Research & Development Officer (Micro Finance Program)

Job Description

Title: Research & Development Officer (Micro Finance Program)

Company Name: Christian Service Society (CSS)

Vacancy: 01

Age: At most 35 years

Job Location: Khulna

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:

• 2 to 3 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Micro-Credit

• Masters degree in any discipline

• Masters degree in any discipline

• 2 to 3 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Micro-Credit

• Age At most 35 years

• The applicants should have experience in the following area(s): Micro Finance Program, Qualitative research, Quantitative data analysis, Research Design/ Analysis, Social research, report writing.

• Willing to participate in frequent field visits.

• Highly self-motivated with demonstrated ability to be proactive.

• Excellent report writing and communication skills.

• The candidates should have a valid driving license for motorcycle and the mentality to work anywhere in Bangladesh.

• Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to work in multi-disciplinary teams. Excellent computer skills including SPSS, KOBO, Microsoft Office Suite applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Internet searching.

Job Context:

Christian Service Society (CSS) is a renowned national NGO with 2,100 employees. We are currently looking for an experienced " Research & Development Officer" who will be assisting and developing different types of research and study  plans for CSS Micro Finance Program (MFP) individuals and teams. S/he is responsible for designing and conducting different Research & Development related work for CSS Micro Finance Program.

Job Responsibilities:

• Develop study implementation plans and allocation of roles and responsibilities, piloting of study tools, management and monitoring of field work for CSS Micro Finance Program.

• Review the methodology of different study/research theme.

• Eloquence in writing editorial, study essay, research paper on given topics, social media expression, drafting documents and release etc.

• Plans, implements, maintains data collection and analysis systems in support of research protocol.

• May coordinate the collection and analysis of research data.

• Conduct literature reviews, developing research tools, data collection and Qualitative, Quantitative data analysis.        

• Provide training and support to the enumerators for field and remote research activities.

• Visiting the field to monitor data collection and provide active support in the process.

• Arrange field meetings with professional experience and communicate with direct stakeholders (MFP Related).

• Organize and participate in training workshop and help improving research toolkit Collect survey data.

• Conduct IDI & KII and Translate IDI, KII, FGD Prepare/ draw maps, matrix and some other qualitative techniques as required by the project staff.

• Making Terms of Reference (TOR) as per organization need (MFP Related TOR).

• Any other tasks that may be assigned by the supervisor.

After being permanent upon successful completion of probation period (six months), other benefits will be provided as per the organizational policy i.e. provident fund, gratuity, festival bonus, yearly increment, staff insurance (kormi Bima), medical allowance (Kormi Sohayota Tohobil) etc.