Location: Remote/ Hybrid
Employment Type: Full-Time
Reporting To: Head of Insights / Chief Strategy Officer / Executive Director
About the Role
We are seeking a strategic Research Manager to lead end-to-end qualitative and quantitative research initiatives, market intelligence gathering, and impact evaluations. You will oversee research design, data collection, analytical modeling, and stakeholder reporting to translate raw field data into actionable strategic insights.
Key Performance Outcomes
First 90 Days: Audit existing data collection frameworks, secure necessary NACOSTI/ethical research permits, and standardize quality assurance protocols for ongoing field studies.
Core Responsibilities:
Design comprehensive qualitative and quantitative research methodologies (surveys, focus groups, randomized control trials, and longitudinal studies).
Manage research project lifecycles, including questionnaire development, field sampling, data collection, and statistical analysis.
Oversee fieldwork operations, enumerator recruitment, and multi-site data collection across Kenya and regional markets.
Execute data cleaning, advanced statistical modeling, and data synthesis using tools like Stata, R, SPSS, or Python.
Translate findings into strategic reports, executive presentations, policy briefs, and actionable business recommendations.
Ensure full compliance with institutional review boards (IRBs), ethical guidelines, and NACOSTI regulatory frameworks.