Senior Program Manager - Research - NGO

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

- Working with CSF's issue teams to develop key hypotheses and research proposals in line with issue strategies

- Providing guidance on research design, methodology, and instrument development

- Identifying/building relationships with key research and M&E partners/ vendors, and working closely with them to manage CSF's research projects

- Ensuring timely implementation of research projects with a strong focus on execution and quality assurance - including data validity checks, analysis/interpretation and editorial support

- Drafting research summaries, policy briefs, recommendations, vision documents for external stakeholders

- Conducting literature review around CSF's issue areas, synthesizing key trends and working with CSF issue teams to identify new hypotheses and research questions

Required Qualifications, Skills and Abilities:

- Masters degree or equivalent in relevant fields: including management, economics, social sciences and public policy

- 8 to 10 years of work experience with managerial responsibilities, demonstrating superb project delivery and team leadership

- Experience in growing and managing team members

- Excellent research skills and the ability to analyze complex qualitative and quantitative data, craft possible solutions, and recommend actions

- Advanced writing and presentation skills (ability to communicate complex ideas in a meaningful way), ability to manage projects and lead teams

- Ability to build and maintain positive and collaborative relationships both within and outside the organization

- Ability to work independently and proactively, without support staff and with little supervision

- Strong planning and organizational skills, and an ability to be able to set priorities, plan timelines and meet deadlines

Desired Qualities

- Entrepreneurial spirit and - can-do- attitude

- Operating style suited to working in a small-organization setting, where teamwork and resourcefulness are highly valued

- Excellent leadership skills, including the ability to manage multiple projects at a time