Consultant

• Under the supervision of the Senior RMEAL Manager, PlayMatters, in collaboration with IRC’s Airbel Impact Lab’s Director of Education Research and with technical support from the Regional Research & Learning Coordinator for PlayMatters and Plan International Ethiopia’s MEAL Manager, the Principal Investigator will co-lead an implementation research study with the IRC’s Director of Education Research.
• The role involves securing ethical approvals, conducting research, managing research partnerships, analyzing data, and disseminating findings nationally.

Under the supervision of the Senior RMEAL Manager, PlayMatters, in collaboration with IRC’s Airbel Impact Lab’s Director of Education Research and with technical support from the Regional Research & Learning Coordinator for PlayMatters and Plan International Ethiopia’s MEAL Manager, the Principal Investigator will co-lead an implementation research study with the IRC’s Director of Education Research.

• to field for data collection.
• Lead the national-level implementation research study.
• Obtain national IRB approval.
• Build and maintain key relationships for ethical research.
• Oversee data collection, quality assurance, and longitudinal analysis.
• Produce baseline, midline, and endline reports with cleaned datasets.
• Develop manuscripts for peer-reviewed journal submission.
• Disseminate findings at local and national levels.

• Full-time role based in Uganda.
• No application, interview, registration, or processing fee should be paid.
• Meals may be provided