*summary*:
*responsibilities*:
- manage a portfolio of projects, including quantitative and qualitative research and project implementation components.
- ensure project adherence to general research design, sample selection, data management and analysis, and overall project management.
- oversee project financial management, including creation and monitoring of project budgets, and ensure smooth integration of projects into ipa financial systems.
- work with field office staff to ensure sound human resource and operational management of projects.
- directly supervise project research staff, help with transitions, onboarding of new research staff, and maintain "institutional memory" of project activities.
- ensure that project deliverables, such as reports and financial statements, are submitted to donors and partners on time.
- lead training on data management and general project management for new/incoming project research staff.
- promote inter-project best practices and take a lead in sharing best practices with projects through formal and informal training opportunities.
- be the point of contact for data management and analysis support for project staff by serving as the link between projects and ipa headquarters.
- attend meetings with local government officials and partners to ensure success of both project specific and key ipa programmatic activities.
- when requested, support the dissemination of results via presentations and reports to academic and non-academic audiences.
- support the country director in the development of new research studies in cooperation with principal investigators and partner organizations.
*qualifications*:
- master’s degree in economics, development, international relations, public administration, public policy, or a closely related field strongly preferred.
- five or more years of related work experience with demonstrated ability to produce high quality written documents under tight deadlines (english and spanish).
- ability to supervise staff and manage projects independently.
- knowledge of, and experience with, donors working in international development
- excellent verbal communication, including ability to effectively communicate with internal and external individuals and organizations (english and spanish)
- familiarity with randomized control trials
- experience developing and managing large budgets for field work in developing countries
- must be able to provide exemplary service to internal and external stakeholders
- ability to work independently and complete high-quality assignments
- must be extremely organized, detail oriented, and able to manage multiple competing deadlines
- ability and willingness to travel
*application instructions*:
*about ipa*
*ipa's commitment to diversity, equity, & inclusion (dei)*
*disclaimers*:
*please note that only qualified applicants will be contacted by the hiring manager.
*reports to*:
senior research manager, mexico
*deadline to apply*:
rolling basis
*desired start date*:
asap
*location*:
mexico city, mexico