Senior Manager - Research, Learning and Knowledge
Job Description
Title: Senior Manager - Research, Learning and Knowledge
Company Name: Save the Children
Vacancy: Not specific
Job Location: Dhaka
Employment Status: Full-time
Educational Requirements:
∎ Master's in social sciences/relevant disciplines with academic research from the reputed university
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 8 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ Save the Children seeks qualified candidates for the mentioned position. Qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply. Minimum requirements will be flexible for the potential female candidates.
∎ Job Type: Regular
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Mandated by the Program Development and Quality (PDQ) department charter, the Senior Manager-Research, Evidence and Learning (RLK) will drive the organization's ambition. S/he will strengthen the research capability of Save the Children (SC) staff and partners, steer evidence generation and uptake, strengthen knowledge management (KM) system, foster strategic partnerships with other organizations/institutions to advance knowledge base on child rights, and promote a culture of innovation and learning across the organization.
∎ As a senior member of the PDQ/ Evidence & Learning team, the Senior Manager-RLK is expected to set quality standards, operationalize the quality oversight mechanisms, build systems and processes and represent Save the Children International Bangladesh (SCIBD) in external knowledge platforms under the strategic guidance of Technical Director- Evidence and Learning . S/he is also expected to embed RLK in project designs while also exploring alternative funding avenues for proposals focused on research or evidence and knowledge building.
Additional Requirements:
∎ A minimum of 8 years' experience in development sector with 6 years of demonstrated experience in research, evidence, evaluation, learning and KM related work.
∎ Proven experience of independently leading major research initiatives, developing research reports/products, and strengthening research and evaluation capability at both organizational and individual staff level
∎ Demonstrated knowledge and skills in designing and conducting qualitative and quantitative research using various methods/tools/techniques, and ability to train, coach and capacitate others.
∎ Demonstrated capacity to analyse data/evidence to inform programming, advocacy and broader strategy, experience in data management solutions, and familiarity with technologies in social research.
∎ Demonstrated knowledge and skills in designing lesson learned products by extracting the information from the different learning activities for example: study, evaluation, workshop, and so on.
∎ High proficiency (oral and written) in both Bangla and English and excellent presentation skills
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 3 Oct 2023
Company Information:
∎ 25 Sep 2023
∎ Save the Children
∎ Business : We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.
We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:
- No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
- All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
- Violence against children is no longer tolerated
We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.
Category: NGO/Development
