Job Title: Research Specialist
Hiring
Organization: Busara Center
Location
– Locality: Nairobi
Location
– Region: Kenya
Industry: Finance
Job
Type: Full Time
Salary: KES
Date
Posted: 08/07/2025
Responsibilities include:
Field
Operations Management
- Manage and oversee data collection efforts,
including planning logistics for regular in-person and phone surveys.
- Train enumerators and field teams to ensure
consistency and accuracy in data collection.
- Manage field teams at project sites from
CBD/Kilimani in Nairobi, collect regular updates on data collection
progress and spending, tackle any challenges the team faces, and escalate
as appropriate
- Conduct daily High Frequency Checks (HFCs) to
identify and resolve data quality issues in real-time
Research Implementation & Coordination
- Ensure the intervention and data collection
adhere strictly to the research protocol
- Liaise regularly with academic research teams
outside the country via weekly calls, raise implementation concerns, and
coordinate on corrective measures.
- Support the design and implementation of the
study at all stages of the randomized evaluation, in collaboration with
Principal Investigators (PIs)
- Document the data monitoring process, including
any deviations from the original study design
Data
Management & Quality Assurance
- Code and troubleshoot surveys using tools such
as SurveyCTO, Qualtrics, and support lab-based experiments via oTree
- Implement randomization protocols
- Establish and maintain robust data quality
safeguards and auditing systems
- Manage and clean data to ensure adherence to
ethical standards and facilitate the replication of study results
- Ensure the project complies with all relevant
ethical requirements
Data
Analysis
Analyze
quantitative data generated by the experiment to produce insights and support
reporting needs.
Essential Qualifications and Traits
- Experience in team management in any context
- Hold, or be close to completion of, a Bachelor’s
or Master’s (preferred) degree in Economics, Statistics, Political
Sciences, Psychology, Mathematics, or a related discipline requiring
substantial quantitative coursework
- Strong skills in econometrics and programming
(especially STATA and/or R)
- Keen understanding of randomized controlled
trials and experimental methods
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
in English
- Strong managerial and organizational skills, and
the ability to work under pressure
- A systematic, thorough, and well-organised
approach to work, with high levels of accuracy and attention to detail,
and the ability to take responsibility for the delivery of research
outputs to specific deadlines
- A committed and collaborative team player, with
the ability to work constructively and effectively with research partners
- Highly self-motivated and able to take
initiative without much supervision
- Willingness to be based in Nairobi, Kenya, for
at least two years
- Demonstrated interest in development economics
How to Apply
