Locations: Tanzania, India, Kenya, Ethiopia
Deadline: 21 Sep 2022
Job Description
Girl Effect is an international non-profit that builds media that girls want, trust and need.
From chat-bots to chat-shows and TV dramas to tech, our content is reaching millions of girls in Africa and Asia to make choices and changes in their lives. Igniting their confidence to act differently at a time that can define their future.
We create safe spaces for girls, sharing facts, and answering questions about health, nutrition, education, relationships and so much more. And we use innovative technology so we can reach girls at scale. We arm girls with the skills to negotiate and redefine what they are told is possible, so every girl can choose to be in control of her body, her health, her learning and livelihood.
When a girl unlocks her power to make different choices that change her life, it inspires others to do so too. She starts a ripple effect that impacts her family, her community, her country. That’s the Girl Effect.
About TEGA
Adolescent girls are one of the hardest groups to reach in society. The challenges they face are often under-reported or described on their behalf. Without the inclusion of their perspective, solutions designed to support them aren’t as effective as they could be.
Co-created with girls, TEGA (Technology Enabled Girl Ambassadors) is Girl Effect’s mobile based research tool that allows girls to collect real-time insights into the lives of their peers. This unique approach unlocks the open and honest conversations that might otherwise be lost or not included in traditional research.
TEGA networks have gathered data from girls and communities on topics including nutrition, economic empowerment, health and wellbeing, vaccines, mobile access, social media and education. This girl-talk method is especially useful when researching sensitive topics like HIV or sexual health.
How It Works:
- AGYW (aged 18-24)-researchers are recruited and supported by a local partner, they are given a phone and trained to collect data through the TEGA app, which collects qualitative data through video, photo and audio capabilities, in addition to quantitative data capture and digital consent features.
- Data instantly transfers to our secure Data Hub and disappears from the girl’s phone to ensure safety and confidentiality.
- Girl Effect researchers analyze the data, which uncovers insights that are then validated again with our TEGA researchers and research participants, in order to ensure everything we do is from the perspective of girls.
- Once verified, insights and recommendations are delivered to our content and partner programmes.
TEGAs are paid researchers and gain an internationally recognised market research qualification as part of their training (Market Research Society). Girl Effect has live TEGA networks in India, Rwanda and Tanzania and associate networks in Bangladesh, Malawi, Nigeria and the USA.
About the Role
Girl Effect is looking for a stellar research manager. The Research Manager will support the design and implementation of girl-centered, innovative and robust research approaches within Girl Effect, designing insights-driven research on subjects including Social and Gender norms, Education, SRH, Nutrition, Health, and Protection, etc. This role works across our global projects in Ethiopia, Rwanda, Tanzania and India.
The Ideal Candidate
The way of working at Girl Effect is fast-paced and agile and the ideal candidate will thrive on this. The ideal candidate will have a natural aptitude for technology and innovation and insight generation. He/She will be able to work independently, develop strong working relationships fast and have experience capacity building others.
Location Requirements
At present there is no travel due to COVID-19 risks and restrictions but in the future the role may require travel to our networks. The role is for someone based out of a country with an established Girl Effect office: Kenya, India, Tanzania, or Ethiopia
Description of Major Duties
The Research Manager will be tasked with delivering excellent qualitative research, typically focused on Social Behavioral Changed, to support by way of coordination, project management and qualitative insights that are fit-for-purpose and timely for our partners’ programming and supporting ongoing innovation of the Technology Enabled Girls Ambassador (TEGA) approach:
- Scoping and design of research projects from the point of view of standard procedures including consent and ethics approvals, documentation and concept notes, research manuals, risk mitigation procedures, contracts and scopes of work, budgets, timelines, deliverables and resources required.
- Coordinating the development of qualitative research tools, testing and running the research instrumentation cycle, supporting the development of detailed pre-analysis and analysis plans, planning for the development of research reports, insights presentations and other research related outputs.
- Effectively line manage junior research coordinators and steward local partner relationships.
- Provide inputs on TEGA strategy when required, support the writing and submission of grant applications, identify conference and publishing opportunities.
- Craft research and analysis plans for surveys and field observations for creative, formative, monitoring and program evaluations that support a range of Girl Effect external research projects and own their research processes and deliverables from start to finish.
- Work with our local teams and partners and support recruitment, training, and quality assurance aspects of their fieldwork including the capacity building of local research teams.
What the hiring manager says:
“This role is a brilliant opportunity for someone who is passionate about participatory or young user-centered research methodologies and working closely with young people to design and deliver insightful and innovative research projects. The successful candidate is someone who has qualitative project management experience and is able to understand, unpack and analyze complex socio-economic and cultural issues. As a Research Manager, you will be a core member of the TEGA team with ample opportunity to build on your experience and contribute your innovative ideas within the programme. The successful candidate should have genuine passion to work with and for young people and must be passionate about tech & digital.”
Key Tasks Within This Role
Data, Analysis & Reporting (20%)
- Supporting the designing and carrying out qualitative fieldwork, often with marginalized or vulnerable people, in different locations and contexts e.g. India, Rwanda, Tanzania.
- Interpreting quantitative data from existing secondary data sets to inform the design of high-quality qualitative research projects.
- Conducting basic level qualitative analysis of data conducted through TEGA interviews, workshops and other participatory methods.
- Support the production of insightful research reports to aid programmatic decision-making.
- Communicate and facilitate the use of research results for program improvement, scale-up of best practices, and policy change for strengthened humanitarian service delivery.
- Support the production of high-quality and varied research outputs for a range of audiences including analysis, report writing, and presentations where necessary.
- Ensuring that our work is participatory, including working with peer researchers and local partners through active partnership management.
TEGA Support and Training (40%)
- Lead on designing the training/ refresher training of TEGAs and local partners on research basics including ethics, data collection and related topics.
- Manage the TEGA professional development process and provide quality feedback to TEGAs on their work and professional development progress goals.
- Oversee the TEGA database and collate/create TEGA portfolios for Market Research Society qualifications.
- Involve TEGAs in research design, survey design in a systematic and coordinated way making their contributions explicit in research projects for all stakeholders.
Project Management (40%)
- Working closely with others as part of a consortium and with external stakeholders to manage relationships and deliver work.
- Project manage research projects from start to finish i.e. brief and survey development to data collection to analysis and reporting
- Support with procurement and management of local partners, research agencies and translation team
- Ensure that TEGA principles and guidelines are upheld by all involved in TEGA projects
Skills and Experience
Essential
- Master’s degree in Arts/ Humanities, Social Sciences, Public Health research, Market Research, or related subjects.
- Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience in qualitative research management roles – which involved a participatory and/or human/user centered focus.
- Experience working in different countries/global contexts.
- Experience in basic qualitative research tool development, fieldwork, data analysis, and reporting.
- Basic numeracy and the ability to understand quantitative data.
- Strong project, research management and organizational skills.
- Must be able to work collaboratively, we encourage creativity and better communication through our supportive culture which values knowledge sharing, learning and working together to achieve the best that we can.
- Proven examples of the ability to successfully manage multiple projects with diverse stakeholders and hard deadlines to completion, on time and at a high level of quality, with minimal guidance and direction.
- Strong communication and organizational skills, the ability to facilitate and encourage open communication and strive for effective communication.
- Excellent written and fluent spoken English,
- Demonstrated skills in producing high quality, innovative and engaging research presentations and briefings for diverse audiences.
- Strong cultural awareness and sensitivity about the cultures within which Girl Effect operates.
- Commitment to realizing the potential of girls and to the vision and values of Girl Effect. In particular, a good understanding of Girl Effect’s mandate and child-focus, and the ability to ensure this always underpins the support provided
Desirable
- It is a plus if s/he is tech-savvy and has used research applications in the past such as MAXQDA, NVIVO, ATLAS Ti and/or other similar qualitative data analysis and research relevant software.
- Experience working remotely with colleagues and/or field agencies and ability to work effectively in multicultural teams with varying expertise, skills and backgrounds.
- An inquisitive and open-minded approach, evidenced by knowledge and understanding of a broad range of research topics and a willingness to learn about new themes, approaches, and techniques when required.
- The right to work in one of the countries where the role will be based: Tanzania, India, Kenya, Ethiopia.
What else you should know
As we continue to scale and grow – we are hugely ambitious for our future and we are looking for people who are driven to change the world for girls.
Our teams are a diverse mix across sectors (non-profit and commercial) and specialisms (from Brand and Creative through to Gender and Insight). You’ll learn and grow in an environment that will challenge you to think and work with a fresh perspective. In turn, you can expect to work somewhere where you will be stretched and developed in your role, a place where you can build your career and work with talented, engaged people committed to our cause.
Girl Effect is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
We are committed to building an organization that is increasingly representative of the communities that we serve. To this end, due regard will be paid to recruiting candidates with diverse professional, academic and cultural backgrounds.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all those we work with and for, especially children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment, uphold standards in our safeguarding policy and our code of conduct. In particular:
- To take reasonable steps to prevent any harm caused by Girl Effect
- To report any safeguarding concerns through the reporting pathways
This role is being recruited as a 12 month fixed term contract.
Deadline to Apply: Wednesday 21st September 2022
HOW TO APPLY
https://www.global.girleffect.org/careers/?gh_jid=6369976002/under vacancy