icddr,b is seeking a Project Research Manager 

Vacancy: Not specified

Vacancy Type: Full-time 

Role: Project Research Manager 

Job Responsibilities:           

• Tools Development, Data Analysis, Share findings.
• Development of different tools and metrics.
• Review Harmonized data collection tools under the guidance of Senior Research Investigator and Demographer. 
• Critically assess the HDSS data quality of different sites. 
• Rigorous scientific analysis and identify the gaps and derive meaningful inferences. 
• Discuss preliminary findings with the team members. 
• Develop a draft report and finalize it after getting feedback from Demographer and other senior team members.
• Monitoring, Evaluation, and Process Improvement.
• Develop evaluation and monitoring tools, questionnaires, and data collection instruments for the evaluation of projects. 
• Prepare a checklist to ensure the quality of data.
• Review existing tools and recommend improvements. 
• Analyze feedback and learning from projects on management issues (e.g. geographic considerations, timelines, challenges, demographic issues, and practical issues for timelines across all studies).
• Identify gaps and areas for improvement; Discuss findings and share the consolidated report with PI. 
• Propose recommendations for modification and secure approval (e.g. checklist for protocol development, career planning process). 
• Develop guidelines and manuals for implementation. 
• Guide team to implement changes. 
• Troubleshoot issues to ensure continuous progress monitoring and constantly improvise the project implementation processes. 
• Create a detailed project plan covering milestones, deliverables, etc. 
• Train people on data collection, Field-test, and finalize data collection tools.
• Assign work to the team and initiate activities as per project plan; Supervise data collection.
• Monitor the quality of data collected, and take corrective actions to comply with donor mandates and research protocols to complete the research, with adherence to quality standards and project timelines. 
• Coordinate with local and overseas sites to understand the merits and demerits of the work plan implementation. 
• Develop a draft work plan in line with the objectives of the projects.
• Coordinate with local and overseas sites to understand the merits and demerits of the work plan implementation.
• Submit final draft to Supervisor for review.
• Incorporate changes for finalization.
• Secure approval on the final work plan for implementation to achieve the highest result from the project Harmonization of data collection tools under the guidance of a Demographer.
• Estimate requirements for financial and non-financial resources based on research methodology.
• Circulate protocol drafts internally and externally, seek feedback, and modify accordingly.
• Seek approval from Finance, RRC, ERC, etc., on the protocol.
• Coordinate with the Research Administration (RA) to register projects with government / international authorities and secure licenses or approvals for research-related activities; contribute to other colleagues' research protocols to develop effective protocols that meet the research objectives.

Requirements: 

• Master's degree in Statistics/ Biostatistics/Population Science from a reputed university with good academic records.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in health and demographic surveillance Systems, population-based household surveys, and/or health projects, preferably in health research.

Job Location: Dhaka. 

Salary: Annual Tk. 18,88,370/- inclusive of house rent, conveyance, and other admissible benefits.

Benefits: As per the organization policy.

Application Deadline: 12 June 2024

Application link: https://tinyurl.com/4mc4xpsm