Director of Research & Policy

• Conduct high-quality, high-impact research to support health programming and planning of CPI and its partners, across full range of CPI’s operating contexts
• Share research findings with stakeholders to support evidence-based health programs and policy-making
• Conduct research with partners who operate in rural, complex humanitarian and conflict-affected areas of Myanmar, Thailand and Bangladesh
• Development and document CPI’s participatory research model, drawing upon existing methods, and improving these models as the work progresses
• Serve as research and policy advisor for CPI’s existing (‘non-research’) service delivery and programs, with a specific focus on methods for data collection, analysis and interpretation that emphasize participation of local communities
• Write and submit grants and proposals for ongoing research and learning work
• Submit dedicated research proposals to donor agencies in line with CPI’s organizational priorities
• Supervise research manager(s) and coordinators in all their responsibilities, from technical research methods to the management of personnel, data and project finances
• Ensure policy lessons generated by CPI research or program activities are well documented and communicated to appropriate groups to ensure policy take up.
• Develop methodologies and facilitate realization of routine data collection to improve CPI and Programs understanding of our operational contexts in a changing, fluid environment.

• Provide technical inputs during proposal development
• Replicate the virtuous cycle of the proven partnered research model of CPI-CBOs and academia
• Document the Participatory Research process itself, with the goal of developing and publicizing a model for partnered learning adapted to the local health context of Myanmar
• Contribution to the design, conduct, analysis and reporting of qualitative and quantitative research/evaluation studies that will be conducted by CPI programs, including Institutional Review Board/Ethics Review Board applications and writing manuscripts for peer review
• Collaborate with external and internal partners on peer-reviewed publications and advocacy reports
• Identify opportunities to leverage existing CPI and partner data and programs to generate new knowledge through publication of secondary data analyses and the augmentation of existing data platforms
• Contribute to use of program data to respond to partners’ needs and to inform iterative cycles of continuous program improvement
• Work with the MEL team to develop data collection policies and practices and monitor uniform data collection compliance and quality across the organization, whenever necessary
• Ensure compliance with research project requirements for data collection and reporting
• Develop and prepare internal reports of status, progress and outcomes of evaluation activities
• Conduct research and analyses of issues as requested by CPI Senior Management Team, including preparation of reports, white papers and journal publications recommendations and other materials

• Increase capacity of community based organizations to participate in all aspects of partnered research, from problem identification to hypothesis generation to data collection, analysis, dissemination and incorporation into health policies and programs
• Ensure community members themselves are active participants in the research process
• Formalize training in partnered research approaches for staff at CPI and CBO partners
• Oversight, with appropriate CBO partner designee, of all research initiatives
• Assisting CBO partners with formation of advisory boards representative of local communities to ensure research priorities and findings are responsive to community priorities
• oversee a Research Fellowship program the leverages the skills of recent graduates of high quality academic programs to support CPI research projects and enhance the capacity of CPI partners

• Technically support and strengthen the research and policy capacity of CPI staff, providing ongoing coaching, feedback and support to build their capacity to further improvement of the organization
• Regular supervision and mentorship of research and policy staff at CPI and partner organizations
• Formalize trainings in partnered research approaches for staff at CPI and CBO partners
• Coordination and communication with staff of CPI, CBOs and academic partners

• Ensure appropriate organizational policies and guidelines are followed
• Be part of the organization’s leadership team and contribute to the development and execution of strategic decisions

• Maintain and strengthen relationships between CPI, local CBOs, academic partners and research funders
• Presentation of research findings at national, regional and international scientific meetings, in partnership with local CBO members
• Representation of CPI at regional and donor meetings related to planning health policies and programs and reporting of health program information
• Coordination and communication with staff of CPI, CBOs and academic partners
• Represent CPI at partner and donor meetings and events

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