Position Title: Project Coordinator, Evaluating the Millennium Challenge Corporation’s
Property Rights Project (Mongolia)
Reports to: Project Director
Location: Mongolia
Deadline to Apply: Applicants will be reviewed on a rolling basis
Desired start date: June 2014
Length of commitment: 13 months commitment is required for this position.
Background Information:
Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA), is an international non-profit
research organization. Based in New Haven, CT, with offices in Washington, D.C.
and worldwide, IPA works with development partners and academic researchers to
create and evaluate approaches to solving development problems, to communicate
“what works” in development and to scale up successful projects in a variety of
fields, including health, education, microfinance, governance and agriculture.
Position Summary:
Innovations for Poverty Action seek qualified applicants for the position
of Project Coordinator in Mongolia. The main project they will be responsible
for evaluating is the Millennium Challenge Corporation’s Property Rights
Project (PRP). PRP focused on improving the accuracy, accessibility and
efficiency of Mongolia’s land titling and registration system to enable
Mongolians to capitalize their land assets, make longer-term investments in
their homes and businesses, and expand opportunities for generating income.
Responsibilities:
Project Coordinators will work closely with academic researchers and other
field staff to perform a variety tasks including, but not limited to: keeping
abreast of developments in local government and land market that will impact
the evaluation and clearly communicating these developments to the donor and
researchers; designing, piloting, and refining survey instruments; conducting
qualitative research; procuring and managing relationships with survey firms;
overseeing data collection field activities; checking, cleaning, and analyzing
data; assisting in the writing of project reports, design documents, and policy
memo; and supporting outreach to policymakers in country. The Principal
Investigators for this project are Leigh Linden, Erica Field, and Shing-Yi
Wang.
Qualifications:
·
A Bachelor's or Master's degree
in economics, social sciences, public policy, or related fields.
·
Training in development
economics.
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Familiarity with randomized
controlled trials and research methods.
·
Experience living and working in
a developing country is a strong plus.
·
3-5 years of relevant work
experience.
·
Excellent management and
organizational skills along with strong quantitative skills.
·
Fluency and excellent
communication skills in English.
·
Flexibility, self-motivation, the
ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently as a team player.
·
Proven record of executing
complex tasks within tight timeline
·
Demonstrated ability to manage
high-level relationships with partner organizations and government officials.
·
Extensive knowledge of Stata
(strongly preferred), SAS, or other data analysis software to conduct
statistical analysis.
Application Instructions:
Please follow the application instructions below. Any applications or CVs submitted outside
this process will not be considered.
Note, only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview.
Applicants will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
1) Complete the J-PAL/IPA common application. Please select the position(s)
you are interested in applying for on the 'Submit Application' page. Include
two letters of recommendation, statement of purpose (cover letter), CV, and
transcripts. We will consider your application even if you are unable to obtain
reference letters before the deadline, but please be advised that we will be
requiring them should you be invited for an interview.
IPA is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer.
All persons shall have the
opportunity to be considered for employment without regard to their race,
color, religion, national origin, ancestry, alienage or citizenship status,
age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other
characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.
IPA will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to a qualified
applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue
hardship on the operation of our business. If you believe you require such
assistance to complete this form or to participate in an interview, please
contact us at jobs@poverty-action.org.
How to Apply:
If you are qualified and interested in discussing this engagement in more
detail,
please submit your resume in confidence to via the link below:
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