United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
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Research Assistant (Adv#103/2024)
Position Description
The Research Assistant will report to the Research Investigator and will be responsible for planning, organizing, and implementing research to collect high-quality data, analyse, write reports and manuscripts, and document within the guidelines of the research protocol and organizational values and guidelines. S/he will be involved in –
- Support the research team in arranging divisional and district-level workshops with relevant government and non-government stakeholders;
- Communicate with stakeholders through drafting, revising, and delivering invitation letters;
- Select venues, acquire logistics, and communicate with local vendors for supplies;
- Build rapport with the community and stakeholders;
- Identify potential Key informants, FGD participants and IDI participants following the eligibility criteria;
- Work with team members in preparing field plan; collect high-quality data in a timely manner adhering to the ethical guidelines;
- Submit the data, check transcription and code qualitative data in order to proper implementation of the project;
- Support in drafting the initial report;
- Work with supervisor in writing manuscripts in order to support scientific manuscript publication;
- Promote a spirit of collegiality amongst the team members;
- Encourage team members to collaborate and work together.
Required qualifications and experience:
- Master’s in Public Health/Anthropology/Applied Statistics/Information and Communication with good academic records;
- At least 1 year of experience in data collection, analysis, and interpretation; 3 Years of experience for Bachelor degree holders.
Location: Mohakhali, Dhaka.
Number of Positions: 03
Contract Type and Duration:
- Short Term Contractual Service Agreement basis; duration will be 3 months with a possibility of extension subject to availability of funds and performance.
Salary & benefits:
- Tk. 37,661/-per month (consolidated) inclusive of house rent and conveyance allowances;
- Festival bonus, income tax paid by icddr,b, and subsidized canteen; Transport and daycare facilities are subject to space availability.
Notes of attention:
- Only short-listed candidates shall be invited for written test /interview;
- The organization reserves the right to make an appointment at a grade lower than that advertised;
- icddr,b does not charge any fee at any stage of the recruitment process.
Interested candidates who fulfil the requirements should submit online applications using icddr,b website: career.icddrb.org by April 23, 2024.
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