Research Manager
2025-04-12T15:57:19+00:00
Development Media International (DMI)
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Kampala
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Uganda
Business Management and Administration
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2025-04-22T17:00:00+00:00
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Job description
DMI is looking to recruit a Research Manager to join the expanding Uganda Office. The Research Manager will play a critical role within the team, overseeing DMI’s research activities in Uganda and ensuring that our campaign materials are closely informed by the knowledge, attitudes, practices and behaviors of the communities they are targeting.
More specifically, the Research Manager role will include the following responsibilities:
1. Planning, organizing and executing all research activities at national level, including logistics, relating to DMI Uganda projects working closely with the Country Manager, Senior Campaign Manager and UHQ-based technical team.
2. Conducting qualitative research, usually via Focus Group Discussion (FGD), Key Informant Interview or In depth Interview, on knowledge, attitudes, practices and behaviors to inform social and behaviour change communications (SBCC) campaigns on various public health topics.
3. Where necessary, contributing to quantitative research activities relevant to DMI’s work/projects – this may take the form of working with external contractors or conducting research directly. Ideally, the successful candidate will be familiar with standard data collection, data quality, and data management processes for surveys.
4. Working closely with DMI's HQ-based technical staff to help them understand the local context and ensure that all campaign materials accurately represent local culture and address key barriers to behaviour change.
5. Conducting pre-testing of DMI's SBCC campaign materials via FGDs, working closely with government officials and project stakeholders, and ensure rich feedback and insights are integrated into the subsequent revision of materials, working closely with the technical teams at DMI HQ and the Production Technician.
6. Establishing strong working relationships with relevant government authorities, including Health Promotion personnel at national, Provincial and District levels, to facilitate project delivery.
7. Preparing research reports in English to inform project design and delivery, including concisely synthesizing data, conducting evidence-based literature reviews, and consolidating qualitative research fieldnotes into summary documents.
8. Other tasks as required by DMI
Person specification
Required knowledge, skills and experience
1. Strong intellectual ability as evidenced by tertiary academic qualification in a related field and minimum five years professional experience in a similar role in public health, social sciences or a related discipline.
2. Experience conducting qualitative research (Focus Group Discussions, Key Informant Interviews, In Depth Interviews) in Uganda and preparing detailed reports of findings and experience working on or managing quantitative surveys, including data collection, management and quality checks.
3. Proficient in Excel or alternative data management solutions, and the ability to present qualitative and quantitative research data in an accurate and compelling way. This will require familiarity with basic statistics.
4. Experience working within the health sector in Uganda in a similar role, liaising with government representatives in day-to-day work.
5. Ability to conduct literature reviews and write summaries of key findings.
6. Excellent professional proficiency in English (written and spoken), proficient in at least two other Ugandan languages.
7. Self-motivated with good time-management skills, an ability to plan, manage and priorities a varied workload, with an eye for detail and a concern for accuracy, together with the ability to keep sight of the strategic picture.
8. Willing and able to travel up to 50% of the time within Uganda.
Desirable knowledge, skills and experience
1. Previous experience working on SBCC projects, or on reproductive, maternal or child health projects.
2. Experience of conducting quantitative research including study design, data collection, piloting survey instruments, managing and training research assistants, analysis and report writing.
3. Practical experience with, and good working knowledge of, statistical analysis software programme, such as Stata, SPSS, R, or SAS, and strong general IT skills including questionnaire design, database development, and working with complex spreadsheets.
4. Proficiency in several of Ugandan local languages.
1. Planning, organizing and executing all research activities at national level, including logistics, relating to DMI Uganda projects working closely with the Country Manager, Senior Campaign Manager and UHQ-based technical team. 2. Conducting qualitative research, usually via Focus Group Discussion (FGD), Key Informant Interview or In depth Interview, on knowledge, attitudes, practices and behaviors to inform social and behaviour change communications (SBCC) campaigns on various public health topics. 3. Where necessary, contributing to quantitative research activities relevant to DMI’s work/projects – this may take the form of working with external contractors or conducting research directly. Ideally, the successful candidate will be familiar with standard data collection, data quality, and data management processes for surveys. 4. Working closely with DMI's HQ-based technical staff to help them understand the local context and ensure that all campaign materials accurately represent local culture and address key barriers to behaviour change. 5. Conducting pre-testing of DMI's SBCC campaign materials via FGDs, working closely with government officials and project stakeholders, and ensure rich feedback and insights are integrated into the subsequent revision of materials, working closely with the technical teams at DMI HQ and the Production Technician. 6. Establishing strong working relationships with relevant government authorities, including Health Promotion personnel at national, Provincial and District levels, to facilitate project delivery. 7. Preparing research reports in English to inform project design and delivery, including concisely synthesizing data, conducting evidence-based literature reviews, and consolidating qualitative research fieldnotes into summary documents. 8. Other tasks as required by DMI
Previous experience working on SBCC projects, or on reproductive, maternal or child health projects. 2. Experience of conducting quantitative research including study design, data collection, piloting survey instruments, managing and training research assistants, analysis and report writing. 3. Practical experience with, and good working knowledge of, statistical analysis software programmes, such as Stata, SPSS, R, or SAS, and strong general IT skills including questionnaire design, database development, and working with complex spreadsheets. 4. Proficiency in several of Ugandan local languages.
Strong intellectual ability as evidenced by tertiary academic qualification in a related field and minimum five years professional experience in a similar role in public health, social sciences or a related discipline. 2. Experience conducting qualitative research (Focus Group Discussions, Key Informant Interviews, In Depth Interviews) in Uganda and preparing detailed reports of findings and experience working on or managing quantitative surveys, including data collection, management and quality checks. 3. Proficient in Excel or alternative data management solutions, and the ability to present qualitative and quantitative research data in an accurate and compelling way. This will require familiarity with basic statistics. 4. Experience working within the health sector in Uganda in a similar role, liaising with government representatives in day-to-day work. 5. Ability to conduct literature reviews and write summaries of key findings. 6. Excellent professional proficiency in English (written and spoken), proficient in at least two other Ugandan languages. 7. Self-motivated with good time-management skills, an ability to plan, manage and prioritise a varied workload, with an eye for detail and a concern for accuracy, together with the ability to keep sight of the strategic picture. 8. Willing and able to travel up to 50% of the time within Uganda.
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Vacancy title:
Research Manager
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Business Management and Administration, Category: Management]
Jobs at:
Development Media International (DMI)
Deadline of this Job:
Tuesday, April 22 2025
Duty Station:
kampala | Kampala | Uganda
Summary
Date Posted: Saturday, April 12 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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Job description
DMI is looking to recruit a Research Manager to join the expanding Uganda Office. The Research Manager will play a critical role within the team, overseeing DMI’s research activities in Uganda and ensuring that our campaign materials are closely informed by the knowledge, attitudes, practices and behaviors of the communities they are targeting.
More specifically, the Research Manager role will include the following responsibilities:
1. Planning, organizing and executing all research activities at national level, including logistics, relating to DMI Uganda projects working closely with the Country Manager, Senior Campaign Manager and UHQ-based technical team.
2. Conducting qualitative research, usually via Focus Group Discussion (FGD), Key Informant Interview or In depth Interview, on knowledge, attitudes, practices and behaviors to inform social and behaviour change communications (SBCC) campaigns on various public health topics.
3. Where necessary, contributing to quantitative research activities relevant to DMI’s work/projects – this may take the form of working with external contractors or conducting research directly. Ideally, the successful candidate will be familiar with standard data collection, data quality, and data management processes for surveys.
4. Working closely with DMI's HQ-based technical staff to help them understand the local context and ensure that all campaign materials accurately represent local culture and address key barriers to behaviour change.
5. Conducting pre-testing of DMI's SBCC campaign materials via FGDs, working closely with government officials and project stakeholders, and ensure rich feedback and insights are integrated into the subsequent revision of materials, working closely with the technical teams at DMI HQ and the Production Technician.
6. Establishing strong working relationships with relevant government authorities, including Health Promotion personnel at national, Provincial and District levels, to facilitate project delivery.
7. Preparing research reports in English to inform project design and delivery, including concisely synthesizing data, conducting evidence-based literature reviews, and consolidating qualitative research fieldnotes into summary documents.
8. Other tasks as required by DMI
Person specification
Required knowledge, skills and experience
1. Strong intellectual ability as evidenced by tertiary academic qualification in a related field and minimum five years professional experience in a similar role in public health, social sciences or a related discipline.
2. Experience conducting qualitative research (Focus Group Discussions, Key Informant Interviews, In Depth Interviews) in Uganda and preparing detailed reports of findings and experience working on or managing quantitative surveys, including data collection, management and quality checks.
3. Proficient in Excel or alternative data management solutions, and the ability to present qualitative and quantitative research data in an accurate and compelling way. This will require familiarity with basic statistics.
4. Experience working within the health sector in Uganda in a similar role, liaising with government representatives in day-to-day work.
5. Ability to conduct literature reviews and write summaries of key findings.
6. Excellent professional proficiency in English (written and spoken), proficient in at least two other Ugandan languages.
7. Self-motivated with good time-management skills, an ability to plan, manage and priorities a varied workload, with an eye for detail and a concern for accuracy, together with the ability to keep sight of the strategic picture.
8. Willing and able to travel up to 50% of the time within Uganda.
Desirable knowledge, skills and experience
1. Previous experience working on SBCC projects, or on reproductive, maternal or child health projects.
2. Experience of conducting quantitative research including study design, data collection, piloting survey instruments, managing and training research assistants, analysis and report writing.
3. Practical experience with, and good working knowledge of, statistical analysis software programme, such as Stata, SPSS, R, or SAS, and strong general IT skills including questionnaire design, database development, and working with complex spreadsheets.
4. Proficiency in several of Ugandan local languages.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 48
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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