Background

The Busara Center for Behavioral Economics is an advisory and research organization focused on evaluation and implementation of behavioral interventions in understudied countries and populations. Busara's mission is to work with researchers and organizations to advance and apply behavioral science in pursuit of poverty alleviation. This involves the application of behavioral economics to address development challenges.

Role Purpose Statement

The Analyst supports the advisory arm of Busara in making informed decisions and setting priorities on projects. The Analyst shall assist senior staff across multiple projects and clients by providing support on client deliverables by engaging in both qualitative and quantitative research activities. The Analyst will support structuring and composing reports, client deliverables, and analysis on ongoing projects, in close coordination with Associates and Engagement Directors.

Key Accountabilities/Responsibilities

CORE PROJECT RESPONSIBILITIES:

Analysts will work closely with Project leads to perform a variety of tasks including, but not limited to:

• Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve inquiries on external and internal research data and act as a research resource person for senior leadership, internal teams, staff, and external parties.
• Source, clean, and structure data based on project needs.
• Support the design of effective quantitative and qualitative survey instruments and coordinate all activities associated with survey development, including research, formatting, analyzing, summarizing, and presenting results; write reports highlighting key findings.
• Support Associates/Senior Associates in preparing materials such as, but not limited to, drafts of client reports, experimental designs, and literature reviews.
• Support multiple large-scale research and advisory projects at a given time as may be required.
• Clarify research requests to identify potential data sources and informational resources; identify, and discuss research needs with Associates and Engagement Directors.
• Carry out general logistics planning for project activities as it relates to content outcomes such as phasing of field activities, coordinating meetings, etc. Work closely with the Project Operations team and the Project Lead team to plan logistics for field operations, data collection, and data quality assurance.
• Participate in field work for assigned projects as may be required.
• Ensure that all project coordination work is communicated with the relevant teams at Busara to ensure proper roll-out of the engagement. This includes, but is not limited to, finance, procurement, and operations.
• Perform any other duty as may be assigned by the project supervisor.

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience: Minimum Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Social Sciences, Public Policy, or related fields.
• High level of self-motivation and energy, an optimistic “can-do” attitude
• Strong analytical, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Qualitative and quantitative research or data analytic skills.
• Experience with R, STATA, Python, SAS, and/or other programming languages
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Flexible, self-motivating, able to manage multiple tasks efficiently, and a team player.
• Interest and experience working in a fast-paced working environment.
• Fluency and excellent communication and writing skills with a mastery of English and (if applicable) at least one other appropriate language for the office in which they will be based.
• Extreme attention to detail while sustaining a global focus and vision for institutional planning and decision making.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability, interest and willingness to travel to all project locations as assigned, which may include in-country, regional and international locations in the Global South.

Desired Qualifications

• Familiarity with randomized controlled trials preferred.
• Familiarity with behavioral science.
• Exposure to large-scale research and consulting projects in countries in which Busara has an office.

• Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve inquiries on external and internal research data and act as a research resource person for senior leadership, internal teams, staff, and external parties.
• Source, clean, and structure data based on project needs.
• Support the design of effective quantitative and qualitative survey instruments and coordinate all activities associated with survey development, including research, formatting, analyzing, summarizing, and presenting results; write reports highlighting key findings.
• Support Associates/Senior Associates in preparing materials such as, but not limited to, drafts of client reports, experimental designs, and literature reviews.
• Support multiple large-scale research and advisory projects at a given time as may be required.
• Clarify research requests to identify potential data sources and informational resources; identify, and discuss research needs with Associates and Engagement Directors.
• Carry out general logistics planning for project activities as it relates to content outcomes such as phasing of field activities, coordinating meetings, etc. Work closely with the Project Operations team and the Project Lead team to plan logistics for field operations, data collection, and data quality assurance.
• Participate in field work for assigned projects as may be required.
• Ensure that all project coordination work is communicated with the relevant teams at Busara to ensure proper roll-out of the engagement. This includes, but is not limited to, finance, procurement, and operations.
• Perform any other duty as may be assigned by the project supervisor.

• Strong analytical skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Communication skills
• Qualitative research skills
• Quantitative research skills
• Data analytic skills
• Experience with R
• Experience with STATA
• Experience with Python
• Experience with SAS
• Experience with other programming languages
• Excellent organizational skills
• Ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently
• Team player
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent writing skills
• Attention to detail

• A Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Social Sciences, Public Policy, or related fields.
• High level of self-motivation and energy, an optimistic “can-do” attitude
• Strong analytical, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Qualitative and quantitative research or data analytic skills.
• Experience with R, STATA, Python, SAS, and/or other programming languages
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Flexible, self-motivating, able to manage multiple tasks efficiently, and a team player.
• Interest and experience working in a fast-paced working environment.
• Fluency and excellent communication and writing skills with a mastery of English and (if applicable) at least one other appropriate language for the office in which they will be based.
• Extreme attention to detail while sustaining a global focus and vision for institutional planning and decision making.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability, interest and willingness to travel to all project locations as assigned, which may include in-country, regional and international locations in the Global South.
• Familiarity with randomized controlled trials preferred.
• Familiarity with behavioral science.
• Exposure to large-scale research and consulting projects in countries in which Busara has an office.