Payments will be processed quarterly upon receipt of a valid invoice accompanied by the approved timesheet.

How To Apply

Please submit your proposal as per requirement following the pint number 6.0 mentioned above of this ToR to [e-mail]

15 September 2024

Job location: Bangladesh

Post level: (1) International Consultant

Expected duration of Assignment: 12 days per quarter (total 48 days per Year)

Renewable: Yearly renewable based on performance and availability of fund

As this is the consultancy service, no other benefit is there. So only food, accommodation and conveyance will be offered on an actual basis by The Hunger Project.

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