Provide technical assistance (e.g. identify knowledge gaps in the literature, document findings in the body of knowledge and develop presentation materials) in the planning, design and conduct of educational research needs assessments;
Complete assigned tasks related to situational analysis, literature reviews, secondary document analysis, and identification of possible tools and other documents as inputs to the preparation of concept papers/proposals with technical guidance from the Officer/Specialist and/or Senior Specialist;
Prepare, monitor, and update project management documents such as project budgets/budget notes, project implementation plans, risk and opportunities assessments, quarterly monitoring repos, and other project M&E tools with technical inputs and guidance from the project team;
Coordinate and provide technical support in planning, organizing, and monitoring of workshops, meetings, fieldwork, and other activities related to the implementation of research projects of the Unit;
Provide technical support in developing data gathering instruments, conducting validity & reliability of instruments, and pilot-testing of instruments, with technical inputs/guidance from the project team;
Provide technical assistance/conduct data gathering activities (e.g., interviews, FGD facilitation, observations, survey administration), including preparation of field notes, case studies, anecdotal records, and workshop proceedings;
Ensure proper data storage (e.g., rrtaw data shared in one drive folder/hard disks) and warehousing (e.g., processed data in one drive folder);
Undertake data cleaning and processing using applications (e.g., NVivo, SPSS,) to facilitate quantitative and qualitative analysis and prepare an initial interpretation of data (e.g., narrative, tabular, graphical) for integration in report writing with technical inputs/guidance from the project team;
Prepare/Draft technical/research reports, research briefs, and policy notes with technical inputs/guidance from the project team;
Provide technical assistance in the conduct of validation activities and finalization of the research report;
Coordinate packaging (i.e., copyediting and layout) of research reports and other knowledge products of EPARU;
Provide technical assistance in monitoring and evaluation of EPARU research activities in accordance with quality standards of the Centre (e.g., monitoring of PIP, monitoring of risk treatment plans, financial monitoring, writing M&E reports, and drafting project completion reports);
Provide technical support in the planning, designing, and implementing research dissemination activities;
Complete assigned activities in drafting materials for dissemination (e.g., journal/web articles, presentation materials with technical inputs/guidance from the project team;
Provide technical support to project consultants, partner organizations, and other clients, as may be requested;
Maintain and update EPARU ISO files of assigned projects, including information contained in the ERU intranet site;
