Quantitative Research Assistant/Associate

Deadline: 1 March 2016

Location: Washington DC, USA

Organization: Promundo-US

Promundo-US, an international non-governmental organization working to promote gender equality, seeks a full-time Research Assistant or Associate to work in its Washington, DC office.

About Promundo

Founded in Brazil in 1997, Promundo works internationally to engage men and boys in advancing gender equality and preventing violence. Promundo's independently registered NGOs in the United States, Brazil, Portugal, and Rwanda collaborate to conduct high-quality formative, population-based research; develop and conduct impact evaluations; scale-up gender-transformative interventions; and carry out national and international advocacy to achieve gender equality and prevent violence. Promundo is also the co-founder of the MenEngage Alliance, a global network of NGOs and UN agencies working to engage men and boys in gender equality. Promundo-US, a separate legal entity, with its office in Washington, DC, coordinates technical assistance outside of Brazil, carries out advocacy globally, supports Promundo's activities and fundraising across offices, and co-coordinates the global MenCare Campaign. 

About the Position

The Research Assistant/Associate will report to Ruti Levtov, Program Officer based in Washington, DC, and will work with a dynamic team of about 15 staff plus consultants. The position is full time and includes health insurance, paid leave, and retirement benefits. Salary is $45,000-50,000 per annum, depending on salary history and experience. Both title and salary are commensurate with experience and qualifications. Candidates should have a strong research background with experience managing, analyzing, and writing about quantitative data, as well as an interest in international development, public health, and gender. Proposed starting date is April 11, 2016.

Job Duties

• Assist Promundo program and research staff in planning and carrying out quantitative and qualitative research on gender, masculinities, health, and similar topics.
• Assist staff in providing technical assistance primarily related to the International Men and Gender Equality Survey (IMAGES) study.
• Retrieve, manage, clean, and organize multiple datasets; serve as a resource for staff seeking access and information from the datasets.
• Create variables and scales and perform descriptive and inferential statistical analysis, using Stata, on Promundo's survey and program evaluation data.
• Provide support to partners on Promundo's analysis methods.
• Contribute to/draft reports, briefs, blogs, and journal articles based on quantitative and qualitative data for both research and non-research audiences.
• Contribute to questionnaire development, formatting, or programming, as needed.
• Conduct literature searches and retrieve articles and reports, summarize existing research, and contribute to literature reviews and other desk research.
• Contribute to grant proposals and project reports.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree or undergraduate degree focused on quantitative research methods (e.g. statistics, economics).
• Experience managing and analyzing quantitative datasets, including cleaning and merging, creating variables, descriptive analysis, and multivariate regression and other analysis models.
• Experience producing descriptive and analytical statistical tables and graphs.
• Experience interpreting and writing reports based on quantitative data.
• Experience using Stata.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Personal characteristics: Hard worker and multi-tasker, quick learner, flexible, honest and reliable, and in possession of a sense of humor.

Desirable Qualifications

• Experience with factor analysis, data imputation, and writing for publication strongly preferred.
• Experience with research design, including questionnaire development.
• Experience working with web-based research tools and libraries (e.g. Zotero).
• Experience working with and analyzing demographic surveys.
• Knowledge and interest in qualitative research methods.
• Knowledge of gender and social justice issues.
• Second language skills – Portuguese, Spanish, or French preferred. 

How to apply:

To apply, please send

1. a resume
2. cover letter addressed to Ruti Levtov
3. writing sample

no later than March 1, 2016 to: jobs@promundoglobal.org. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.