Organization:Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL)
Country:India
City:Chennai, India
IFMR Research seeks a Research Associate for the Small Enterprise Finance Centre (SEFC), a research
center housed at the Institution for Financial Management Research (IFMR) in Chennai, India. SEFC's mission is to advance the research and practice of SME financing and growth in India, and ultimately to help to develop best practices for a vibrant SME sector. Research conducted by the center focuses on factors that foster SME growth and at the role that SMEs play in poverty alleviation.
This position is located in Chennai, India and involves occasional travel.
Key responsibilities of the Research Associate
Research Associates work closely with academic researchers and other field staff to perform a variety tasks including, but not limited to:
- Overseeing the implementation of the impact evaluation, in association with the partner organization
- Designing survey questionnaires, conducting qualitative research, running pilot exercises, refining study design and surveying instruments
- Managing teams: Recruiting, training, and supervising both field-based and data operations teams consisting of project assistants, field managers, field-based surveyors, data entry operators and other field and office staff
- Maintaining relationship with partner financial institution at both headquarters and field levels
- Maintaining relationship with partner academic institutions
- Ensuring quality of data during data collection and assisting with data cleaning
- Conducting basic data analysis using statistical methods
- Identifying and collecting useful administrative data
- Disseminating preliminary and final research results through publications, conferences, and/or innovative methods such as podcasts or blog articles
Qualifications and Skills
- Masters degree in economics, social sciences, or other international development-related field required;
- Fluency in English required; fluency in Tamil preferred.
- Previous experience in development research preferred
- Familiarity with statistical analysis packages (eg SPSS, Stata, R) preferred
- Flexibility and ability to deal with uncertainty. Adaptability to project needs and schedules.
- Experience and maturity in relationship management
- Ability to work independently
- Willingness to travel required
Compensation
IFMR Research provides a highly competitive salary in the industry.
Estimated Start Date
September 1
To Apply Please send your resume, cover letter, and a writing sample to recruitment@ifmr.ac.in. Please indicate in the subject line that you are applying for the Research Associate position-SEFC. We will contact you shortly after submission if we are interested in interviewing you. To know more about us please visit our website http://www.ifmr.ac.in/sefc/
How to Apply
http://unjobs.org/vacancies/1382301176978
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