Country Manager

We are looking for a Country Manager to provide strategic direction, oversee research projects, and lead and mentor research teams based in our office in Kigali, Rwanda. We are also open to hiring for a Country Director role for candidates with 8+ years of experience

What does the job involve

• Oversee office operations, including contributing to corporate strategy, overseeing process improvements, and financial and personnel management.
• Build and manage the pipeline of research projects, turning internal research ideas into externally funded projects and designing evaluations for clients.
• Develop and manage relationships and communication with our clients and government officials
• Support and develop research teams, including coaching, mentoring and/or training to develop their research and management skills.
• Maintain and promote our office culture, sustaining a very friendly and collaborative atmosphere, combined with a fast-working pace, high standards and a strong desire for innovation and learning.
• Identify and pursue opportunities for growth and innovation, be it from a technical, learning or business perspective.
• Providing technical leadership in all aspects of our work, including on program and impact evaluation design (e.g., regression discontinuity design, matching methods, matched cluster randomized control trials), sampling methods, and data analysis and modelling.

Qualifications

• Masters degree in Economics, Econometrics, Development Research, or in one of our core sectors. MBA is a plus.
• 6 years of experience managing complex research projects, growing research or business pipelines, and leading and mentoring research teams.
• Experience managing a team of 10-20 people
• Strong quantitative data analysis skills and proficiency in Stata
• Strong oral and written communication skills in English
• Experience living and working in different cultural settings
• Motivation to work in social and economic research in Sub-Saharan Africa