Research Officer
Location | Kampala, Uganda |
Date Posted | May 26, 2022 |
Category |
Government
Management |
Job Type |
Contract
|
Currency | UGX |
Description
Minimum Qualification
Applicants should be Ugandans holding an Honors Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences; or Social Work and Social Administration (SWASA); or Public Policy; or Law; or Economics; or Quantitative Economics; or Statistics; or Development Studies from a recognized University /Institution
Working Experience
Duties
The incumbent will be responsible to the Senior Research Officer for performing the following duties:-
• Applying a range of research techniques to gather relevant information, including document analysis, surveys, case studies and interviews;
• Undertaking thorough and comprehensive literature reviews and adopting best practices in conducting education related research;
• Participating in the development of electronic databases to gather and analyze data.
• Collating and analyzing data using statistical and analytical models to find patterns that may reveal opportunities to improve the education sector and inform policy making.
• Compiling information drawn from data to help decision makers, prepare research reports and presentations, to provide insights on what the data reveals to facilitate decision-making.
• Designing methods and strategies to capture, store and manage data;
• Collecting and analyzing data on demographics, customer preferences, market needs and consumer business habits in the education sector;
• Examining data and running simulations to identify patterns that may reveal future trends in the education market and sector;
• Collecting data from various sources, including internally from workers with specialized knowledge or who experience an issue needing a solution;
• Curating and logging all research reports, internal and external, to ensure a high-level view of significant findings and trends;
• Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.