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The RA will supervise project field staff, including the field managers, supervisors and enumerators, while ensuring timely submission of deliverables to donors and partners.\nThe 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:\nResponsibilities\nProject Management\nProgramming survey instruments in SurveyCTO, following programming best practices.\n\nSupervising and monitoring data collection to ensure the high quality of the data.\n\nImplementing data quality checks and fixing issues with data collected during data collection.\n\nManaging project finances including budgeting, expense tracking, and financial reporting.\n\nCleaning data on an ongoing basis.\n\nPartner Engagement\nHandling day-to-day PI and partner communications.\n\nProviding timely updates and responses to partner organizations and participating in meetings with key stakeholders.\n\nKeeping 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.\n\nTechnical Leadership\nPrepare training materials and collaborate with the survey firm in conducting enumerator training and piloting instruments.\n\nEnsuring that all team members follow necessary protocols and procedures.\n\nRegularly communicate project updates to the Research Manager.\n\nProviding training and supervision for research project staff.\n\nSupporting the country office in project and policy development as needed.\n\nAnalysis & Reporting\nAssisting preliminary analysis and ensuring ready access to all data for researchers.\n\nDocumenting in detail all activities related to the project.\n\nMaintaining accurate records of interviews, safeguarding the confidentiality of subjects, as necessary.\n\nPreparing high-quality progress and results reports to Principal Investigators (PI), research partners, and funding agencies, and sharing them timely.\n\nProducing dissemination materials such as presentations, final reports, and evidence briefs.\n\nAnd other tasks that may be assigned by the Research Manager.\n\nQualifications\nBachelor’s degree in economics, public policy, social science, or a related field; graduate degree strongly preferred\n\n2-5 years of relevant work experience, including experience in economics research, impact evaluations, international development\n\nAdvanced Stata competency\n\nExperience with quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis\n\nExperience managing field data collection\n\nStrong professional writing skills\n\nStrong client-facing and presentation skills\n\nFluency in English\n\nSelf-starter, entrepreneurial mindset, versatility, and ability to learn at a fast pace\n\nPassion for making data-driven decisions a reality in the international development sector.\n\nExperience with research project management in Nigeria\n\nExperience in randomized control trials\n\nLocation\nAbuja, Nigeria\nTravel Requirements\nExpect to spend at least 50% of the time in the study sites during data collection periods.\nReports to\nResearch Manager\nAbout IPA\nInnovations for Poverty Action (IPA) is a research and policy nonprofit that discovers and advances what works to improve the lives of people living in poverty. 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 people living in poverty. In recent decades, trillions of dollars have been spent on programs designed to reduce global poverty, but clear evidence of 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 a tangible impact on the world. Since its founding in 2002, IPA has worked with over 600 leading academics to conduct over 1,000 evaluations in 52 countries. This research has informed hundreds of successful programs that now impact millions of individuals worldwide.\nSafeguarding at IPA\nAt Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA), we are committed to creating a safe and respectful environment for all individuals, particularly children and vulnerable adults. As IPA adheres to strict safeguarding principles, selected candidates will be expected to adhere to the standards. By joining IPA, you become part of a team dedicated to ethical conduct, social responsibility, and meaningful impact in the fight against global poverty. 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