Research Manager – MEAL Pillar at Samuel Hall

Tasks & Responsibilities
Objective 1 – Research Management and Coordination

• Set the vision of the project with the Pillar Lead
• Guide the project teams to understand and implement the vision.
• Report to the Pillar Lead on a weekly basis in writing
• Advise on and implement recruitment decisions for each project.
• Maintain a pool of external consultants, researchers, and partners on specific thematic issues.
• Manage and train project team members.
• Focus on specific thematic areas of research and development in-house expertise.
• Lead Research and Planning Team Meetings
• Participate in the Objective Key Results (OKR) process and any internal strategic discussions.

Objective 2 – Client Management and Communications

• Responsible for addressing major client and partner requests, and problem-solving at critical times and on critical issues such as methods, research content, etc.
• Lead on timely approval of research deliverables
• Responsible for all internal and external communications on the project
• Maintain select relationships in key organizations.

Objective 3 – Research

• Lead on methodology and design as per industry, academic, and SH standards.
• Lead on analysis and report writing.
• Lead on visualization and presentation
• Review and evaluation of data quality and timeliness of data collection
• Manage mixed methods fieldwork in multiple countries.
• Manage, train and task team members
• Contribute to dissemination strategies and activities

Vacancy Requirements
Required

• A Masters degree in International Relations, International Development, Political Science, or a related field
• A minimum of 6 years of relevant experience in research in the migration and displacement field
• Proven experience in writing research papers, consultancy reports, evaluation assignments, and policy briefs
• Proven experience in project management and leading teams
• Proven expertise in quantitative and qualitative data analysis and tools (for example, R, SPSS, NVIVO)
• Knowledge of key institutional frameworks and stakeholders
• Strong presentation skills and ability to build professional relationships.
• Excellent verbal and written skills in English
• Keen attention to detail
• Ability to be patient and to work well within a global team.
• Ability to cope well under pressure, occasionally work irregular hours and meet tight deadlines.

Desirable

• A PhD degree in a relevant field
• Published articles/papers (peer-reviewed)
• French, Arabic, Dari, Pashto, and/or additional languages
• Past experience specific to the East and Horn of Africa, Central/South Asia, and/or the Middle East and North Africa