Research Assistant – Gender Equality (Temporary)

The Center for Global Development is an independent, non-partisan research organization seeking a full-time, temporary Research Assistant for its Gender Equality and Inclusion program. The Research Assistant will perform project research, data analysis, policy analysis, and provide administrative support in a collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• Review existing literature for ongoing research initiatives and projects
• Help to draft policy papers, briefs, and blog posts
• Conduct data analysis using Excel, STATA, or R; clean data sets, prepare tables, and make graphs to present results
• Organize and attend meetings/conferences/other events related to research priorities
• Provide administrative and programmatic support to include managing logistics for gender equality research-related activities; assisting with event and meeting organization, travel booking, expense documentation, and other administrative tasks as required
• Perform other duties as necessary in support of senior research staff

Skills

• Strong quantitative skills and experience doing data cleaning, collation, and statistical analysis in Stata and/or other software packages
• Strong analytical, writing, organizational and administrative skills
• Demonstrate interest and research experience on policies and practices relating to international development
• Undergraduate degree in economics, development economics, public policy, research methods or related fields
• Attention to detail and excellent organizational skills
• A solid understanding of social research methods, particularly quantitative methods
• Professionalism and comfort interfacing with senior stakeholders
• Outstanding writing and other communication skills in English
• Solid research and data analysis skills using Excel, Stata, or R
• Confidence and comfort working independently, in small groups, or interacting with senior staff
• A positive attitude and great sense of humor
• Experience in and an interest in gender equality and inclusion
• A demonstrable interest in international development, global gender policy, women's economic empowerment, or the care economy

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