Research Associate, Targeted and flexible micro credit

2 weeks ago

India J-PAL Full time

Location: Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

Education: Bachelor's, Master's

Start Date: 21st May 2024

Length of Commitment : One year

Project Overview

JPAL SA is looking for a Research Associate to work closely with PIs – Prof. Natalia Rigol and Ben Roth (both of Harvard Business School) – and other team members to lead the field work of a project to develop flexible, targeted microcredit products. Unlike traditional microcredit, these loans will have personalized repayment plans that match the timing of the borrower's cash flows to the timing of their payment obligations. Additionally, these loans will utilize novel community targeting methods to screen loan applicants, whereby community members are asked to identify reliable and promising entrepreneurs. Prof. Rigol and Roth specialize in finding and studying innovative microcredit products and services that can better help entrepreneurs grow their businesses and improve their livelihoods. You can find their work and .

The study is in the baseline stage and involves screening and assessing microentrepreneurs for micro-loan products.

The RA will work very closely with PIs in managing the data and supporting the project in field activities. This position looks for someone who is creative, flexible, independent, and excited to solve new challenges.

Key Responsibilities

This is a very high ownership role, where your work will majorly involve supporting other RAs in project management in addition to cleaning and analyzing the data collected from the field on a regular basis. The RA will principally work on writing code to optimize the design of large-scale randomized controlled trials and to analyze and interpret their results while also handling field-team operations. This is a unique position, offering the opportunity to work on tough analytical problems around large-scale randomized evaluations and hone your data analysis skills.

Research Associates work closely with academic researchers and other field staff to perform a variety of tasks including, but not limited to:

Research Design and Data ManagementDesigning survey questionnaires, conducting qualitative research, running pilot/backchecking exercises, refining study design and survey instrumentsEnsuring that the project complies with research protocols related to data collection and securitySupervising data collection and data entry to ensure good data qualityWork with data sets, prepare and run codes regularly for daily data cleaning and analysis in STATALaunching monthly dashboards displaying indicators from multiple data sources for the study participants of the RCTAssisting PIs in sampling, randomization and power calculation exercises, when neededTake ownership of daily data management trackers to ensure seamless flow of information for operational efficiencyAbility to analyze and interpret data using statistical packages like STATA and produce output, including graphs and tables Managerial / OperationalMaintaining relationship with partner organizations at both headquarters and field levelsManaging teams: Recruit, train, and supervise both field-based and data operations teams consisting of project assistants, field managers, field-based surveyors, data entry operators and other field and office staffOverseeing the on-ground implementation of the evaluation in accordance with the research design in association with our partner organization. Further, making sure the project is on track in terms of timelinesLiaising with field staff running evaluations and collaborating with them including occasional travel to research field sites; focus of work is to advise on quality control of data collection practices CommunicationAssisting in preparation of documents and presentations with graphs and tables for partner organization, donor reporting as well as dissemination activitiesDaily meetings with PIs to share project progress updates Any other task as assigned by the PIs

Required Qualifications

A Bachelor's/Master's degree in economics, social sciences, public policy, education or related fields Proficiency in STATA and other statistical packages (non-negotiable) Strong written and verbal communication skills in English Demonstrated ability to manage high-level relationships with partner organizations Have an entrepreneurial/start-up mindset: Ability to deal with unstructured and changing environments. Are action oriented, self-driven and flexible Attentive to detail, analytical, and can work across multiple-task efficiently as required Team oriented: Are a reliable team player and can work with a diverse set of people on a daily basis Ability to work independently and in rural field locations (travel to nearby field sites as required) Willing to move to Erode, Tamil Nadu

Desired Qualifications

Working proficiency in Tamil (strongly preferred) Familiarity with randomized controlled trials/clinical trials/quasi-experiments and development research preferred Experience working with rural enterprises

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