Research Manager

Job title : Research Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate end-to-end delivery of research projects, including activities, milestones, responsibilities, budgets, dependencies, and deliverables.
• Guide research design and development of research questions, study protocols, tools, and analysis plans in collaboration with technical specialists and partners.
• Coordinate research operations, including ethics applications, institutional permissions, site preparation, training, fieldwork, and data management.
• Monitor project progress, timelines, and deliverables, identify implementation challenges, and coordinate corrective actions.
• Oversee research staff, consultants, and data collection teams, ensuring adherence to approved protocols, ethical requirements, timelines, and data governance procedures.

Qualifications & Experience

• Clinical qualification in Medicine, Nursing, Midwifery, or another relevant health profession, with a Master’s degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Health Services Research, Maternal and Newborn Health, or a related field.
• Minimum of 6 years of relevant professional experience, including substantial responsibility for managing health research projects or research components of health programmes.
• Demonstrated experience in maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) research and/or programme delivery.
• Experience coordinating research activities across protocol development, ethics processes, fieldwork, data quality assurance, analysis, and reporting.
• Experience working with healthcare facilities, government institutions, or academic partners.