Research Associate
Organization: Accountability Initiative, Centre for Policy ResearchLocation: Shillong, Meghalaya
Industry: GIS
Type: NA
Salary: NA
Description: AI is seeking to hire a Research Associate (RA) to provide research support to the Planning and Finance Departments of the State Government of Meghalaya on various aspects of public finances and other socio-economic initiatives within the state. The engagement will entail working and coordinating with Meghalaya Planning and Finance Department officials on broad-based research and analysis tasks. The position is based out of Shillong, Meghalaya and may require the candidate to make field visits within the state. The duration of the employment will be 1 year with opportunities for further extension.
Salary: NA
Description: AI is seeking to hire a Research Associate (RA) to provide research support to the Planning and Finance Departments of the State Government of Meghalaya on various aspects of public finances and other socio-economic initiatives within the state. The engagement will entail working and coordinating with Meghalaya Planning and Finance Department officials on broad-based research and analysis tasks. The position is based out of Shillong, Meghalaya and may require the candidate to make field visits within the state. The duration of the employment will be 1 year with opportunities for further extension.
Responsibilities:
- Conducting broad-based research to support future economic and welfare initiatives in the state (across sectors such as agriculture, industry and trade)
- Programme monitoring and evaluation (M&E) support
- Analysis of state budget and public finance data
- Making presentations of intermediate outputs to the department
- Coordinating with the AI team members, and officials and internal staff in the State Government Departments
- Any other tasks stipulated by the AI research team
- Master’s in Economics, Statistics or any other relevant discipline, OR MBA in Finance
- Minimum 2 years of work experience
- Interested in working on state and union budgets, governance issues, public policy and/or social sector in general. Candidates with prior experience in these areas will be preferred
- Strong quantitative and analytical research capabilities
- Good written and oral communication skills
- Ability to share knowledge and work in a strong team-oriented environment
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Prior knowledge of statistical software packages (such as Stata or R) is desirable
Application Instructions:
- Candidates with Requisite Experience Only apply that too with relevant cover letter.
- The openings provided here is meant for information purposes only. Please cross-verify the details before applying.
Date Posted: 2021-03-10
