Associate Research & Project Development Manager at Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA)

We have started building our professional LinkedIn page. Follow Company: Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) Location: Ghana State: Jobs in Accra Job type: Full-Time Job category: Administrative/Secretarial Jobs in Ghana No views yet Job Description Responsibilities The Associate Research & Project Development Manager’s responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• New project development (60%) : The Associate Research & Project Development Manager (ARPDM) will lead new project development in the Ghana office. In particular, as part of the project development component of the position, the Associate Research & Project Development Manager will:

• In collaboration with the Country Directors, Research Managers and the Global Business Development team, develop and continuously review and adapt as needed, a project development and stakeholder engagement strategy for the various sectors;

• Recruit and manage a team of 2-4 interns;

• Lead and initiate a portfolio of project development efforts with researchers, funders, and partner organizations;

• Identify priority research questions and key concerns for policymakers in the various sectors, and initiate and manage the development of corresponding new research proposals;

• Propose cost structures and budgets for potential funding opportunities and proposals;

• Ensure that institutional arrangements are taken care of to submit proposals applications – in line with the donors’ deadlines and requirements – and collaborate with the Grants team and the Business Development team to submit research proposals and set up new grant awards;

• Develop new and manage existing relationships with IPA partner organizations and principal investigators to enhance the relevance and influence of IPA’s research, support targeted dissemination of research findings, encourage scale-up of successful projects;

• Represent IPA at local (and potentially regional and global) forums focused on priority sectors, identified in collaboration with the Country Directors and Policy team, including workgroups, tasks forces, advisory committees, conferences, etc.;

• In coordination with the Global Business Development team, develop resources for project development and ensure all internal project development files, folders and tracking systems are up to date.

• Research Management in (40%): The Associate Research & Project Development Manager will be responsible for the overall management of research projects. In particular, as part of the research component of the position, the ARPDM will:

• Work with Principal Investigators to ensure their adherence to research design, sample selection, data collection, data management and general research protocols, as well as overall project objectives timelin...