Research Manager / Associate Research Manager

• PositionResearch Manager / Associate Research Manager
• CompanyInnovations for Poverty Action (IPA)
• LocationKampala
• Job typeNot stated
• ExperienceAt least 4–5 years of relevant professional experience; Uganda or comparable low- and middle-income research-environment experience is preferred.
• ClosingNo closing date is published on the official posting, so apply early.

Innovations for Poverty Action is a research and policy nonprofit that evaluates solutions to improve the lives of people living in poverty. IPA Uganda works with researchers, government, implementing partners, and communities to generate evidence for programs and policies. Official organisation website.

Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) is recruiting a Research Manager / Associate Research Manager based in Kampala. The main duties and requirements below are summarised from the employer’s official advert.

• Manage a portfolio of research projects across planning, implementation, analysis, dissemination, and close-out.
• Maintain workplans, schedules, staffing plans, deliverable trackers, and risk registers.
• Coordinate with principal investigators, project teams, implementing partners, and IPA support functions.
• Oversee research methods, sampling, survey tools, field protocols, data collection, and data-quality systems.
• Monitor budgets, forecasts, donor reporting, grant obligations, and regulatory approvals.
• Supervise, coach, and develop research staff and project teams.
• Manage project compliance with donor, ethics, safeguarding, and Ugandan regulatory requirements.
• Support research outputs, dissemination, country-office planning, and continuous improvement.

• Master’s degree in a relevant discipline such as economics, statistics, public health, epidemiology, development studies, public policy, or social sciences.
• At least 4–5 years of relevant professional experience.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and competing deadlines.
• Working knowledge of quantitative research methods; RCT experience is a strong plus.
• Experience supervising field research, surveys, field teams, data collection, and data quality.
• Working knowledge of Stata, R, or Python and electronic data-collection platforms such as SurveyCTO, KoboToolbox, or ODK.
• Strong project management, budgeting, reporting, stakeholder-management, and English-language skills.

Not stated

Apply through the official IPA vacancy page; the Uganda current-opportunities listing identifies this as a Research Manager/Associate Research Manager role. No application method or deadline is stated in the accessible vacancy text.

No closing date is published on the official posting, so apply early.

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• Checked on 9 November 2026 against Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA)'s official advert.
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