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What You'll Do

• Associates lead the planning, execution, and day-to-day management of Busara projects. As primary project manager for all external Busara projects, you will quickly gain an expert understanding of a particular problem or research question, develop creative and rigorous solutions to client and partner needs, and manage both internal and external relationships with energy, enthusiasm, and professionalism.
• An Associate directly manages other project staff that work on their projects and liaises effectively with other Busara teams.
• The Associate will be based in Nairobi, Lagos, or Delhi.

Responsibilities

• Engaging in multiple large-scale research and advisory projects at a given time.
• Incorporating the latest research in qualitative and quantitative methods, behavioral science, psychology, economics, and development to provide creative solutions to engagements.
• Planning, managing, and executing external and internal engagements independently from start to finish with limited supervision.
• Managing and conducting qualitative and quantitative research and data analysis.
• Designing, launching and analyzing effective quantitative and qualitative survey instruments with coordination among project staff (Analysts, Project Leads, Data and Programming, and Operations teams).
• Serving as a point of contact for clients and partners and effectively managing the needs of stakeholders through proactive communication and troubleshooting.
• Contributing to project on-boarding and off-boarding for knowledge management.
• Being responsible for project timelines, deliverables, reports, and staffing.
• Contributing to the creation of proposals, concept notes, and pitch decks for new business opportunities and knowledge sharing.
• Presenting at conferences, networking events, or client meetings.
• Contributing to the design, execution, and dissemination of Busara internal research projects.
• Leading or supporting other Associates to fulfill engagement requirements.
• Contributing to internal skills-building workshops.
• Coaching & mentoring Analysts and Project team members.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's Degree in Economics, Social Sciences, Public Policy, or related fields.
• Strong qualitative, quantitative, research, and data analytic skills including knowledge of and experience working with data analysis software
• 1-3 years’ previous work experience in a related field, with experience managing large-scale research and consulting projects in developing countries.
• Ability to quickly understand and adapt to new contextual situations
• Ability to manage high-level relationships with partner organizations.
• Excellent management, project management, and organizational skills.
• Flexible, self-motivating, able to manage multiple tasks efficiently, and a team player.
• Interest and experience working in a fast-paced working environment.
• Fluency and excellent communication and writing skills with a mastery of English.
• Ability to execute projects while sustaining a global focus and vision for institutional planning and decision making.

And preferably:

• A Master's Degree in Economics, Social Sciences, Public Policy, or related fields.
• Experience managing or mentoring staff.
• Familiarity with randomized controlled trials and/or quasi-experimental designs
• Technical understanding of qualitative research techniques.
• Strong academic behavioral science background.
• Knowledge of the application of behavioral science to real-world problems.
• Proficiency in Stata, R, or Python.

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The Position

• The Analyst supports senior staff across multiple projects by engaging in both qualitative and quantitative research activities. Analysts are tasked with supporting the structuring and composing of reports, client deliverables, and analysis on ongoing projects, in close coordination with the Associates and Engagement Directors.
• This is an exciting opportunity for entry-level individuals who seek to increase the uptake of behavioral science in program and product design and implementation. This role will be based in either Nairobi, Lagos, or Delhi.
• Your growth: We invest heavily in our Analysts, exposing you to a range of projects prior to your potential growth within the organization. With rigorous mentorship and support, we ensure that we grow talent and provide support where it is needed.

Responsibilities

• Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve inquiries on external and internal research data and act as a research resource person for senior leadership, internal teams, staff, and external parties.
• Work closely, when necessary, with the data and programming team to source, clean, and structure data.
• Support the design of effective quantitative and qualitative survey instruments and coordinates all activities associated with survey development including research, formatting, liaising with survey programming teams, analyzing, summarizing, and presenting results; write reports highlighting key findings and present results.
• Support Associates/Senior Associates in preparing materials such as, but not limited to, drafts of client reports, experimental designs, literature reviews, proposals, and pitch decks.
• Support multiple large-scale research and advisory projects at a given time as may be required.
• Clarify research requests to identify potential data sources and informational resources; identify, and discuss research needs with Associates and Engagement Directors.
• Carry out general logistics planning for project activities as it relates to content outcomes such as phasing of field activities, coordinating meetings, etc. Work closely with the Project Operations team and the Project Lead team to plan logistics for field operations, data collection, and data quality assurance.
• Ensure that all project coordination work is communicated with the relevant teams at Busara to ensure proper roll-out of the engagement. This includes, but is not limited to, finance, procurement, operations, facilities, and wellness.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's Degree in Economics, Social Sciences, Public Policy, or related fields.
• High level of self-motivation and energy, an optimistic “can-do” attitude
• Strong analytical, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Qualitative and quantitative research or data analytic skills preferred.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Flexible, self-motivating, able to manage multiple tasks efficiently, and a team player.
• Interest and experience working in a fast-paced working environment.
• Fluency and excellent communication and writing skills with a mastery of English and (where applicable) at least one other appropriate language for the office in which they will be based.
• Extreme attention to detail while sustaining a global focus and vision for institutional planning and decision making.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

And preferably:

• Familiarity with randomized controlled trials preferred.
• Familiarity with behavioral science.
• Familiarity with R, STATA, Python, SAS, and/or other programming languages
• Exposure to large-scale research and consulting projects in countries in which Busara has an office.