Research/Program Manager (Senior) at Aquaya Institute

About the job
We are recruiting multiple Research/Program Managers and Senior Research/Program Managers (‘Manager/Senior Manager’) for full-time positions. 
These positions will be based in Ghana or Kenya and require extensive domestic travel within the country of location, and international travel across sub-Saharan Africa. 

The Manager/Senior Manager will be responsible for managing research program activities, including, but not limited to:

• Research Program Execution
• Develop research protocols and data collection tools
• Develop and monitor timelines for completing project milestones
• Develop, modify, and successfully manage project budgets
• Manage the ethical approval process and ensure that ethical principles are respected
• Lead fieldwork logistics and data collection activities with minimal oversight
• Develop training schedules and materials; successfully lead training activities
• Develop and administer effective QAQC methods to ensure data quality
• Manage quantitative and qualitative datasets
• Perform quantitative data analyses
• Delegate tasks to and/or supervise other employees as needed
• Organize and tactfully lead partner meetings and manage partner communication and reporting
• Maintain clear communication with any hired consultants

Dissemination

• Lead the preparation of project presentations, reports, briefs, and publications
• Participate in the presentation of program results at conferences and workshops

Initial Program Support

• The employee is anticipated to initially lead to two or more components of the following projects:
• Urban Resilience by Building and Applying New Evidence in WASH (URBAN WASH)
• Enhancing Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (EnWASH)
• Assurance Fund

Anticipated start date as soon as possible, preferably by March 2023. This position may be remote or based in person in Nairobi, Kenya, or Accra, Ghana.