The Senior Research Manager will oversee research initiatives of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Clean Air program and will assist the Chief of Party (COP) and project team with the development and implementation of USAID Clean Air’s strategy and research programs. S/he will primarily work closely with the Energy and Policy Institute of the University of Chicago (EPIC), particularly its India program, to execute innovative ideas related to energy and environmental policy, manage small research and field teams, and play an instrumental role in developing and expanding its pipeline of applied economics research projects in Nepal. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Assist the COP and the project team with strategic and operational planning, including work planning, and ensure compliance with all reporting requirements of USAID and FHI 360
• Coordinate and oversee the development and implementation of research activities under USAID Clean Air, in close coordination with partners 
• Provide guidance and support (including but not limited to) to the USAID Clean Air team on research design, field planning, data collection, data management, power calculations, and analysis
• Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders to drive progress on USAID Clean Air’s research projects
• Build, manage and mentor a high functioning research team in Nepal including Interns, Research and Senior Research Associates. The manager will support his/her teams, faculty experts leading projects and the South-Asia Director of EPIC in all areas of project execution, maintaining integrity of research design and generating high-quality research outputs.
• Assist in preparation of detailed budgets and work plans in coordination with USAID Clean Air team and partners and make sure project activities are aligned with project budgets
• Lead or assist in writing technical proposals, donor deliverables, budgets and work plans, capacity building activities and be responsible for ethical compliance on the research projects and drive forward different workstreams independently
• Support project partners in conducting research related activities
• Support other research, policy and communication related tasks of FHI 360 and USAID Clean Air as assigned by Supervisor or COP or FHI 360 Nepal Country Director 

Minimum Requirements:

• Masters’ degree in economics, environment, management, public policy, or other relevant field and 3 to 5 years of experience in relevant field or Bachelor’s degree and 5 to 7 years experience the relevant field.  
•  Three to Five years of work experience in a role with project-based assignments, with substantial client-facing components, experience in monitoring and evaluation projects, and one year of direct project management experience
• Experience in environment, social science or economic field research or experience conducting field research in developing countries
• An entrepreneurial candidate with excellent time and personnel management skills 
• Flexible, self-motivating, able to manage multiple tasks efficiently, and a team player
• Excellent communication and relationship management skills with a range of stakeholders
• Excellent problem solving, program management and implementation skills and ability to drive forward workstreams, independently 
• Ability to work efficiently and effectively in virtual/digital environment
• Fluent in English and Nepali