In A Nutshell
Manage the design, implementation and evaluation of multiple projects involving budgeting and savings interventions with partners across sub-Saharan Africa.
Responsibilities
- Support the effective adapting and scaling of the intervention in multiple different settings.
- Oversee piloting of different scalable versions of the treatment intervention.
- Coordinate research partners including UC Berkeley, local implementing organizations, government partners.
- Develop intervention training protocols and lead trainings implementation extension staff.
- Support local research managers in hiring and training local survey enumerators and other project staff, and set up protocols to monitor fidelity.
- Manage project workflows and timelines.
- Manage all aspects of project implementation across multiple country contexts.
- Work closely with Principal Investigators and partners to track project progress and troubleshoot challenges that arise.
- Manage partner relationships to ensure clear communication between all parties and smooth program roll-out.
- Support the development of sampling plans and a field management plan for conducting surveys.
- Ensure quality control for data collection and data management activities, including high-frequency data checks.
- Conduct data analysis and contribute to written project material.
Skillset
- Background/interest in Psychology is highly beneficial.
- Minimum of two (2) years relevant work/research fieldwork experience.
- Must be willing to travel 75% of the time or more according to project needs.
- Self-directed, intrinsically motivated; proven capacity to manage work independently.
- Ability to remain flexible, demonstrate resourcefulness, and adapt to change.
- Cultural sensitivity, positive can-do attitude, a sense of humor, and demonstrated ability to work diplomatically, proactively, and with integrity across diverse constituencies.
- Experience cultivating relationships and interfacing with implementing, government, funding partners in LMICs.
- Experience with project management; ability to work independently and manage complex and competing priorities.
- Strong written and oral communication skills in English. Additional language skills helpful.
- Experience living and working in LMICs strongly preferred.
- Familiarity with randomized controlled trials preferred.
- Familiarity with Microsoft and Google Suite, and data collection software like SurveyCTO and/or Qualtrics preferred.