United States International University - Africa, situated in Nairobi, Kenya is the most diverse university in East and Central Africa catering to over 6000 students from 73 nationalities, and with a global network of over 11,000 alumni.
It is also the only other university in Africa to receive local and American accreditation of its 24 degree programs.
In line with USIU - Africa’s commitment to providing quality, affordable education through world-class service delivery platforms, USIU-Africa is seeking to recruit a suitable candidate for the following position:
Research Analyst
Key Responsibilities
Performs programming and analysis tasks using SPSS, Excel, Access, and other software as appropriate.
- Programs questionnaires in survey monkey and other software.
- Collects data using a variety of methods including but not limited to field data collection, Telephone surveys and online surveys
- Coordinates field surveys
- Data cleaning and preparation of code books
- Prepares and labels SPSS data files for analysis and reporting.
- Analyzes survey results data and any other analysis as required
- Performs Data Mining from the data warehouse.
- Prepares summary report for institutional data that supports institutional decision making
- Assists with drafting and editing of project reports and methodological reports as assigned
- Acts as Project Coordinator for research projects as assigned.
Prepares time lines for assigned projects.
- Assists with budget preparation and budget revisions for assigned projects.
- Maintains communication with client on survey progress.
- Submits brief, written report on project progress each week supervisor and reports on project progress, needs, and plans at weekly project scan meeting.
- Maintains communication with project team using e-mail and team meetings as needed.
- Monitors expenditures to ensure that projects stay within budget.
- Coordinates with Head of Institutional Research regarding scheduling or resource problems affecting timely completion of assigned projects and any issues affecting survey quality.
Responsible for Institutional Research Office Administration including
- Filing of office documents
- Raising requisitions
- Renewal of Membership registration and software licenses
Allocates tasks and coordinates research assistants.
Minimum Educational Qualifications and Professional Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Statistics or related field that involves research design, implementation and analysis from an accredited university.
- Minimum of two (2) years’ experience in institutional data analysis
- Proven track record in programming and data analysis (qualitative and quantitative).
- Work experience in an educational environment.
Competencies
- Understanding of database management procedures
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of personal information and data in accordance to the university’s policy
- Demonstrate competency in Excel, SPSS, STATA, R or any other statistical software
- Ability to pay attention to details, prioritize projects and set and meet deadlines
- Demonstrated ability to extract and compile data from Enterprise Resource Planning System
- Ability to retain learned knowledge
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