Responsibilities: 

• Working with international researchers and in-country teams to help identify and conduct scoping for research questions across broad themes of federalisation, economic growth, and inclusion
• Oversee field-based team to manage research project activities, including intervention implementation, and contribute to field-based scoping, survey design, and survey testing. 
• Drafting and finalizing research documents in consultation with principal investigators; may include scoping plans, questionnaires, literature reviews, as well as synthesizing findings into summaries for both academic and non-academic audiences
• Identifying and liaising with potential partners and stakeholders, including governments, development organizations, and other researchers
• Manage and supervise technical aspects of select research projects in collaboration with the research team
• Carry out data analysis under the direction of senior researchers using statistical and econometric tools
• Provide appropriate inputs and support for administrative requirements of the project portfolio, upon request, which may include financial management, budgeting, procurement, contract set- up and compliance, grant reporting, deliverable tracking, etc
• Contribute to our team’s overall management and strategic vision by identifying new research projects and partners and applying for additional sources of funding in partnership with research team
• Manage relationships with funding organizations and partner institutions; work with partners in the government to set strategic priorities as well as coordinate project administration and logistics
• Support with publication of research articles and policy briefs, and other such publications, as 
• directed by lead researchers
• Support the team in conducting and leading research and insights dissemination activities such as seminars, webinars, etc. 
• Supervision and mentoring of 2-3 junior research staff
• Other tasks, as required

What We Offer: 

• A competitive salary by local standards 
• The opportunity to develop research skills in the field 
• A dynamic and engaging environment which involves multiple stakeholders 
• An opportunity to grow within the organization 
• An opportunity to directly influence policies in Nepal 
• Regular travel within Nepal