Research Associate

Job Description

Title: Research Associate

Company Name: Progress Inc. International Ltd.

Vacancy: --

Age: Na

Job Location: Dhaka (Uttara)

Salary: --

Experience:

• At least 2 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): Research Organization

• Masters

Master's Degree in Social Science, Development studies, Anthropology, Sociology, Gender, or any similar that is relevant in the development research sector

• At least 2 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): Research Organization

• 2 years or more experience with a research, consulting, or similar organization that works in the social development sector

• Be well versed in data analysis and research methodology - prior exposure to tool designing, data collection, report editing/writing, debriefing; able to extract and interpret tables/graphs

• Excellent writing and speaking skill in both English and Bengali

• Ability to plan, synthesize and collate information from the field findings

• Excellent Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint formatting skills; skills in prezi, canva etc.

• Able to self-plan, highly self-motivated, multi-task and work independently

• Able to work efficiently within the stipulated deadline in a very fast paced environment

• Passionate about research and open to self-learn on new context

• Excellent communication and response mannerism

Progress Inc. is a private research consulting company which offers services in research, monitoring and evaluations, assessments, capacity building and other data management to public, private and non- profit actors and institutions in the social development sector. The organization works in different social development themes including gender, education, livelihood, DRR, child protection and more.

We are looking for someone to take the role of Research Associate from our Bangladesh office, with prior experience in a research company.

Working Days: 5 days a week, Sunday - Thursday (On-site from Uttara, Dhaka)

Job Description:

• Write excellent proposals

• Facilitate real time data monitoring and review

• Synthesize and collate information obtained from field work

• Translate and transcribe documents into Bengali / English

• Conduct secondary/literature review for related topic of the research at hand

• Facilitate training for enumerators and researchers and hold debriefing sessions

• Conduct data cleaning, data synthesis, and data analysis as per qualitative and quantitative indicators set by the project

• Develop questionnaire in mobile based applications

• Organize documents and files in an appropriate manner; archive in cloud for storage

• Meet deadline/timeline at all times and strictly follow privacy policy of organization

• Format reports and all company documents as per branding guidelines of the organization