Senior Quantitative Research Analyst

Siren is seeking a senior quantitative research analyst to join the Research, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (RMEL) team’s review board of thematic experts who lend targeted support and high-level quality control and oversight to activity. The quantitative analyst would provide targeted methodological support on the design of a large-scale survey (including validation of questionnaire, design of sampling framework, choice of data collection approach), and high-level quality assurance and oversight of data cleaning and analysis.

Responsibilities

The Senior analyst will be expected to do the following – or similar – tasks:

• Design an approach, sample framework and resulting data collection methodology for a large-scale survey in Lebanon;
• Review and validate a survey questionnaire to be administered;
• Support RMEL colleagues who will deliver enumerator training with high-level advice and recommendations to ensure broad understanding of questionnaire nuance;
• Provide high-level monitoring of live data collection and quality, advising team on how to manage any identified early inconsistencies;
• Clean data and provide primary quantitative analysis through statistical packages;
• Support production of reports and recommendations based on findings and/or suggest further lines of enquiry through qualitative research;
• Any other reasonable tasks related to quantitative of qualitative data collection or analysis that are requested by the RMEL Manager.

Qualifications

Essential

• 10 + years’ demonstrated survey expertise including survey scripting experiences and experience of key statistics programmes (e.g. SPSS or STATA)
• Advanced degree, or relevant demonstrable professional experience
• Previous experience working on quantitative research activities in Lebanon.
• Extensive and up to date knowledge of Lebanese context
• Bilingual spoken and written Arabic and English.
• Significant experience training and leading large data collection teams conducting surveys (and other data collection) on sensitive issues, such as SGBV or other protection concerns
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
• Rigorous academic and/or professional understanding and experience of quantitative methodologies
• Able to apply different quantitative research techniques, from the collection of primary data (survey design and implementation) to the management and analysis of large datasets on Excel and SPSS
• Ability to carry out independently sophisticated quantitative analysis