Research Associate  Nigeria

📌 OPPORTUNITY OVERVIEW Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) is actively recruiting for a Research Associate position in  Nigeria. This is an excellent opportunity for professionals in the Research sector looking to advance their careers in Nigeria's dynamic job market.

🎯 IDEAL CANDIDATE PROFILE We are seeking talented individuals with the following profile: • Experience Level: 2 - 5 years • Educational Background: Bachelor or equivalent • Industry Focus: Research • Location Preference: in  Nigeria

💼 WHY THIS ROLE MATTERS IN NIGERIA The Research Associate position is an important role within Nigeria's Research sector, offering meaningful career development and professional growth opportunities.

📈 CAREER DEVELOPMENT INSIGHTS This role in Research offers valuable career progression opportunities aligned with your experience level and professional aspirations in Nigeria.

📋 APPLICATION GUIDANCE When applying for this Research Associate position, ensure your CV highlights: • Relevant experience matching the 2 - 5 years requirement • Educational qualifications in line with Bachelor • Specific achievements in the Research field • Any certifications or specialized training • Proficiency in relevant software and tools

🌍 NIGERIA JOB MARKET CONTEXT The Research sector in Nigeria continues to show strong demand for skilled professionals. With Nigeria's growing economy and increasing foreign investment, this position represents a valuable opportunity in the current job market.

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Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) is a research and policy nonprofit that discovers and promotes effective solutions to global poverty problems. IPA brings together researchers and decision-makers to design, rigorously evaluate, and refine these solutions and their applications, ensuring that the evidence created is used to improve the lives of the world’s poor.In recent decades, trillions of dollars have been spent on programs designed to reduce global poverty, but clear evidence on which programs succeed is rare, and when evidence does exist, decision-makers often do not know about it. IPA exists to bring together leading researchers and these decision-makers to ensure that the evidence we create leads to tangible impact on the world. Since its founding in 2002, IPA has worked with over 600leading academics to conduct over 830evaluations in 52countries. This research has informed hundreds of successful programs that now impact millions of individuals worldwide. We are  recruiting to fill the position below:

 Job Title: Research Associate

Location: Nigeria Job Summary

The Research Associate (RA) will lead the data collection and management of research projects within the Nigeria Country Office under the supervision of the Research Manager. The RA will supervise project field staff, including the field managers, supervisors and enumerators, while ensuring timely submission of deliverables to donors and partners. The Research Associate will perform a variety of tasks related to managing day-to-day research activities, from planning to implementation and monitoring research data quality. These include, but are not limited to:

Programming survey instruments in SurveyCTO, following programming best practices. Supervising and monitoring data collection to ensure the high quality of the data. Implementing data quality checks and fixing issues with data collected during data collection. Managing project finances including budgeting, expense tracking, and financial reporting. Cleaning data on an ongoing basis.

Handling day-to-day PI and partner communications. Providing timely updates and responses to partner organizations and participating in meetings with key stakeholders. Keeping the Research Manager apprised of all developments in the project and serve as the key link between the field staff, research team, and Principal Investigators.

Prepare training materials and collaborate with the survey firm in conducting enumerator training and piloting instruments. Ensuring that all team members follow necessary protocols and procedures. 

Regularly communicate project updates to the Research Manager. Providing training and supervision for research project staff. Supporting the country office in project and policy development as needed.

Assisting preliminary analysis and ensuring ready access to all data for researchers. Documenting in detail all activities related to the project. Maintaining accurate records of interviews, safeguarding the confidentiality of subjects, as necessary. Preparing high-quality progress and results reports to Principal Investigators (PI), research partners, and funding agencies, and sharing them timely. Producing dissemination materials such as presentations, final reports, and evidence briefs. And other tasks that may be assigned by the Research Manager.

Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, Public Policy, Social  Science, or a related field; graduate Degree strongly preferred. 2-5 years of relevant work experience, including experience in economics research, impact evaluations, international development. Advanced Stata competency. Experience with quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis. 

Experience managing field data collection. Strong professional writing skills. Strong client-facing and presentation skills. Fluency in English. Self-starter, entrepreneurial mindset, versatility, and ability to learn at a fast pace. Passion for making data-driven decisions a reality in the international development sector. Experience with research project management in Nigeria. Experience in randomized control trials.

Expect to spend at least 50% of the time in the study sites during data collection periods.

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