Program Research Analyst
Job Description
Title: Program Research Analyst
Company Name: Helen Keller International (HKI)
Vacancy: Not specific
Job Location: Dhaka
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Masters in Public Health, Development Studies, Social Sciences, or Statistics is preferred but persons with other relevant work experience will also be considered.
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ Reporting to : Technical Director, HKI
∎ Duration : Until December 31, 2021
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Planning and design:
∎ Working with project staff and government partners, create work-plans to meet analysis needs of NIPN;
∎ Ensure that key indicators for food security and nutrition are standardized in the central database;
∎ Keep abreast of key research in NIPN's topical areas
∎ Assist to organize and store NIPN's research studies to facilitate knowledge-sharing between the consortium, governmetn partners, and the greater community of stakeholders
∎ Seek out and follow up on opportunities for special research that enhance the visibility of NIPN's research expertise.
∎ Design and document professional written protocols for research;
∎ Design and translate questionnaires, including questionnaire guidelines.
∎ Data management and analysis:
∎ Prepare syntax for data cleaning and analysis, creating systems through which data can be cleaned and managed efficiently
∎ Prepare datasets for archive.
∎ Conducts analysis of NIPN data and prepares reports, bulletins, and scientific articles under the direction of the NIPN Directors. This includes responsibilities to prepare abstracts for presentation to relevant conferences.
∎ Prepare guidelines for data storage and use in consultation with government partners
∎ Capacity building:
∎ Plan and facilitate trainings
∎ Work one-on-one with government staff to co-create policy relavant research while building skills
∎ Lead and facilitate analysis workshops
∎ Prepare training manuals and how-to guides for routine statistical tasks
∎ Keep informed about developments and resources for the M&E community worldwide and develop and facilitate workshops and training courses for staff of the national nutrition programme, ministries and partners to develop and apply tools, processes and best practices to develop a culture of high quality, evidence-based programming and learning.
∎ Contribute to learning activities within the NIPN by supporting the work of other staff on analytical work requested by the Policy Advisory Committee. Contribute to the collection and analysis of lessons learnt and best practices from nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive programmes, nationally and internationally, by reviewing literature and collating and synthesizing information
∎ Reporting and monitoring support:
∎ Contribute to national monitoring and evaluation systems for nutrition by providing technical expertise, advice and support to relavant government instiitutions for monitoring and evaluating nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive programmes and identify data that could be used by the NIPN for analytical purposes.
∎ Work with staff of ministries and organisations involved in the NIPN to identify the lessons learned from projects, programmes and interventions that could inform the information platform and efforts to improve nutrition.
∎ Provide technical advice and support to design and implement monitoring and evaluation systems developed for the national nutrition programme and by ministries that are designed to lead to improved nutritional outcomes, including the description of specific methods and tools and the identification of strengths and weaknesses in existing data collection and management systems.
∎ Participate in the NIPN community of practice to share experiences with other NIPN countries.
∎ Lead quantitative and qualitative monitoring, evaluation and assessment of NIPN activities and outputs. Contribute to annual project reporting to donors and national stakeholders.
∎ Produce reports/manscripts that document the anlayiss undertaken
∎ Prepare presentatoins to highlight NIPN findings
∎ Represent NIPN at national and international fora.
Additional Requirements:
∎ At least 5 years of relevant experience
∎ Should have excellent interpersonal communication skills
∎ Must have experience with statistical analysis - skilled in Stata is preferred.
∎ Must have experience with data management
∎ Will need good communication skills in English
∎ Documented history of writing reports
Application Deadline: November 12, 2019
Company Information:
∎ Helen Keller International (HKI)
∎ Business : Helen Keller International (HKI), an International NGO, has been working in Bangladesh since 1978. HKI implements different projects in partnership with national and international NGOs, development partners, academic and research institutions, and the private sector. HKI takes a gender-sensitive approach to improving nutrition, food security and eye health. Current program areas include Dhaka, , Khulna, Barisal, Sathkhira, Nilphamari, Sylhet, Chittagong, and the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) districts of Khatgrachari and Bandarban.
On September 30, 2015, USAID`s Office of Food for Peace (FFP) awarded HKI a five-year cooperative agreement to lead the `Sustainable Agriculture and Production Linked to Improved Nutrition Status, Resilience, and Gender Equity` (SAPLING) program with the overall goal of improving gender equitable food security, nutrition and resilience of vulnerable people within five upazilas of the Bandarban District of CHT. To achieve this objective, HKI is working in partnership with CRS, CARITAS Bangladesh, five local implementing partners, individuals, communities, traditional institutions and the Government of Bangladesh to affect enduring positive change by addressing immediate needs while investing in the future of food security and resilience.
Category: NGO/Development
