ARCED Foundation is a nonprofit organization that aims to provide quality tools and services on research, training, monitoring and result management support through comprehensive consulting and research services at home and abroad. Since 2013, ARCED has been utilizing its state-of-the-art tools and approaches in collecting and applying better data, consecutively impacting better decision making. Learn more about ARCED Foundation www.arced.foundation

Research Associate

Roles and Responsibilities

Research Associate will be expected to lead project implementation and client engagements. Specific job description includes:

  • Manage research projects and ensure project deliverables duely.
  • Guide national and international clients/partners/PIs (Principal Investigators) to implement their research and intervention activities in Bangladesh.
  • Providing necessary inputs for designing methods and preparing project execution plans.
  • Organize research materials including tools and questionnaires, protocols and manuals, training manuals, translations of the documents, ODK/SurveyCTO questionnaire etc.
  • Data management, data analysis and other data quality control activities
  • Report writing and client/PI communication
  • Need based troubleshooting in the process of project implementation and developing generalized policy guidelines for ARCED Foundation.
  • Qualifications
  • Minimum graduation, preferably in Economics; Business, Social Science and other relevant graduates with relevant experience can also apply.
  • At least two years of work experience is required. Strong preference for experience in managing field employees.
  • Knowledge and experience of data management and analysis, skill in Stata/R/Python and SurveyCTO/ODK/KoBoToolbox is required.
  • Strong communication ability is required
  • Professional writing and presentation abilities, as well as attention to detail, are necessary.
  • Structured management, automation and efficiency driven
  • Location
    Dhaka (Project based field visit)
    Salary
    Negotiable

    Interested candidates are requested to fill up the application form properly. Please send your resume [not more than three pages], a cover letter, clearly explaining your interest in and qualifications for the position, along with the best work of yours (Report, do file, etc).

    Please apply on or before 10 January 2022. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further assessment.