Research and Evaluation Manager (m/f/d) (multiple Openings)

The Center for Evaluation and Development (C4ED) aims to expand its team in its offices in South Asia (Pakistan), Eastern Africa (Uganda, Ethiopia), Southern Africa (Zambia) and Western Africa (Burkina Faso). We are looking for (Junior) Research and Evaluation Managers to work alongside quantitative researchers on impact evaluations and assessments being conducted in the Global South.

C4ED’s vision is to make development interventions more effective through impact evaluations and providing evidence-based policy advice. With a strong focus on mixed-methods and quantitative impact evaluations related to sustainable development, C4ED is one of the leading German research centers in the areas of poverty reduction, microfinance, health insurance, education, humanitarian assistance, agriculture, and nutrition. C4ED is currently conducting projects all over the world and maintains research relationships with 3ie, ACTED, GCF, GIZ, IFAD, ILO, IPA, J-PAL, the World Bank, WFP, and UNICEF to name just a few of its cooperation partners.

The position involves the following tasks: The (Junior) Research & Evaluation Manager hired under this advertisement will primarily support data collection, data analysis and proposals and report writing.

Responsibilities:

• Perform data processing and analysis primarily utilizing Stata and R. This will include high-frequency checks, cleaning, visualization, etc.
• Produce maps utilizing R and/or QGIS.
• Manage surveys using SurveyCTO, SurveySolutions, etc.
• Work with statistical software to support data processing and analysis. Software will primarily be written in Stata and R
• Program questionnaires utilizing relevancies, constraints, etc. and support overall design of questionnaires.
• Manage data collection cycles including coordinating with field teams and overseeing data quality assurance.
• With the support of senior staff, conduct analysis and write reports.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements:

• Academic qualifications in a relevant discipline related to the area of international development cooperation, economics, statistics, political science, sociology, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of statistics and/or programming.
• Minimum of 3 years of progressively responsible experience in a field such as statistics, data science, business intelligence, or software development.
• Demonstrated expertise in a least one programming language relevant for numerical analysis. Strong preference for Stata or R.
• Demonstrated experience using version control, preferably git/GitHub.
• Demonstrated experience developing dashboards, preferably utilizing R/Shiny is desirable.
• Basic knowledge of GIS preferred.
• Willingness and ability to work in a dynamic and fast-paced research environment.
• Willingness to travel to countries in Africa, Asia, and South America to support data collection activities.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and report writing skills
• Demonstrable ability to take initiative and work independently with minimal supervision
• Experience using SurveyCTO, ODK, SurveySolutions, or other similar programs for quantitative data collection preferred.
• Written and spoken fluency in English required.

The positions will be based in Islamabad (Pakistan), Kampala (Uganda), Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) and Lusaka (Zambia) and may include travel to research project sites in neighboring countries for data collection and other tasks.

Short-listed candidates will be contacted on a rolling basis until this position closes on December 31, 2022.

To apply please complete this form while mentioning the Job reference of the location you are applying to.

https://mannheimc4ed.surveycto.com/collect/research_evaluation_manager?caseid=

Location                        Job reference
Islamabad, Pakistan        PK2209RM
Kampala, Uganda           UG2209RM
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia     ET2209RM
Lusaka, Zambia              ZA2209RM