The Research Lead will provide professional expertise and skills in research methodology, research design, data collection, data analysis, and the interpretation and presentation of research and evaluation results to assist the Tiko Research Department to achieve the organizational strategic goals. This will be achieved by;
• Managing the externally commissioned research partners to ensure that all research activities undertaken on behalf of Tiko are conducted in a timely fashion, in line with the overall aims, values of the organization and with policies and procedures.
• Designing, executing and implementing research projects that systematically investigate the impact of our platform using quasi-experimental or experimental study designs.
• Leading the development of research protocols for submission to Institutional Review Boards (IRB), including development of study instruments and ethics procedures.
• Supporting other parts of the organization directly on research and analytical questions, in order to remove barriers that stand in the way of impact and development at Tiko.

About You
You have excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage and prioritize a range of tasks when facing competing deadlines. You have a clear commitment to making a leading contributor to the research environment and producing high quality research outputs.

Requirements
• Postgraduation in behavioral or health sciences, public health, sociology, population studies/demography, statistics, or related discipline will be an advantage
• A minimum of 3 years of experience in a research focused role

Experience in designing and implementing research programmes for ad-hoc or bespoke projects
• Experience of analyzing large, complex survey datasets
• Proven qualitative and quantitative skills, with familiarity with related analysis packages STATA, SPSS, NVivo or ATLAS.ti
• You have experience of communicating your findings in a range of forums.
• Excellent written, verbal and visual communication skills in English
• You are based in Uganda.