Senior Research and Data Analyst, CIFOR Headquarters, Bogor, Indonesia, or ICRAF Headquarters at Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)

Duties and responsibilities

Data analysis

•  Support project teams to define data collection and analysis processes and reporting requirements
•  Design and maintain databases/ data systems
•  Develop data forms and data collection instruments (Kobo-ODK) for all field studies, including surveys
•  Support data collection operations in the field as required and prepare data for analysis
•  Identify, analyse and interpret trends or patterns in complex datasets
•  Provide guidance, advice and training in relation to data analysis and research quality monitoring principles and contribute to the production of various guidelines
•  Develop various data visualization tools and dashboards based on reporting requirements

Research analysis

•  Develop and maintain a database of research methods designed by and/or implemented across CIFOR-ICRAF
•  Contribute to the definition of suitable Quality of Research for Development (QoR4D) principles and criteria for CIFOR-ICRAF, applicable to projects and other initiatives
•  Contribute to the monitoring of research quality across CIFOR-ICRAF portfolio and provide regular reports as required
•  Contribute to project and institutional monitoring and evaluation systems
•  Assist the research teams and Q4I in drafting reports, papers, briefs as requested
•  Other duties as directed

Education, knowledge and experience

•  Master's degree in Data science, Statistics, quantitative social science or related field. Comparable related experience may substitute for education,
•  Minimum 5 years of proven experience in using common qualitative and quantitative research methodologies, descriptive statistics, including data analysis tools & techniques (e.g., SPSS, Stata, NVivo, SAS, R, ArcGIS),
•  Good understanding of some core skills: data mining, data visualization and exploratory data analysis
•  Proven experience working on project delivery and monitoring and evaluation, understanding their key concepts, approaches and related data processes and reporting
•  Aptitude to stay abreast of scientific research trends, methods, data documentation tools, and standards important for data exchange, reuse, and interoperability,
•  Experience in handling web based management systems. Excellent IT skills and knowledge of GIS highly desirable.
•  Fluent in Bahasa Indonesia and/or English is required. Good command of French and/or Spanish is a plus

Personal attributes and competencies

•  Good project management and organizational skills.
•  Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to effectively and positively interact with people in a multicultural and multidisciplinary environment.
•  Values the sharing of information and continuous improvement in a cooperative atmosphere of constructive evaluation and learning.