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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.

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.
Key Duties and
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.

How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates should send their applications
via email to: brac.africa.reu@gmail.com 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
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