Lead Research & Market Information
CVPeople Tanzania | Full time
Dar es salaam, Tanzania | Posted on 02/07/2022
Job Description
Research & Thought Leadership
Lead the development of an innovative research agenda; provide insights on how to optimize Company impact on the sustainable development of Tanzania’s financial sector and develop our understanding of how to make markets work for the poor.
Strategic & Operational Planning
Take an active role in developing the Company's strategy and the emerging portfolio of interventions, encouraging the team to incorporate insights gained from research into the design; lead the development of market interventions in the Research and Market Information space.
Intervention Design & Delivery
Lead the development and implementation of the Research & Market Information project pipeline to ensure utilization of funds and achievement of output, outcome, and impact targets; provide a potentially high impact portfolio of interventions are submitted to and approved by the Investment Committee.
Advocacy, Communications & Relationship Building
Clarify how achievement of the Company's objectives depends upon influencing the mindset or behavior of others (e.g. Implementing Partners, policymakers, end-users & other stakeholders); lead the development and implementation of an innovative Communications & Influencing plan for the Research Department.
Risk & Resource Management
Secure, manage, and safeguard program e resources; ensuring that each intervention achieves optimal financial efficiency, value for money, and impact while ensuring compliance with Company and donor policies.
Leadership & Empowerment of the Team
Lead the teams of staff and consultants deployed to each intervention to empower them to contribute effectively towards achieving Company strategy.
Knowledge and Experience
Minimum of bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
Post Graduate Degree in Development Economics, Research, or other related fields
Professional qualification in monitoring and statistical techniques preferred
Certification in Project Management (e.g. PMP/ PRINCE2) (added advantage)
Excellent knowledge of data and information quality management techniques; including cutting-edge technologies in the field
10+ years’ post-graduation experience in research related to development economics; ideally involving market information management
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