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Ipsos is seeking a Senior Research and Evaluation Executive to join its Center for Development Research & Evaluation in Kenya.

Ipsos is a leading provider of research and evaluation to aid our clients make decisions to benefit their programmatic goals in sub-Saharan Africa. We are MEL partners to a range of organizations across the continent, working in agriculture and private sector development, refugee and IDPs, governance and human rights and public health, among other sectors, with a range of cross-cutting themes in particular gender and inclusion and climate change, from 11 fully staffed and permanent research offices in 11 countries. We provide evidence-based recommendations on program design, implementation and impact at both a strategic and tactical level to a wide range of multi-lateral and bilateral donors, foundations, international and local NGOs and private sector clients. Our team works extensively on complex research projects and a range of mainly mixed method evaluations including impact assessment. Ipsos leads the way in application of new methods of information collection and analysis, including use of mapping and anonymized third-party and observational data, and on the delivery of high-quality data sets from primary data and secondary sources. Our teams write insightful analytical reports and create impact through integrating recommendations into program design and improvement.

We are seeking a Senior Research & Evaluation executive to join our dynamic Kenya team.

This individual is responsible for developing innovative and ground-breaking approaches and research and evaluation proposals and protocols; executing high quality and time and budget compliant studies, leading client relationships, facilitating client workshops and stakeholder engagements, ensuring ethical and ISO standards are employed, writing reports including recommendations and policy briefs.

Qualifications required:

  • Bachelors degree with upper second class or first class honours in a relevant subject area
  • A minimum of 4 years relevant research or evaluation experience at the executive level (that is not including enumeration or supervision duties in field)
  • Successfully led and built client relationships with development clients working in Africa
  • Experience working in a commercial research company environment
  • Professional qualifications in relevant areas of specialization such as MEL.
  • Superb and flawless English speaking and writing skills, with ability to write high-quality research and evaluation reports in English.
  • Very strong technical knowledge of social research and /or evaluation methods (from the perspective of external evaluation)
  • Experience in development-related evaluation and research
  • Strong proposal writing and business development skills
  • Experience executing research and / or evaluation in Africa
  • Experience in different countries would be an added advantage

Knowledge and skills

  • Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint and Word
  • Sound knowledge of interpreting and analyzing information, generation of research Insights.
  • Proficiency in SPSS or EPI-info and other survey analysis systems would be an advantage, especially relating to impact evaluation methods.
  • Ability to work and deliver under pressure.
  • Interpersonal skills, good people skills and good organizational skills
  • Very organized and detail oriented with strong time, costing, and project management skills
  • Self-driven, results orientated, shows exceptional initiative, and is focused on quality and profit.

Application Procedure

Please email a CV and covering email explaining why you are interested in this position to: careers-ke@ipsos.com, cc Melissa.baker@ipsos.com.

Applications will not be considered if the covering email is not attached. Include "[YOUR NAME] Senior Research Executive, Development Research and Evaluation" in the email subject header.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

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