Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI)
Research Assistant
Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI) would like to hire a research assistant on contract basis. She/he will involve in various research activities.Main duties and responsibilities

Assist the project leaders and data base programmer in managing the field work and data analysis
Ensure that the research protocol, sampling and experimental design is strictly followed by the survey team.
Prepare literature review and synthesis
Develop and implement appropriate monitoring and evaluation methodologies for various data collection, management and related processes, clean, analyze and prepare survey reports
Deal with issues related to contract preparation, signing and follow-up of progress of work and completion as well as reporting.
Prepare plans, activity reports and related mailers
Organize workshops, meetings and seminars that bring together researchers and policy makers
An excellent command of STATA
Carry out other assignments as required.

Required qualifications

Master’s Degree in statistics, computer science, economics or related fields.
At least one-year relevant experience

Preferred qualifications

Program the survey instruments for electronic data collection using appropriate CAPI software (Example CSPro, ODK, Survey CTO, Survey Solution).
Excellent personal communication and report-writing skills

Terms of employment: The initial contract wil be for 12 months beginning on July 1, 2018 or as soon as possible thereafter. The contract is potentially renewable depending on satisfactory performance and availability of funding. The Research Assistant is supposed to work full time for the duration of the service agreement. The contract is project based and renewable depending on the performance of the research associate/assistant.Remuneration: Salary is competitive and attractive.
How To Apply:
Qualified candidates are invited to submit their application including cover letter and current CV by June 15, 2018 toHuman Resource and Procurement DepartmentEthiopian Development Research InstituteBlue Building, Near National StadiumAddis AbabaAlternatively, applicants who resides outside of Addis Ababa con send their application package to the email address:  [email protected] with ‘EU_PARI_CMI Research assistant vacancy’ written on the subject line. Review of applications will begin immediately after the deadline. Shortlisted candidates will be invited for on Interview In the week of June 22, 2018.