Research Coordinator Job in Kenya

Knowledge

and LearningResearch Coordinator (RC) 

Job Role: Well

Told Story is a thriving, socially-oriented media research and production

company based in Kenya and focused on the positive transformation of young

people in Africa.

The task fields for the Knowledge & Learning department can be broken

down as follows:

• K&L
  
  Innovation Lab: generating continuous new insights and developing
  
  appropriate cutting edge methodologies and interventions for Well Told
  
  Story’s “GroundTruth” formative research, Media Production and Monitoring,
  
  and Measuring & Evaluation;


• Generating
  
  deep qualitative information and insights, and maintaining profound
  
  understanding of the target audiences as part of strategy development,
  
  GroundTruth & Monitoring & Evaluation;


• Generating
  
  deep quantitative insight and analysis as part of strategy development,
  
  Monitoring & Evaluation;


• Co-creating,
  
  along with Creative Director, the creative strategies that inform WTS
  
  media outputs;


• Ensuring
  
  the timely and effective sharing of insights, information, ideas and
  
  reports with relevant teams within WTS;


• Ensuring
  
  the timely and effective sharing of insights, information, ideas and
  
  reports with WTS partners.

• Manage
  
  all aspects of assigned research projects, large or small; demonstrate
  
  project ownership; exercise high level of attention to detail.


• Deliver
  
  high-quality timely feedback to internal and external clients in a format
  
  that is easy to consume and use to develop/improve programs and
  
  strategies.


• Negotiate
  
  terms of engagement with any consultants, subcontractors or other third
  
  parties engaged in K&L research activities; continuously monitor
  
  projects for effective and efficient use of resources, including budgets
  
  and staff level of effort (LOE).


• Support
  
  the Head of K&L and K&L Manager in managing full- and part-time
  
  K&L teams in Kenya, Tanzania & elsewhere as necessary.


• Employ
  
  and document effective quality control throughout a research project lifecycle;
  
  ensure other staff members and third parties deliver robust and defendable
  
  research insights.


• Regularly
  
  apprise K&L Manager of the progress of all research projects during
  
  K&L staff meetings and by filling out Google Worksheet with the
  
  required level of accuracy and timeliness.


• Work
  
  on learning and discovering new research methods and practices; create and
  
  share on-going learning narratives to document the insights and
  
  discoveries emerging from K&L and to ensure these are shared with
  
  partners and the wider field.

Additional

Responsibilities:

• Support
  
  K&L and Shujaaz teams’ effort in securing additional assignments from
  
  existing customers and gaining new clients.


• Keep
  
  informed about events and developments that might have an effect on
  
  K&L and Shujaaz team’s activities, including events and developments
  
  in media, political and economic landscape, social media trends and so on;
  
  keep other team members informed of the discoveries.


• Provide
  
  strategic input on culturally sensitive projects.


• Continue
  
  to enhance their research skills and learn new techniques in quantitative,
  
  qualitative research as well as continue to study new, non-traditional
  
  research approaches.


• Actively
  
  participate in Shujaaz brand-development activities, including online and
  
  off-line publications, conference presentations, other public events.

• Contribute
  
  to team building activities by sharing professional knowledge, mentoring
  
  junior staff, capitalizing on team’s strengths when planning project
  
  teams.


• Participate
  
  in important K&L meetings and events, including but not limited to:

1.   
Team and one on one meetings.

2.   
Work plan setting.

3.   
Performance Management.

4.   
Team Training and Development.

5.   
Quarterly and annual performance appraisal.

Specific

assignments and performance evaluation

• Specific
  
  long- and short-term assignments will be given to RC by either the Head of
  
  K&L or K&L Manager according to K&L research plan, on a
  
  quarterly basis or as they arise.


• RC
  
  key performance indicators (KPIs) will be set up annually. Quarterly and
  
  annual performance evaluations will be conducted against set KPIs by
  
  Senior Manager K&L, the Head of K&L and COO.

• Bachelors
  
  Degree in political or social science, population research, international
  
  development or international affairs. Top-performing undergraduate
  
  background.


• Strong
  
  work experience; at least 5 years post-graduation experience in executing
  
  research projects.


• Advanced
  
  proficiency in Microsoft Office with other professional programs is a
  
  plus.


• A
  
  passionate professional who has a strong potential for leadership, good
  
  humor and patience.


• A
  
  team player and a problem-solver with a customer-focused approach to work.


• Excellent
  
  written and presentation skills in English.


• A
  
  Self-starter and proactive individual.

 Are

you ready to join us on our journey…? 

Send

us an inspiring email along with your CV to jobs@wts.co.ke before 31st May

2016.