Job Title: Research Manager
Organization: BRAC Uganda
Duty Station: BRAC Uganda Country Office, Kampala, Uganda
About BRAC:
BRAC, one the largest Non-Governmental Development
Organization in the world, working in a number of countries in Africa and Asia
on poverty alleviation Programme is registered in Uganda as BRAC Uganda. The
organization implements integrated development approach combining Education,
Health, Agriculture, Livestock, Adolescent Empowerment, and Microfinance. For
more information please visit BRAC’s website www.brac.net.
BRAC is pioneering interventions to recognize and tackle the multiple facets of
poverty by providing practical solutions and creating positive change to
empower women and men to become self-reliant and realize their potential.
Organization in the world, working in a number of countries in Africa and Asia
on poverty alleviation Programme is registered in Uganda as BRAC Uganda. The
organization implements integrated development approach combining Education,
Health, Agriculture, Livestock, Adolescent Empowerment, and Microfinance. For
more information please visit BRAC’s website www.brac.net.
BRAC is pioneering interventions to recognize and tackle the multiple facets of
poverty by providing practical solutions and creating positive change to
empower women and men to become self-reliant and realize their potential.
The Research and Evaluation Unit supports BRAC in
designing development programmes, assessing progresses, documenting
achievements, and undertaking rigorous evaluations of its interventions, which
cover diverse dimensions of development including microfinance, agriculture,
education and health.
designing development programmes, assessing progresses, documenting
achievements, and undertaking rigorous evaluations of its interventions, which
cover diverse dimensions of development including microfinance, agriculture,
education and health.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Developing a knowledge
sharing strategy within the research unit and the BRAC Uganda office, as
well as a strategy for disseminating Research Unit findings and
information to a wider audience. - Organize and facilitate
monthly research team meetings - Revise and edit research
department reports and working papers - Use research department
data and writings to create research previews, research summaries,
technical reports, and other documents for a variety of audiences - Develop a communication
strategy for the research department to share information with BRAC
Programme Management - Create and maintain
in-house databases of relevant material, including completed and on-going
BRAC Uganda research projects and external data such as journal articles
or Uganda Bureau of Statistics data - Promote inter-project
best practices and take a lead in sharing best practices with projects
through formal and informal training opportunities - Develop and maintain the
research department’s web presence - Develop a communication
strategy for the research department to share findings with a variety of
outside audiences - Liaise with other
development and research institutions to foster collaboration in ongoing and
potential projects - Present research findings
and projects at a variety of public forums, including to non-research
focused audiences - Assist with data analysis
on various research projects, when necessary and time allowing - Undertake independent
research projects, time allowing
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant should
possess a master’s Degree in Development Studies, Social Sciences, or
related discipline
Five or more years of work experience in a research capacity or with a
development organization - Proven track record of
excellent written pieces in popular media - Advanced written and oral
communication skills for a variety of audiences and purposes including
blogs, academic journals, print media, etc. - Microsoft Office
proficiency and some experience with data analysis software such as
Nvivo or STATA - Familiarity with both
qualitative and quantitative research methodologies - Experience managing
complex projects - Age: Candidates between the ages of
30-40 are preferred
Salary: Attractive package, based on experience and competency, will be
offered in both
positions.
offered in both
positions.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates should send their applications
via email to: [email protected] attaching an updated CV and a cover
letter. In the subject line, please write ‘‘Research Manager” depending on the
position applied for.
via email to: [email protected] attaching an updated CV and a cover
letter. In the subject line, please write ‘‘Research Manager” depending on the
position applied for.
Deadline: 30th
September, 2013
September, 2013
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