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Busara Center for Behavioral Economics (Busara) Jobs 2024
- Dar es Salaam
- Research and Advisory – Advisory /
- Full-time /
- Hybrid
Project Associate at Busara Center for Behavioral Economics (Busara) June 2024
What does the Busara Center do?
Busara
implements research for organizations around the world, ranging from
qualitative in-depth studies to lab experiments to large-scale
randomized control trials. In addition, Busara’s advisory arm works with
governments, non-profit organizations and private sector enterprises on
improving their policies and products: Through
incorporating insights from behavioral economics, we help organizations
understand decision-making and enable them and the people they serve to
make better and more informed choices.
About the role:
The
Project Associate role and tasks will be dedicated to a technical
capacity strengthening project led by Busara, with a particular focus on
developing social development organizations’ capacity to incorporate
behavioral science, research methods, evidence gathering, and innovative
program evaluation into their work with the communities they serve.
As
the primary project manager for dedicated external Busara project(s), a
Project Associate quickly gains an expert understanding of a particular
problem or research question and uses all tools at their disposal, both
within and outside Busara to execute an engagement to the highest
possible degree, with careful consideration of timing and budget. A
Project Associate develops creative and rigorous solutions to client and
partner needs and manages both internal and external relationships with
energy, enthusiasm, and professionalism.
Project Associates
liaise with the Projects Division and other Busara teams and are
expected to coordinate and manage staff effectively and independently.
Key Accountabilities/Responsibilities
CORE PROJECT RESPONSIBILITIES:
Project
Associates will work closely with the other Busara staff and directly
with academic researchers and advisory clients to perform a variety of
tasks including, but not limited to:
- Lead
the design and delivery of training curricula, designing and
implementation of evaluation frameworks, writing interim and final
reports. - Provide regular reports to the Nairobi office and to the client(s).
- Manage higher level conversations and partnerships with clients and partners.
- Coordinate with other Busara Tanzania team members on field activities.
- Plan, manage and execute external and internal engagements independently from start to finish with limited supervision.
- Incorporate
the latest research in qualitative and quantitative methods, behavioral
science, psychology, economics, and development to provide creative
solutions to engagements. - Manage and conduct qualitative and quantitative research and data analysis.
- Design,
launch and analyze effective quantitative and qualitative survey
instruments with coordination among project staff (Analysts, Lab Team,
Programming, and Operations teams). - Serve as a point of contact
for clients and partners. Effectively manage the needs of stakeholders
through proactive communication and troubleshooting. - Contribute to project on-boarding and off-boarding for knowledge management.
- Responsible for project timelines, deliverables, reports, and staffing.
- Create
proposals, concept notes, and pitch decks for new
capacity-strengthening opportunities with partners and knowledge
sharing. Present at conferences, networking events, or client meetings. - Contribute to the design, execution, and dissemination of Busara internal research projects.
- Work closely to lead or support other Associates to fulfill the engagement’s requirements.
- Participate in field work for assigned projects as may be required.
- Perform any other duty as may be assigned by the project supervisor.
CORE ORGANIZATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
In
addition to project responsibilities, Project Associates also have the
following organizational responsibilities to ensure a healthy and
functioning organization.
- Work with the portfolio team to conduct goal-setting exercises, objectives and key results, and team-building events.
- Contribute to skills-building workshops for portfolio team members.
- Communicate across organizational teams to ensure a healthy and functioning organization.
- Coordinate
across teams to ensure healthy work relationships are maintained.
Mediate and escalate (to supervisors, HR, or wellness teams) any issues
that require attention. - Complete required focus contracts, reviews, and snapshots.
- Assist with internal initiatives where necessary.
- Serve as mentors to Analyst and Project Lead team members, when requested.
- Serve on internal committees when necessary.
- Coordinate
across teams to ensure healthy work relationships are maintained.
Mediate and escalate (to supervisors, HR, or wellness teams) any issues
that require attention.
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Knowledge, Skills, and Experience:
Minimum Requirements
- A Bachelor’s degree in Public Policy, Social Sciences, Community Development, Economics, or related fields.
- A minimum of two years’ experience working in the non-profit sector in Tanzania.
- Prior experience in writing reports and policy briefs is preferred.
- Past experience with organizational training and/or capacity strengthening.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and Kiswahili.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate with a diverse range of stakeholders.
- Excellent individual and group-based exercise facilitation, and oral presentation skills.
- Demonstrates the ability to manage high-level relationships with partner organizations.
- Excellent management and organizational skills.
- Flexible, self-motivating, able to manage multiple tasks efficiently and a team player.
- Interest and experience working in a fast-paced working environment.
- Ability to execute projects while sustaining a global focus and vision for institutional planning and decision making
- Must be a Tanzanian national
Desired Qualifications:
- A Master’s degree in Public Policy, Social Sciences, Community Development, Economics, or related fields.
- Experience managing or mentoring staff.
- Experience managing large-scale research and consulting projects in developing countries.
- Familiarity with randomized controlled trials is preferred.
- Familiarity with behavioral science.
- Familiarity with NVIVO or other qualitative analysis software.
- Familiarity with STATA or R.
- We
will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis until the position is
filled. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Data Privacy Statement
As
part of Busara’s recruitment process, personal information provided by
an applicant through various means will be collected and stored. This
includes but is not limited to the information which the candidate
provides to Busara in their application and profile, any data from role
assessments, interviews information including video interviews and data
provided to us by your referees. This data will be used to evaluate the
application, communicate with the candidate, and where a candidate has
selected this option, for future recruitment opportunities. All this
information will be treated as part of each job application record and
only retained for the required record retention period.
By
choosing to apply for this position at Busara, you are giving Busara
your consent to process your personal data as described above. We are
committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal
information is secure.
