Research Assistant

The Research Assistant (RA) will support program's capacity to prioritize programming that responds to strategic needs, and measure public attitudes and opinions before and after interventions. The RA may also contribute to designing questionnaires/surveys, conducting interviews, and drafting sections of activity reports/documents. In addition, the RA also may contribute to ongoing context monitoring and drafting atmospherics reports in areas where activities are taking place. This position reports to the MEL Manager and is based in Ramallah.

 Responsibilities:

• Provide overall research, operational, administrative and logistical support to the MEL team and other team members as needed.
• Perform related duties to support the MEL team during site visits, as required and assigned.
• Participate in data collection planning and support in-person data collection efforts, including taking extensive notes during primary data collection and/or conducting key informant interviews and focus group discussions.
• Support staff to ensure that data collection instruments are translated and finalized.
• Contact and schedule interviews with key stakeholders and program beneficiaries, including tracking interview lists.
• Conduct problem-solving of any logistical challenges that arise.
• Accompany data collection teams in the field and monitor and oversee the data collection efforts.

Coordinate with relevant team members (MEL and/or Program Development Officer) including doing regular check-ins.

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Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in social sciences, international development, statistics, economics, or related field is required.
• Minimum of 3 years of demonstrated experience in data collection and/or research required.
• Experience with community resilience/stabilization programming in conflict environments with USAID preferred.
• Ability to travel to and within Nablus or Jenin, or to other activity sites is preferred.
• Determination, commitment, efficiency creativity and adaptability required.
• Excellent communication skills as well as: a) proactive problem-solving abilities independently and with teams, b) a strong service orientation, and c) inter-personal skills, self-awareness and emotional intelligence required.
• Excellent organizational, time management, qualitative and analytical skills with ability to communicate technical information clearly and effectively with professionals required.
• Oral and written proficiency in English and Arabic required.

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