Senior Program and Research Analyst
Job Description
Title: Senior Program and Research Analyst
Company Name: Helen Keller International (HKI)
Vacancy: Not specific
Job Location: Dhaka
Employment Status: Full-time
Educational Requirements:
∎ Master's in Public Health, Development Studies, Social Sciences, or Statistics
Job Context:
∎ We are currently seeking a Senior Program and Research Analyst based in Dhaka for the Learning and Reflection Unit (LRU) of Helen Keller Intl. Bangladesh.
∎ SCOPE OF THE POSITION
∎ The Senior Program and Research Analyst is responsible for designing and producing research learning that assess the effectiveness of projects and designing special studies that enhance the rigor and depth of HKI programming. S/he has primarily responsibility for conducting baseline and end-line surveys, analyzing data, preparing reports, organizing special surveys, providing training and supervisory support to data collection and data entry teams. S/he will be responsible for coordination of project M&E and research projects. This includes survey training/coordination, data analysis, documentation, and writing reports/journal articles based on datasets collected through Helen Keller Intl. Bangladesh.
∎ Time required in job to reach effective performance: Probation period - 3 months
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Planning and design:
∎ Working with Project staff and the officers in the Learning and Reflection Unit, creating work-plans to meet data collection and analysis needs of HKI projects;
∎ Ensuring that key indicators for food security and nutrition are standardized across projects;
∎ Keeping abreast of key research in HKI's topical areas
∎ Organizing and storing all of HKI's research studies, and facilitate knowledge-sharing within the organization by making data accessible to field teams;
∎ Seeking out and following up on opportunities for special surveys that enhance the visibility of HKI's research expertise.
∎ Generating the sampling frame and selecting appropriate research methodology for baseline and endline surveys and special studies based on objectives of the research project;
∎ Designing and documenting professionally written protocols for research surveys;
∎ Designing and translating questionnaires, including questionnaire guidelines.
∎ Data management and analysis:
∎ Preparing syntax for data cleaning and analysis, creating systems through which data can be cleaned and managed efficiently;
∎ Developing program/ syntax for checking data quality and performing quality assurance checks and providing quick feedback to the field;
∎ Identifying the ways to improve the data quality;
∎ Archiving datasets;
∎ Conducting analysis of HKI data and preparing reports, bulletins, and scientific articles under the direction of the Head of Monitoring, Evaluation, and Research (HKI). This includes responsibilities to prepare abstracts for presentation to relevant conferences.
∎ Field coordination and training:
∎ Providing support to the designing and the training of relevant project staffs and data collection officers ont qualitative data collection methodologies and techniques;
∎ Leading the designing and the training of relevant project staffs and data collection officers on quantitative data collection methodologies and techniques;
∎ Conducting regular field supervision
∎ Recruiting and manage teams of data collection officers and supervisors;;.
Additional Requirements:
∎ At least 5 years of relevant experience or minimum three years of post-master's relevant experience;
∎ Prior experience with survey data (health and nutrition surveys, consumption surveys, and other large data sets) and/or administrative program data; Experience using statistical software packages, especially Stata;
∎ Excellent spoken and written English Experience using MS Office;
∎ Documented history of developing reports and journal manuscripts
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 27 Jan 2023
Company Information:
∎ 14 Jan 2023
∎ 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
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