Research Officer -DRC

The Research Officer role is ideal for a self-motivated researcher who enjoys and takes ownership of solving technical research and program-management problems that arise in countries like South Sudan, Mozambique, DRC, and Somalia.

As part of the Global Research Team, the Research Officer, will serve as Forcier’s key implementer of research projects in the DRC. They will be responsible for answering questions or requests related to research design, sampling, quality assurance, or statistical techniques from our clients or our business development team. Inside DRC, the Research Officer will take on every step of the research process which involves working on research design, inception, questionnaire development, survey programming, training of survey teams, quality assurance, analysis, and report writing. The ability to balance client needs, best practices in monitoring and evaluation, and budget will be crucial to successfully executing our global research projects.

The Research Officer role at Forcier is designed for someone who is passionate about providing data for clients to make evidence-based decisions, and who has the flexibility to switch fluidly between various research domains during the course of a work day. The role is an ideal fit for someone looking for an opportunity to apply statistics, coding, management, and teaching skills to the challenge of conducting high-quality research in developing countries.

Roles and Responsibilities:

● Consulting with research staff to provide technical advice at various stages in the research process, including the proposal writing process, overall study design, sampling, questionnaire development, data collection, sample performance, analysis and reporting

● For projects in DRC, project managing the study from the beginning to the end of the research process. Project management responsibilities may include communicating with clients and managing expectations, managing subcontractors, handling budgets and cash requests, adhering to proposed level of effort, and meeting deliverable points.

● In collaboration with the Director of the Global Research Team, ensuring the overall quality of research deliverables (i.e. datasets and reports) being undertaken by Forcier across all country offices by reviewing products prior to client-delivery or by orchestrating and managing the review of such products by other qualified technical staff.

● Assisting in the implementation of “pure analysis” contracts secured for Forcier Global

● Providing remote surge-capacity to field offices for billable tasks including questionnaire-writing, inception report writing, data quality control, data analysis, and final report writing.

Requirements

M.A. degree and at least 2 years of experience, or PhD. Appropriate graduate level education will be in political science, anthropology, international development, statistics, public health, or a related field. Irrespective of degree field, graduate level training in research methods and statistics is required.

Required Skills

• Graduate-level coursework in econometrics and inferential statistics, ideally including applied regression analysis, survey data analysis, data visualization, and power analysis
• Advanced knowledge of STATA required
• Demonstrated ability to clean and interpret real-world data, generating publishable insights
• Experience in communicating with clients, managing teams, and human resources to ensure successful completion of projects and objectives
• Fluency in French and English, written and oral