Research Associate Job Opportunity at Bridge International Academies

Job Title:    Associate, Research (Uganda)
Job Location:    Kampala, Uganda
Employer:    Bridge International Academies

About BIA
Bridge International Academies is the world’s largest chain of primary and pre-primary schools bringing world-class education to the poorest of the poor, democratizing the right to succeed.

Bridge leverages research, technology, and data analysis in order to standardize and scale the entire lifecycle of high-quality education delivery and to drive continuous improvement across all aspects of operations.  This includes how academies are built, teachers are selected and trained, lessons are delivered and monitored for improvement, and more.  Bridge pupils score an average of 35% higher on core reading skills and 19% higher in maths than their peers in neighbouring schools based on USAID-designed exams administered by an independent monitoring and evaluation company.  Thanks to economies of scale, Bridge is able to charge just $6 a month per pupil on average with academies reaching operational sustainability after just one year.

The first Bridge International Academy opened in the Mukuru slum in Nairobi, Kenya in 2009.  Today there are hundreds.  New academies are opening at a rate of one every 2.5 days.  With a mission of Knowledge for all, Bridge plans to educate 10,000,000 children across a dozen countries by 2025.

Job Overview
To conduct research, provide critical analysis, insight, reports and data to the rest of the company on socio-economic conditions, competitive landscapes, plot-specific research and population density. 

Job Duties:

•     Conduct household interviews in slum communities
•     Conduct field-based exercises to calculate population density using survey and GPS equipment
•     Consolidate and enter data from surveys and research exercises into Excel at the office
•     Produce research reports based on both quantitative and qualitative observations
•     Participate in the design of new research studies and research tools

Experience

•     2 years’ experience in conducting field research in a fast paced or rapidly growing commercial organization with multiple departments where the use of technology solutions was a key strategy.
•     Experience working in slums and informal settlements.
•     Fluent in communicating in Luganda or other local Ugandan languages.

Qualifications:
    A Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Sociology, Demography, Anthropology or other related field.

Deadline Date: 14/06/2014

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