Research Assistant

Overview

Support project and program assessments across all World Vision Area Programs.

You have:

• A minimum of Diploma and/or Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Early Childhood Development, Education, Social Science, Health & Nutrition, Gender & Development, Community Development, Communications, Monitoring and Evaluation or related fields.
• Practical experience in using mobile data collection platforms using a SMART phone or tablet.
• Must own a SMART phone (Android 8 and above, operating on 2 GB RAM).
• Fluency in Chichewa and English.
• Excellent report writing and presentation skills.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Mature with a good sense of judgement, trusted and familiar with the districts of operations indicated.
• Self-starter and ability to work in hard-to-reach areas.
• Honest, sober-minded and team player.

With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 33,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Key Responsibilities:

The purpose of the position is to support project and program assessments in the 2026 Financial Year across all World Vision Area Programs in the country.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Collect quantitative and qualitative data at household level.
• Check completed work for accuracy.
• Comply with data integrity and security policies.

Qualifications, Experiences and Personal Attributes

• A minimum of Diploma and/or Bachelor’s degree in either, Statistics, Early Childhood Development, Education, Social Science, Health & Nutrition, Gender & Development, Community Development, Communications, Monitoring and Evaluation and any other related fields from a recognized college or university.

• Practical experience in using mobile data collection platforms using a SMART phone or tablet.

• Must own a SMART phone (Android 8 and above, operating on 2 GB RAM).
• Honest sober-minded and team player
• Excellent communication skills with fluency in Chichewa and English

Personal Attributes, skills and competencies

• Team player and good communication skills
• Self-starter and ability to work in hard-to-reach areas
• Mature with a good sense of judgement, trusted and familiar with the districts of operations indicated above.
• Have excellent report writing and presentation skills.
• Organizational skills, with the ability to meet deadlines
• Proven track record of taking responsibility and ownership for problems and following them through to resolution
• Strong analytical skills
• Optimistic team player

Applicant Types Accepted:

Local Applicants Only

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Added 7 months ago - Updated 7 months ago - Source: wvi.org