Job Description

Title: Research Assistant

Company Name: Institute of Informatics and Development (IID)

Vacancy: 01

Job Location: Dhaka

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Minimum bachelor’s degree in Development Studies, Economics, Statistics, or other Social Science disciplines from any reputed university.
∎ A Postgraduate/Master’s degree will be a plus.
∎ The requirements may be relaxed in the case of candidates with foreign master’s degrees and publication(s) in reputed journals.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At most 1 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Job Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh
∎ The job may also involve occasional travel outside of Dhaka if required
∎ Probation Period: (if Full Time): 03 months

Job Responsibilities:
∎ The incumbent's main responsibilities include, but are not limited to-
∎ Assisting in the preparation of literature reviews, creation of research tools, data collection, and analysis.
∎ Drafting research reports, policy briefs, concept notes, policy papers.
∎ Visiting field for collecting data and/or providing active support in the process.
∎ Playing an active role in the design and planning of field-based and remote research, including focus group discussions, key informant interviews, and household surveys.
∎ Supporting coordination of enumerators and other research staff for field and remote research activities
∎ Organizing and maintaining files for all data, sources of verification, and supporting documents as required by project and donors, including attendance records, training surveys, photos, presentation files, handouts, etc.
∎ Working closely with the Principal Investigator(s) and other researchers in the team to ensure all monitoring data is accurate and complete.
∎ Working closely with the Research and Creative teams to identify and produce data points, data analysis, and data visualization for donor reporting, special reports, and other projects as needed.
∎ Assisting in organizing IID’s various knowledge-sharing events and liaising with donors and stakeholders.
∎ Managing various project deadlines.

Additional Requirements:
∎ 0 to 1 year of demonstrated experience of working in the research field
∎ Must possess excellent competency in basic computing, including MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
∎ Good communication skills (written and oral).
∎ Knowledge of research and evaluation approaches, methodologies, and tools.
∎ Knowledge of data analysis and producing analytical and study reports.
∎ Ability to think critically.
∎ Ability to work with minimum supervision, pay attention to details, meet deadlines, maintain accuracy and confidentiality in performing responsibilities.
∎ Cultural sensitivity and ability to work in a team setting.
∎ Willingness to work for and on behalf of the organization at the time of disaster within working areas or outside.
∎ Comfortable in conducting interviews using Zoom/Skype/Google Meet.

Salary:
∎ BDT 30,000/month(Approx.) after the satisfactory completion of the probation period BDT 20,000/month(Approx.) during the probation period

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ As per organization policy.

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 4 Feb 2022

Company Information:
∎ 19 Jan 2022
∎ Institute of Informatics and Development (IID)

Category: Research/Consultancy

: If you believe you are the right candidate for the position, please submit the following as a part of your application to [email protected] with the subject line ‘Research Assistant, IID’ on or before Sunday 4 February 2022:Write a summary in English (maximum 1 page) of the identified issues and suggestions from an IID event report published in Prothom Alo (http://prothomalo.com/opinion/article/1477271).A complete CV (maximum 4 pages) with a recent photograph.

Source: bdjobs.com

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