IPA Philippines is looking for a Research Manager to oversee a twenty-year socioeconomic panel survey. The panel study will house various studies, each with their own budgeting, field work, data collection and analysis. The Research Manager will manage a portfolio of three to five research projects, each of which is staffed with a team of 1 to 3 regular staff. As part of their supervisory role, the Research Manager will work closely with the various country office teams to ensure that effective support is given to projects and that projects are aligned with IPA Philippines practices. The Research Manager is also expected to work closely with Dean Karlan, and the rest of the Principal Investigator team, to ensure that projects are implemented well and engage implementing partners within the Philippine Government and beyond. In addition, the Research Manager will participate in IPA Philippines Senior Management discussions and contribute to the development of new projects, policy outreach, and capacity building.
This position will be based in Manila, Philippines.
Responsibilities
The Research Manager will:
- Ensure project adherence to general research design, sample selection, data management and general research protocols, and overall project management timelines;
- Directly supervise project research staff, and help with transitions, on-boarding of new research staff and maintaining institutional memory of project activities;
- Keep the Country Director apprised of all developments on the projects within their portfolio, and serve as a key link between the field office, project staff, and Principal Investigators;
- Lead training on data management and general project management for new/incoming project research staff;
- Promote inter-project best practices and take a lead in sharing best practices with projects through formal and informal trainings;
- Work with field office staff to ensure sound human resource and operational management of projects;
- Oversee project financial management, including creation and monitoring of project budgets, and ensuring smooth integration of projects into IPA financial systems;
- Work closely with the Policy and Project Development Manager to inform policy partnerships and support the project development of new studies when needed
- Support the dissemination of results via presentations and reports to academic and non-academic audiences
- Ensure that project deliverables, such as reports and financial statements, are submitted to donors and partners on time
- Attend regular meetings with local government officials and other partners to ensure success of programmatic activities.
Qualifications
- Masters in development economics, or a field related to international economic development or education;
- At least three years of project management experience;
- Extensive experience conducting social science or economic field research; experience in conducting field research in developing countries required. Background in randomized control trials is strongly preferred;
- Extensive experience supervising data collection and teams of field workers, designing surveys and implementing programs;
- Experience with data management and econometrics. Advanced knowledge of Stata or any statistical package is preferred;
- Experience in/knowledge of the livelihood sector is a plus
- Cultural sensitivity and demonstrated ability to work successfully with diverse constituencies required;
- Strong quantitative, budgeting and financial management skills required;
- Experience with presenting research findings at public forums, including to non-research focused audiences;
- Strong written and oral communication skills and complete fluency in English is required.
We are looking for a commitment period of at least two years for this position.