Research and Learning Officer at Transparency International - Kenya

• The job holder is responsible for supporting all aspects of Research and Learning for TI-Kenya, including ensuring quality assurance for all aspects of the organizations research and learning engagements as well as resource mobilization and budget management for research and learning interventions.
• Below is a detailed description of the key duties and responsibilities of the jobholder.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

RESEARCH:

• Lead in all aspects of research planning and execution processes including general oversight of TI-Kenya’s research work ensuring data quality assurance, alignment to the research objectives and the organization’s strategic plan.
• In collaboration with finance and programmes departments, support in recruitment and supervision of service providers engaged to undertake research and learning activities.
• Spearhead the development of research products and ensure they are rigorous and align with good practice.
• Provide required oversight for research-related capacity assessments.
• Provide required oversight collection and analysis of data and generation of quality research products.
• Ensure timely and regular dissemination of research findings to the project stakeholders, TI-Kenya staff, partners and stakeholders.
• Spearhead the development and implementation of sustainable approaches to increase the use of research and evidence to strengthen the programmatic impact of activities.
• Prepare research projects donor reports, policy briefs and fact sheets from projects findings.

LEARNING:

• Facilitate access to research data to programme staff and relevant stakeholders.
• Support in the design and facilitation of research capacity-building workshops, coaching, and other capacity development opportunities.
• Represent the organization at internal and external conferences/workshops and deliver public presentations on research matters.
• Ensure implementation of responsive learning approaches aligned to the best standards.
• Ensure integration of lessons learnt in program/ project implementation.
• Actively collaborate with implementing partners to ensure that research processes and products are designed with evidence and learning priorities.

QUALITY MANAGEMENT:

• Spearhead the development and implementation of research service delivery standards.
• Ensure generation of quality knowledge products through reviewing the quality of research deliverables from programme staff, implementing partners and external service providers and providing recommendations for improvement.
• Review the quality of existing research related to social-economic data from all and provide recommendations for improvement.

RESOURCE MOBILIZATION AND BUDGET MANAGEMENT:

• In collaboration with the Resource Mobilization team, lead in fundraising for targeted research initiatives and raising proposals to address research-oriented Call for proposals (CFPs).
• Support the Resource Mobilization team in fundraising efforts while ensuring inclusion of strategic research approaches aligned to best practices.
• Provide budget oversight for the research-oriented activities and projects in the organization.
• Support in ensuring timely reimbursement of the research service providers.