With a population of over 150 million people, Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa. Political unrest, poor governance and corruption have led to decades of water shortages, while the population has increased rapidly. Though there is surface and ground water, rapid population growth, particularly in urban areas, has not been supported with additional resources. Only 11% of people have access to safe sanitation and 42% live without access to clean water. Funding for water, sanitation and hygiene is low and there is little coordination within the government. The poorest and most marginalised people live in unofficial slum settlements using expensive private services. – See more at: http://www.wateraid.org/ng/where-we-work#sthash.qlZ9kVLO.dpuf
- Job Type: Full Time
- Qualification: MBA/MSc/MA
- Experience: 8 years
- Location: Nigeria
- Job Field: Data Science / Research , Project Management
About the Role:
- In this role as Research – Project Manager you will be play a crucial role in coordinating and managing select research activities.
- You will also play a critical role in advancing our Research and Evidence agenda to align to our new Global Strategy as well as providing a dedicated research project management function to specific research projects.
You’ll also:
- Research project management, delivering on key tasks as well as co-ordinating the activity of others including of those with senior roles on selected contracted commitments
- Lead on oversight, tracking and surfacing key evidence and learnings from WaterAid’s programmes, integrating, and leveraging existing structures and processes
- Provide research quality assurance, research design inputs and advisory to WaterAid departments and Country Programs
- Produce strategically relevant research-based policy outputs, dissemination and engagement activities in liaison with other WaterAid departments and Country Programs
- Work with the Learning and Knowledge Advisor to deliver support to Country Programmes, regions and global teams on various initiatives to strengthen organisational learning and knowledge management practices
About You:
- Experience of applied research, or equivalent demonstrable project management experience of policy-oriented or action research setting
- Experience in project management, coordination and delivery
- Minimum of a Master’s degree in social science or a relevant field, with strong research component or equivalent experience
- 8 years of experience in water, sanitation, hygiene, public health or equivalent sector
- Experience of cross-sector strategic engagement and communications, and knowledge sharing experience.
- Excellent organisational skills and an ability to prioritise workloads whilst maintaining high attention to detail and work standards
- Proven experience writing and presenting research outputs to different audiences
- Excellent communication skills and relationship management, with proven ability to build effective working relations with project partners
Method of Application
Interested and qualified? Go to WaterAid on jobs.wateraid.org to apply
