Research
Associate, Entrepreneurship Development (Rwanda)
Associate, Entrepreneurship Development (Rwanda)
- Location: Kigali,
Rwanda and nationwide field sites - Desired Start Date: July
28, 2014 - Reports to: Country
Representative, IPA Rwanda - Length of Commitment: 2.5
year
Innovations
for Poverty Action (IPA), is an international non-profit research organization.
Based in New Haven, CT, with offices in Washington, D.C. and worldwide, IPA
works with development partners and academic researchers to create and evaluate
approaches to solving development problems, to communicate “what works” in
development
for Poverty Action (IPA), is an international non-profit research organization.
Based in New Haven, CT, with offices in Washington, D.C. and worldwide, IPA
works with development partners and academic researchers to create and evaluate
approaches to solving development problems, to communicate “what works” in
development
and to scale up successful projects in a variety of fields, including
health, education, microfinance, governance and agriculture.
Project
Description:
Description:
The project will target micro- and small-sized
enterprise owners with the potential and motivation to improve their
productivity, grow their firms and create employment opportunities for
others. Specifically, we will examine the impact of two types of support
for micro and small entrepreneurs: remote consulting services provided by Grow
Movement, in conjunction with Educat Rwanda, and an business ICT tool that will
help entrepreneurs manage finance and marketing information.
Entrepreneurs will be carefully screened to identify those with “high-growth”
potential, and those 600 entrepreneurs will be targeted to receive either the
consulting services, the ICT tool, or both.
enterprise owners with the potential and motivation to improve their
productivity, grow their firms and create employment opportunities for
others. Specifically, we will examine the impact of two types of support
for micro and small entrepreneurs: remote consulting services provided by Grow
Movement, in conjunction with Educat Rwanda, and an business ICT tool that will
help entrepreneurs manage finance and marketing information.
Entrepreneurs will be carefully screened to identify those with “high-growth”
potential, and those 600 entrepreneurs will be targeted to receive either the
consulting services, the ICT tool, or both.
Position Summary:
The Research Associate position offers an opportunity to manage fieldwork for a
randomized control trial. This position is based in Kigali, Rwanda, with
field work in Kigali, Muhanga, and other cities. The principal investigators
are Stephen Anderson Macdonald and Naufel Vilcassim (London Business School),
and Pradeep Chintagunta (University of Chicago).
The Research Associate will work closely with academic researchers, the
implementing partner and other field staff to perform a variety of tasks
including, but not limited to:
- Hiring,
training, and managing survey enumerators - Developing
and piloting survey instruments including managing translation into the
local language - Managing
the logistics of a field experiment, including managing budgets,
timelines, and relationships with partners - Managing
data entry or data capture and assisting in data cleaning and analysis - Ensuring
adherence to data quality protocols, including auditing enumerators,
monitoring data collection, and conducting data quality audits - Managing
relationships with local partners running the program being evaluated and
with local District officials - Overseeing
funding and human subjects approval applications, and ensuring that all
necessary approvals are in place - Other
duties as assigned
Qualifications:
- A
Bachelor’s degree in economics, social sciences, public policy, or a
related field - Excellent
management and organizational skills - Fluency
and excellent communication skills in English (French, Kinyarwanda
desirable) - Flexible,
self-motivating, able to manage multiple tasks efficiently, and a team
player - Demonstrated
ability to manage high-level relationships with partner organizations - Experience
living in a developing country is a strong plus - Familiarity
with randomized controlled trials preferred
How to Apply:
Please
email your Resume and Cover letter to jobs-rwanda@poverty-action.org following
these instructions exactly:
email your Resume and Cover letter to jobs-rwanda@poverty-action.org following
these instructions exactly:
1) In the subject line: Put
your full name, first name followed by other name,
2)
Please attach ONLY your cover letter and resume,
Please attach ONLY your cover letter and resume,
3) In
the email body: Copy exactly the following position line: 100744RARwanda,
Research Associate, Entrepreneurship Rwanda.
the email body: Copy exactly the following position line: 100744RARwanda,
Research Associate, Entrepreneurship Rwanda.
Start date is July 28, 2014, and the expected
commitment is 2.5 years. Salary is based on experience.
commitment is 2.5 years. Salary is based on experience.
