Senior Research Fellow

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Posted on December 7, 2023

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Job Context

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) is inviting applications from Bangladeshi nationals for the position of Senior Research Fellow, to be recruited for its project titled, Participatory Action against Corruption: Towards Transparency and Accountability (PACTA) (upto December 2026). Upon joining, the incumbent will be regarded as a member of the team for TIB’s core project and will remain reportable to the Director (Research and Policy).

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Responsibilities

• Lead the drafting of designing strategies and protocols and implementation for the
Research and Policy (R&P) division;
• Lead the assessment and prioritisation of research needs and ensure implementation of response plan approved by Executive Management Team (EMT);
• Contribute to developing the Annual Operational Plan (AOP) of the R&P division and play a key role in its timely and efficient implementation;
• Play a key role in developing research concepts, methodologies, tools, techniques and processes of data collection for Divisional researches;
• Lead large scale quantitative surveys starting from the design stage to implementation (designing survey tools, planning field operations, training field surveyors/staff, supervising /coordinating data collection, analyzing data and report writing);
• Design qualitative studies for deeper analysis of corruption and mal-governance issues and for feeding into the large scale quantitative analysis extracted from community monitoring, official database of the government and different national and international research and development agencies;
• Play a key role in designing analysis plans for large scale quantitative data extracted from community monitoring, official database of the government and different national and international research and development agencies and various other sources;
• Contribute to quantitative studies with a view to ensuring inclusion of qualitative insights;
• Guide/supervise the Data Analysts/Research Associates in conducting analysis based on big data and to visualize corruption and mal-governance by using quantitative data visualization tools;
• Conduct research independently, produce research reports, make public presentations, and participate/represent the organisation in national and international policy dialogues, conferences and fora, as and when needed;

• Supervise and guide the work of researchers/research teams; Provide substantive and technical feedback in concrete terms on draft research reports prepared by researchers; provide guidance in preparing policy papers/briefs and designing policy advocacy strategies on the basis of research findings;
• Supervise and guide Interns and Volunteers in their transcriptions and analysis of interviews and focus group findings; guide and train them in the analysis of data for purposes of policy development and guide and in the development of policy briefs and recommendations;
• Contribute to various divisional activities like preparing reports (e.g. R&P part of donor reports, monitoring/MIS report, responses to government or other stakeholder reactions to organisational research, etc.) and actively participate in team sharing of research findings, in-house research presentations etc.;
• Report to and liaise with the Director, R&P in ensuring of the implementation of AOP/assignments of assigned teams;
• Mentor, counsel, and motivate full time and part time research personnel as and when needed;
• Although the position is Dhaka-based, the selected candidate must be prepared to undertake frequent research-related field visits as and when necessary;
• Perform any other relevant tasks as assigned by the organisation.

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Special Instruction

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Additional salary Info

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TIB follows an equal opportunity policy and actively encourages diversity welcoming applications from all especially women, ethnic, religious and other minorities and people with disability. Only shortlisted candidates will be invited for interview. Any attempt at persuasion is treated as disqualification. If an applicant has an immediate family member in any capacity at TIB, s/he must proactively and clearly disclose it. Such candidates can be employed in TIB only by a special approval of the Board of Trustees, even if duly qualified in the competitive selection process.

TIB strictly observes a policy of zero tolerance to corruption and sexual abuse/harassment and all employees are committed to observe TIB’s Code of Ethics.