Research Executive

Progress Inc

DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION / REQUIREMENTS:

Brief description of organization

Progress Inc. is a private research and evaluation consulting company which specializes in research, monitoring and evaluations, assessments, and data management for public, private and non-profit sectors in the social development field. The organization works in various sectors including gender inclusion, education, governance, livelihood, DRR, WASH, child protection and more.

Job Title: Research Executive (Assistant Level)

Job Description:

• Communication and coordination with national and international client regarding work allocation, process, deliverable, finances, and quality, etc.
• Client relation and network building
• Proposal writing
• Ability to plan, synthesize and collate information
• Able to organize document and files in an appropriate manner
• Coordinate with executive level team members for research activity
• Directly assistant to executive level staff
• Able to meet deadline/timeline at all times and strictly follow privacy policy of organization
• Excellent quality assurance and formatting skills using the branding guides of the organization
• Be well versed in research methodology context – prior exposure to tool designing, data collection, report editing/writing, debriefing
• Able to convey message and updates to executive level
• Able to work in a fast-paced setting and multitask
• Passionate about research and open to self-learn on new context
• Reports to Director(s)
• Able to adapt learnings in next assignment

Skills/Requirements:

• Excellent English (writing) and Nepali skills (communication)
• Prior experience specifically in the field of M&E, research, and evaluation
• Knowledge of mobile data collection application and statistical data analysis packages – SPSS, STATA or other similar is added advantage.
• Excellent and fast computing skills; word, excel, email, etc. and formatting skills
• Must be willing to work on tight deadlines; open to work as per requirement of client’s timeframe, including respond / meet with clients whose time zones are different
• Honest and dedicated to the organization’s values;

Interested candidates are requested to send their updated CV to [email protected] by July 21, 2023. Applications will be reviewed on rolling basis and closed once the slot is filled. Shortlisted candidates will be assessed with an exam, followed by an interview.