Research Manager
Company: Marie Stopes Tanzania
Location: Dar Es Salaam
Application Deadline: Monday March 10th, 2025
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in statistics/epidemiology, mathematics or related discipline with training in quantitative research methods
- Master’s degree (or equivalent) in public health, research, epidemiology, statistics, international development, social sciences, health sciences or related discipline with training in quantitative research methods
- Additional qualification or formal training in research design or impact evaluation
- Trained in Research ethics
Competencies
- 4-5 years’ proven experience in a research role
- Significant experience in study design and protocol development, overseeing research fieldwork, statistical analysis, reporting, and disseminating findings
- Highly numerate with strong conceptual and analytical skills
- Good skills in using Excel for analytical tables and graphical outputs
- Excellent data analysis skills using SPSS and STATA with advanced quantitative analysis techniques
- Experience in reproductive health research and using routine health data
- Strong communicator in both English and Kiswahili
- Experience in producing clear and simple reports, including charts & graphs
Responsibilities
- Support the strategic research design, implementation, and dissemination
- Implement MSI global research protocols such as the Exit Interview and Mystery Client Surveys
- Support designing of project evaluations and review consultancy works
- Support monitoring and evaluation analysis for donor-funded projects
- Assist project managers in preparing quarterly/annual reports
- Use MIS data to measure activity effectiveness at facility and community levels
- Support the development and operation of an M&E-MIS system
- Conduct data quality assurance at various levels of the projects