IREX is hiring a
Research & Data Analysis Consultant

Summary

The job involves cleaning, processing, and analyzing project research and data for a Research & Data Analysis Consultant position at Learn to Discern in Education (L2D-Ed) in Ukraine. The consultant will assist program staff with various tasks related to data collection, analysis, and reporting.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in statistics, data science, social sciences, mathematics, or another relevant field
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in data analysis
• Professional experience using statistical tools to identify, analyze, and interpret patterns and trends in various quantitative data sets
• Professional experience cleaning and coding extensive quantitative data sets
• Knowledge of research methodologies (e.g., quantitative, qualitative, mixed method) and data collection and analysis methodologies are required
• Ability to meet deadlines and manage multiple tasks
• Communication and collaboration skills
• Demonstrated high attention to detail
• Strong written and spoken command of Ukrainian language
• Ability to read and comprehend written English
• Must be legally able to perform consulting duties and be compensated from the Ukraine office

Responsibilities

• Clean data and fix coding errors and related problems
• Analyze data from surveys and other research and evaluation efforts
• Use statistical tools to identify, analyze, and interpret patterns and trends in various quantitative data sets
• Develop and maintain databases
• Support program staff to develop data collection instruments and flows to ensure data integrity and validity at the output and outcome levels
• Assist in the systematic data collection and analysis of progress toward Activity key performance indicators
• Assist program staff in preparing final analysis reports, summaries, and visualizations for project stakeholders to explain research results and suggest recommendations
• Support program staff to analyze M&E data and results to determine the impact of program activities and progress toward achieving goals and objectives
• Assist with other support duties as needed

Preferred Qualifications

• Desired experience: supporting the execution of MEL activities on international development projects
• Desired experience in creating online survey forms in MSForms, Alchemer or similar
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook)
• Desired: knowledge of analytical software and data visualization tools. Knowledge of SPSS will be a plus