Research Specialist at the Policy Innovation Centre (PIC)

Policy Innovation Centre (PIC) is inviting credible applicants who are willing to partake in its ongoing recruitment to fill the position below:

Job Title: Research Specialist

Location: Nigeria
Job Type: Full-time

 About The Policy Innovation Centre (PIC): The Policy Innovation Centre (PIC) is the first national institutionalized behavioral initiative in Africa supporting government and stakeholders to make behaviorally informed decisions and generate evidence for impact-driven interventions in critical thematic areas (Governance, Health, Gender & Social Inclusion, Education, Digital & Financial Inclusion). The PIC is positioned to support the delivery of better policies and innovative solutions for high-impact interventions across Africa. The PIC is an initiative of the Nigeria Economic Summit Group (NESG), a leading think tank in Africa redefining evidence-based policy advocacy.

 Job Requirements

• Minimum of Master’s Degree in Public Health, Social / Behavioral Sciences, Policy Research
• 4 -7 years experience in quantitative, qualitative, and/or mixed methods research with evidence of leading evaluation studies
• Qualitative analysis skills and proficiency in at least one of the following: NVIVO, Atlas Ti,and other qualitative data analysis software.
• Quantitative analysis skills and proficiency in at least one of the following: SPSS, Stata, Excel, and SAS. Knowledge of R, Python, and other quantitative software is desirable.
• Ability to synthesize information, conduct literature reviews, write high-quality technical and research reports, policy and learning briefs, and peer-reviewed articles.
• Experience supervising and leading research teams in all aspects of research implementation
• Ability to work efficiently and commitment to collaboration in achieving results
• Self-directing and able to use own initiative to make decisions and identify solutions to problems not previously experienced.

 How to Submit Your Application

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV of no more than 2 A4 pages (minimum font size 10) and an accompanying Cover Letter of no more than 2 pages (minimum font size 10) answering the Application questions to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the Subject of the email.

 Application Closing Date

Not Specified.