Vacancy title:
Behavioral Science Design Lead

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO, Category: Admin & Office]

Jobs at:
Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA)

Deadline of this Job:
Monday, June 30 2025

Duty Station:
Uganda | Kampala | Uganda

Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, June 18 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Responsibilities

• Support the effective adapting and scaling of the intervention in multiple different settings 
• Oversee piloting of different scalable versions of the treatment intervention
• Coordinate research partners including UC Berkeley, local implementing organizations, government partners
• Develop intervention training protocols and lead trainings implementation extension staff
• Support local research managers in hiring and training local survey enumerators and other project staff, and set up protocols to monitor fidelity
• Manage project workflows and timelines
• Manage all aspects of project implementation across multiple country contexts
• Work closely with Principal Investigators and partners to track project progress and troubleshoot challenges that arise
• Manage partner relationships to ensure clear communication between all parties and smooth program roll-out
• Support the development of sampling plans and a field management plan for conducting surveys
• Ensure quality control for data collection and data management activities, including high-frequency data checks
• Conduct data analysis and contribute to written project material

Qualifications

• Background/interest in Psychology is highly beneficial 
• Minimum of two (2) years relevant work/research fieldwork experience
• Must be willing to travel 75% of the time or more according to project needs
• Self-directed, intrinsically motivated; proven capacity to manage work independently
• Ability to remain flexible, demonstrate resourcefulness, and adapt to change 
• Cultural sensitivity, positive can-do attitude, a sense of humor, and demonstrated ability to work diplomatically, proactively, and with integrity across diverse constituencies
• Experience cultivating relationships and interfacing with implementing, government, funding partners in LMICs 
• Experience with project management; ability to work independently and manage complex and competing priorities
• Strong written and oral communication skills in English. Additional language skills helpful 
• Experience living and working in LMICs strongly preferred
• Familiarity with randomized controlled trials preferred
• Familiarity with Microsoft and Google Suite, and data collection software like SurveyCTO and/or Qualtrics preferred

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: bachelor degree

Job application procedure

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