Research Manager - Intersectoral Unit

IMPACT Initiatives

The Research Manager s responsibilities will include:

STAFF MANAGEMENT

• Direct management of senior national and international team members, including recruitment and staff career management.
• Development and implementation of capacity training plans for team members;
• Day-to-day management of team members, including the development of work plans and performance indicators.

PROJECT/RESEARCH CYCLE MANAGEMENT

• Ensure all assessments and analysis are planned and implemented in a structured and coherent manner, in line with relevant project and strategic objectives, and with global REACH guidelines;
• Oversee all research cycles in his/her unit, including reviewing ToRs, methodology notes, tools, products and dissemination strategies.
• Ensure the writing and production of timely, accurate and analytically rigorous reports, assessments, and factsheets;
• Ensure relevant stakeholders and partners are engaged in assessment design and planning;
• Monitor output achievement, project expenditure and ensure timely completion of the project.
• Actively advocate for the improving of analysis within REACH products, and using common methodologies, tools and analysis frameworks across units where relevant

GRANTS MANAGEMENT

• Under the guidance of the Country representative and the Project and Partnerships support department, manage grants in the unit, including initial discussions with donors, conceptualisation of new projects, drafting proposals, regular reporting, and M&E;
• Under the guidance of the Country Representative, oversee the financial management of all grants covering the unit s projects, including oversight of budget and expenditure;
• Ensure that contractual obligations are met in terms of programs deliverables.

EXTERNAL ENGAGEMENT

• In coordination with the Country Representative and Deputy country representative, represent REACH with donors, partners, and the wider development community in Somalia.

STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION

• Under the guidance of the Country Representative and Deputy country representative, develop the unit strategy, engagement and involvement with various technical and coordination forums;
• Work with key clusters and partner organizations and working groups to understand the various relevant information gaps within Somalia and identify how REACH can fill these gaps;
• Contribute to the development and implementation of the REACH Somalia country strategy;
• Develop and implement dissemination strategies to strengthen the impact of the programmes under his/her supervision;
• Engagement with HQ on matters related to the research cycles under his/her supervision and provide support to relevant IMPACT Global Community of Practices (CoPs).

The Research Manager will maintain the strictest confidentiality on all data collected and related processes. They will actively take measures to prevent the unauthorized sharing of any information and data belonging to IMPACT and its partners or collected during his/her assignment with IMPACT.