Research Coordinator

1.                  Roles and responsibilities   The Research Coordinator is essential to the success of any research project- s/he forms the backbone of a research team. The Research Coordinator will work within country offices to coordinate all aspects of implementation of research activities.   The Research Coordinator will be responsible for; Recruitment, selection, and hiring of a local research team including independent assessors, data entry assistants, and if and when needed intervention facilitators. This will involve: assisting in drafting job descriptions assisting in the circulation of advertisements to relevant networks participating in the screening potential applicants and shortlisting several for interview together with HR Department coordinating and participating in  an interview panel to conduct interviews taking a critical role in final selection of team together with the CD. Assisting in competency and capacity-building of local research team in research methods, research ethics, and interventions, with support of the Research and Development team within Head Office. This competency-building will involve Basics of data collection for qualitative and quantitative research projects Interviewing methods Data management processes Research ethics including participant safety, confidentiality, reporting of adverse events, maintaining integrity of research data Intervention facilitation (with support from relevant trainers) Child safe-guarding Supervision and coordination of the tasks of the local research team including: Holding regular supervision meetings and performance appraisals Scheduling and coordination of data collection including managing all logistics such as transport, work schedules, resources required, Data management Monitoring of quality of data collection, adherence to ethical practices, and intervention fidelity Overseeing data entry, and able to be responsible for data set cleaning. Communicating key information from the research in a simple, clear, effective way to stakeholders that are non-researchers Managing and reporting on adverse events and serious adverse events related to implementing the research project according to War Child Holland data management protocols Participating in regular research supervision and coordination meetings with Research and Development Head Office team The Research Coordinator will conduct several field visits during training and implementation  for a better understanding of context and quality monitoring   Reporting They will report to the Country Director or Program Development Manager, of the relevant country, and/or to the Director of the Research and Development Department in Amsterdam.   3.                  Profile   Essential: -          At least Masters level degree in relevant field (e.g. Psychology, Nursing, Education, Public Health, Social Sciences). -          At least 3 years’ experience in leading and coordinating field-based research with human subjects in a relevant field (i.e. psychosocial support, education, and/or child protection). -          Proven track record in implementing research activities and data management for human subject research projects. -          Experience in supervising research assistants and building competency. -          Excellent communication skills in English (oral and written) and relevant local language/s. -          Ability to communicate the results of research to others in a simple, clear, effective way. -          Ability to operate independently with minimal supervision -          Ability to work with SPSS or similar data analyses software -          Available full time, committed to invest at least two years in contributing to our research agenda in Lebanon   Desirable: -          Extensive experience working within Lebanon -          Experience in (basic) analyses of data sets in SPSS of similar software package -          Previous experience in a research coordinator role in a field-based project -          Previous extensive experience with both qualitative and quantitative research methods     4.                  Job Location: Lebanon with frequent travel to  Jordan and perhaps other countries in the Middle East   5.                  Time frame:   The assignment is expected to start on February 1, 2017; an earlier start would be desirable.     6.                  Salary range Depending on experience, the Research Coordinator will receive between 1500 USD and 2500 USD per month in salary on a fulltime basis.   7.                  How to apply   Interested and qualified candidates are invited to apply before December . Make sure to upload your English CV and cover letter by using following hyperlink: https://vacature.onlinevacatures.nl/?vid=72515      Applications will be considered on a rolling basis. Is this not your dream job? Support War Child by sharing this job with your network! The safety of children is essential to War Child. War Child does not tolerate or accept any form of abuse. This subject is addressed in our recruitment and selection procedures.