Research Associate, Labor, Morocco Innovation and Evaluation Lab,
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Posted on 31 Oct
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Vacancy
1 Vacancy
Job Description
Roles & Responsibilities
Key responsibilities
- Propose and, as appropriate, implement innovations in the different stages of a project in coordination with Principal Investigators
- Maintain and grow effective relationships with partner organizations
- Oversee and lead the field research activities, including the implementation of the evaluation, according to the research design in coordination with partners
- Liaising with field staff running the evaluations and collaborating with them including travel to research field sites
- Conduct background research in conjunction with field research activities
- Designing survey questionnaires, conducting qualitative research, refining study design and surveying instruments
- Manage the relationship with the survey firm, supervise in person or phone data collection and ensure the good quality of the data
- Assist with the preparation of administrative databases
- Assist with data cleaning and preliminary data analysis
- Any other work assigned by Principal Investigators
He/she will also be responsible for ensuring good communication and organization on a daily basis:
- Facilitate, strengthen and maintain effective and efficient communication as the primary contact point with Principal Investigators.
- Provide periodic updates on project activities to PIs and subject experts
- Participate in the planning and design of any outreach activities
- Ensure that project activities are on schedule and prepare project update reports according to agreements with funders and partners
Desired Candidate Profile
A Master's Degree in economics, public policy, math, statistics or related technical fields including training in microeconomics, econometrics, statistics, and advanced mathematics
- Graduate-level coursework in economics is a plus
- Experience with living in Morocco or a developing country is a strong advantage
- Previous experience in development research preferred
- Very strong quantitative, organizational, and communication skills are necessary
- Fluency in French and Arabic and an excellent command of English (compulsory)
- Flexible, self-motivating, able to manage multiple tasks efficiently, and a team player
- Demonstrated ability to manage high-level relationships with partner organizations
- Prior experience working with large data sets and programming in Stata, SAS, R or other statistical programs is necessary.
- Familiarity with randomized controlled trials is a strong plus.
Company Industry
- Pharma
- Biotech
- Clinical Research
Department / Functional Area
- R&D
- Research & Development
Keywords
- Research Associate
- Labor
- Morocco Innovation And Evaluation Lab
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JPAL
The MEL is a collaboration between the University Mohammed VI Polytechnic (UM6P), the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Harvard Center for International Development (CID). The Morocco Innovation and Evaluation Lab emerged from the Morocco Employment Lab, an initiative that was launched in 2020 in partnership with the Millennium Challenge Account - Morocco Agency (MCA-Morocco) and hosted by the Policy Center for the New South. With the support of Community Jameel, the lab is expanding its work beyond employment into sectors such as education, social protection, firm growth, agriculture, and environment. The MEL works in close collaboration with the public, private, NGO, and philanthropic sectors in Morocco to conduct evaluations that speak to their priorities and share rigorous evidence to inform their decisions.