Global Survey Manager

Description

ICF is seeking a motivated Survey Manager to lead the planning, coordination, and implementation of nationally representative population and facility-based surveys in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

Specific programmatic and technical tasks include:

• Working with host country implementing organizations and other survey stakeholders to implement surveys and activities to meet data needs within budget and time constraints.

• Providing technical assistance to countries in various stages of the survey process, e.g., questionnaire adaptation, field staff training, fieldwork monitoring, report writing, and dissemination of the survey findings.

• Preparing and adapting training materials and working with implementing agencies to train local field staff in questionnaire content and interviewing techniques.

• Negotiating and/or managing local cost budgets with host-country implementing organizations.

• Preparing contracts and subcontracts for implementing agencies.

• Preparing IRB protocols.

• Assuring ICF and program protocols are followed to ensure data quality and timeliness.

• Writing and reviewing survey reports, including descriptions of survey activities and interpretation of survey results.

• Communicating throughout all stages of the survey process with other staff, implementing agencies, donor agencies, and other key stakeholders in a clear and timely manner.

• Working with data analysts on an as-needed basis to conduct data quality assessments and interpret demographic data.

This position will be either remote or hybrid, based in Rockville, Maryland, and involves approximately 25-30% travel mainly to countries in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. Trips are typically 2-6 weeks in duration. Preference will be given to candidates with experience working in low- and middle-income countries.

Required Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in demography, public health, nutrition, epidemiology, or a similar topic area.

• 4+ years of experience in survey work, preferably in global health and population surveys. This experience must include working with biomarkers and using computer assisted personal interviewing (CAPI).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced experience with MS Office Applications (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel)

• Project management experience on international programs

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences

• Experience in survey budget monitoring

• Ability to foster productive working relationships with multiple stakeholders in a complex political environment

• Strong organizational and program management skills, including the ability to balance multiple tasks simultaneously and set strategic priorities

• Ability to work both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team

• Professional level proficiency in French, Portuguese, or Spanish

• Data analytic and visualization experience using a statistical software package e.g., Stata, R, SPSS, Tableau

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