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• Significantly contribute towards the
  development and implementation of FSDU’s Strategic and Operational plans;
  providing colleagues with foundational research and knowledge to ensure
  that strategies are informed and evidence based:
• Work closely with colleagues in order to
  understand their needs and objectives
• Actively participate in the development of
  FSDU’s plans and, in particular, the influencing & communications plan
  & bring research-based insights into the strategic planning process
• Work in liaison with relevant partners to
  understand financial sector research needs
• Develop research agenda and strategies in
  order to deliver against requirements from 1 & 2
• Oversee the roll-out of the research agenda
  ensuring that research is valid, reliable, relevant & useful and
  produced in time to continuously inform the needs of stakeholders:
• Stay abreast with current events and
  stakeholder needs in order to determine timelines and applications of
  research projects
• Keep abreast of emerging research
  methodologies and tools and findings
• Commission and manage research projects;
  ensuring quality control and timeliness
• Keenly review findings of research, consider
  implications, and determine key lessons learned
• Build the capacity of colleagues and
  collaborators to conduct quality research following best practice:
• Determine research capacity gaps and needs in
  reference to staff and other stakeholders
• Develop strategies, plans and budgets for
  addressing development needs
• Follow up coaching & other support that
  will develop capacity
• Encourage requests for research proposals and
  support partners to access funding
• Communicate and disseminate research findings
  in a way that will maximize utilization and potential to influence:
• Tailor the output of the research so that it
  is relevant for the recipient (with reference to the influencing &
  communications strategy and ongoing stakeholder analysis)
• Work closely with Communications Specialist
  to develop and implement innovative ideas for disseminating findings
  (including those of partners) in a way that will maximise uptake and
  impact
• Work in liaison with communications
  specialist to produce and disseminate publications; including posting them
  on FSDU website
• Organise and contribute to conferences &
  engage in public debates (including media/social media)

• The applicant should preferably hold a
  Master’s in Economics, Business Administration, Finance or Statistics. PHD
  is an added advantage
• A minimum of eight years’ experience in
  applied research
• Working knowledge of public sector management
  and operations
• Broad working knowledge of financial sector
  operations
• Previous experience in disseminating research
  results
• Experience in building and managing partnerships

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