Job Description

The Research Associate (RA) leads the data collection and management of the Investment Fraud survey. The RA will supervise project field staff, including the field managers and enumerators, while ensuring timely submission of deliverables to donors and partners.

Responsibilities

Field Management

• Oversees the online data collection
• Directly supervises field staff and manages project finances

Technical Leadership

• Serves as the technical lead for the program implementation, ensuring that monitoring and data collection tools are working properly.
• Closely monitors compliance to research design, research protocols, and data security standards.

Partner Management

• Maintain strong, collaborative relationships with external partners, PIs, and the internal team.

Qualifications

• 2 years of project management experience
• Extensive experience supervising data collection, teams of field workers, and survey design and implementation
• Extensive experience conducting social science or economic field research
• Cultural sensitivity and demonstrated ability to work successfully with diverse constituencies
• Strong written and oral communication skills and complete fluency in English
• Advanced experience and skills in Stata or R, and SurveyCTO, or ODK
• Master’s degree in economics, public policy, social science, or a related field
• Background in randomized control trials
• Experience in building capacity on technical matters

Reports to

Associate Research Manager

Locations

Ortigas, Pasig City

About IPA

Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) is a research and policy nonprofit that discovers and advances what works to improve the lives of people living in poverty. IPA brings together researchers and decision-makers to design, rigorously evaluate, and refine these solutions and their applications, ensuring that the evidence created is used to improve the lives of people living in poverty. In recent decades, trillions of dollars have been spent on programs designed to reduce global poverty, but clear evidence of which programs succeed is rare, and when evidence does exist, decision-makers often do not know about it. IPA exists to bring together leading researchers and these decision-makers to ensure that the evidence we create leads to a tangible impact on the world. Since its founding in 2002, IPA has worked with over 600 leading academics to conduct over 1,000 evaluations in 52 countries. This research has informed hundreds of successful programs that now impact millions of individuals worldwide.

Safeguarding at IPA

At Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA), we are committed to creating a safe and respectful environment for all individuals, particularly children and vulnerable adults. As IPA adheres to strict safeguarding principles, selected candidates will be expected to adhere to the standards. By joining IPA, you become part of a team dedicated to ethical conduct, social responsibility, and meaningful impact in the fight against global poverty. Together, we work to create a better world where everyone has the opportunity to thrive with dignity and respect.