Vacancy title:
Research Associate/analyst

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Research, Category: Admin & Office]

Jobs at:
Laterite Ltd

Deadline of this Job:
Sunday, August 24 2025

Duty Station:
Kigali | Kigali | Rwanda

Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, July 24 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

We work insocio-economic development research projects. We believe that impact is a long-term endeavour that requires being embedded in the local context. Delivering high-quality research requires building local teams and data collection systems, knowing the country, and establishing close working relationships.

One of Laterite’s key strategic goals is to create a collaborative and rewarding working environment for our staff, where every team member feels engaged, represented, and heard. Laterite is committed to create opportunities for learning and career development within the team and across our offices.

Laterite is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age or veteran status.

What you will do:

As a Research Associate, based in our Rwanda office, you will:

• Manage one or two research projects: coordinating the project team; ensuring implementation according to protocols; managing to the budget and timeline; and communicating with clients.
• Play a hands-on role in all steps of the research process: designing the technical approach; developing protocols, research instruments, and sampling strategies; monitoring data quality; conducting quantitative and qualitative analysis; writing reports; and presenting to clients.
• Contribute to the development of new business: proposing research ideas; writing technical proposals; and pricing.
• Improve the way we work: researching and piloting new methodologies and technologies; standardizing and automating processes for data collection and analysis; and supporting internal operations like recruitment and IT.

You will develop skills and experience in:

• Technical design of research projects
• Data analysis
• Business development
• Managing a portfolio of research projects

What you will bring:

An ideal candidate will have:

• A master’s degree in Education, Economics, Statistics, Public Health, Public Policy, Sociology or a related field.
• For the Research Associate position, a minimum of three (3) years of professional research experience (in either a project/program or academic setting) is required.
• For the Research Analyst position, a minimum of one (1) year of professional experience performing similar tasks is required. We are happy to consider internships, work on dissertations or within an academic research group for this, if you can show us how your experience meets what we are looking for.
• Strong analytical skills, experience working with quantitative data, and proficiency in Stata (preferred), Python and/or R.
• Experience communicating with external stakeholders or in a client-facing role.
• Solid project management skills and experience coordinating projects with multiple components or teams.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.

In addition, we value:

• Experience working with primary data (data collection or cleaning and analysis).
• Experience with Open Data Kit (ODK) or an ODK-based platform such as SurveyCTO or CommCare.
• Previous work experience in East Africa and deep familiarity with the Rwandan context
• Research experience in one of Laterite’s core sectors – agriculture, education, gender, livelihoods and public health

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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