The Ugandan Jobline

• Manage the project design and budgeting
  during the proposal stage to ensure evaluations meet IPA standards and
  costing structure
• Build and manage relationships with and
  provide services to Principal Investigators (academic researchers)
• Build systems and structures to build staff
  capacity and ensure overall data quality; including spearheading skills
  training for staff
• Ensure that IPA research, including data
  collection and data entry is implemented according to IPA’s research
  protocols and data quality standards and Principal Investigator’s
  direction
• Provide research management for IPA project
  teams
• Oversee the management of project budgets and
  donor reporting with support of the Finance Manager, in coordinating with
  IPA’s global Grants team on all ongoing research grants and studies
• Work to incorporate best practices and
  lessons learned in research and operations by other IPA offices and
  research affiliates
• In charge of capacity building, crisis
  management, data collection, data entry, data management, data quality,
  economic development, entrepreneurship financial management, human
  resources, impact evaluation, information technology, local development,
  local government, office administration, organizational development, political
  science research, procurement public, policy research grants, trainings, USAID
  

• Responsible for leading IPA’s policy impact
  in Uganda; including evidence dialogue and dissemination as well as
  research collaborations for policy and oversight of the development of a
  policy engagement plan to be led by the Deputy Country Director
• Build and maintain high-level relationships
  with partners in the Government of Uganda, including Ministries of Health,
  Education, Agriculture, and the Office of the President
• Build working relationships, studies, and new
  partnerships in sectors that are prioritized by for IPA Uganda’s policy
  engagement
• Engage government partners to identify
  research questions of interest and priority to key leadership and
  cultivate potential research projects in those areas
• Build and maintain close relationship with
  the International Growth Centre office in Uganda for policy events and
  engagement

• Identify priority research questions and key
  concerns for policy makers and initiate and manage the development of
  corresponding new research proposals
• Develop new relationships in order for the
  country office to maximize its impact
• The Country Director will lead and initiate
  project development with researchers, funders and partner organizations
• Ensure that country office structures can be
  supported by incoming revenue

• Oversee and manage a team of Research
  Managers, (Senior) Research Associates and Field Managers, whose
  responsibilities include project design and implementation, data
  collection, data management and analysis, and reports
• Coordinate office and country-wide meetings
  and trainings, in coordination with the Research Manager
• Oversee and manage human resources, IT,
  operations, and finance; manage the Finance Manager and Deputy Country
  Director
• Develop and oversee office administration,
  including human resources, information technology, project budgets and
  accounting; and hiring of long-term IPA staff in the country program

• Ensure proper compliance with financial
  procedures, approve expenditures, make accurate projections and ensure
  overall compliance
• Strengthen finance systems to ensure the
  systems are robust for country program growth and compliant with strict
  donor requirements (e.g., USAID, DFID)

• Set security standards and parameters for
  work and ensure that IPA Uganda staff follow security measures
• Keenly monitor security concerns for IPA
  operations and act as primary contact in crisis management
• Take steps to mitigate risk and to safeguard
  the organization’s reputation
• Oversee procurement, safety, billing and
  security and ensure organizational legal compliance
• Manage annual NGO legal registration process
• Manage work permit applications and renewals
  for international staff

• Represent IPA Uganda in national and local
  government agencies and partner organizations, including presentations on
  IPA’s work in Uganda and globally
• Strengthen local presence of IPA in Uganda
• Build and manage relationships with current
  and potential IPA partner organizations.
• Oversee capacity building of local
  development partners in evidence-based policy making and rigorous impact
  evaluations
• Work closely with IPA Uganda’s regional
  partner, J-PAL Africa, on research, policy and capacity building.
• Oversee targeted dissemination, encourage
  scale up of successful projects

• The ideal candidate for this vacancy should
  hold a Master’s degree in international affairs, international public
  policy, development economics, or field related to international economic
  development
• At least five years of relevant work
  experience
• Previous J-PAL/IPA work experience or
  experience developing new RCTs or working with researchers on RCTs highly
  desired.
• The position requires experience in grants
  and contracts management, preferably in a research setting, and
  familiarity with grants compliance is a strong asset.
• Experience living and working in Africa
  /Uganda is desired
• Excellent oral and written communication
  skills in English is required.
• Broad working knowledge of human resource and
  financial management
• Previous experience with budgeting and
  project planning
• Passion for connecting rigorous research to
  policy makers and practitioners and communicating what works and what does
  not work in development
• Ability to lead a large and complex country
  program and oversee rigorous impact evaluations
• Show commitment to leading a diverse team and
  building staff capacity
• Ability to communicate effectively across
  cultures with multiple stakeholders including international and local
  academic researchers, government officials, NGO partners, enumeration
  teams, and study participants
• Excellent management and organizational
  skills and ability to work independently
• Flexible, self-motivating, able to manage
  multiple tasks efficiently, and a team player
• Strong quantitative skills and familiarity
  with randomized controlled trials

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