Research Director

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Establish the vision and strategy for Prevail's Research function.

• Set priorities across various research workstreams and enhance assessment frameworks.

• Develop comparable metrics across sectors while learning from peer organizations and global experts.

• Lead and cultivate the Research team, focusing on team structure, operations, researcher support, recruitment, and scaling systems.

• Propel Prevail's strategy for evaluating new philanthropic opportunities.

• Create and manage intricate quantitative and qualitative models, including cost-effectiveness models, reach and fund-sizing estimates, and durability syntheses.

• Identify, assess, and evaluate high-impact interventions through desk reviews, expert interviews, quantitative modeling, and potential in-person visits.

• Synthesize and convert evidence into presentations, investment memos, interactive models, and visual representations.

• Address operational and programmatic inquiries with evidence-based, innovative solutions.

• Generate actionable recommendations for philanthropic programs across the Education Fund, New Initiatives pipeline, and future funds.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 9 years of experience in research to support decision-making.

• More than 4 years of experience in leading, mentoring, and managing other researchers.

• Proven experience in managing complex, multi-workstream research agendas.

• Experience in implementing organizations in global development is a significant asset, though not mandatory.

• Capability to conduct goal-oriented research and structure effective analytical paths.

• Proficiency in tracking and clearly outlining how key conclusions were derived.

• Ability to communicate analytical uncertainties and strategies for addressing them.

• Skill in integrating quantitative and qualitative data from various fields, including econometrics and political science.

• Expertise in synthesizing complex concepts into clear frameworks, models, and recommendations.

• Ability to create outputs that engage diverse audiences.

• Competence in conveying complex ideas clearly to donors, implementers, and academics.

• Comfort in asserting conclusions in the presence of senior decision-makers.

• Must reside within a timezone ranging from -6 UTC (US Central Time) to +3 UTC (East Africa Time).

• Prevail typically cannot sponsor visas.

🏝️ Benefits

• Make a tangible impact. Your contributions will directly mobilize philanthropic capital that affects millions of lives.

• Flexibility: Work remotely from any location within a timezone between -6 UTC (US Central Time) and +3 UTC (EAT), with opportunities to travel and meet with the team 3-4 times a year.

• Competitive salary based on experience, skills, and location. Salary ranges are communicated to candidates prior to the first interview.

• Health insurance and wellness benefits.

• Home workspace or co-working stipend.

• Generous budget for learning and development.

• Strong managerial support.

• Targeted feedback.

• Clear pay progression.

• Opportunities for upward or lateral mobility.

• Flexible leave policy.

• 25 days of paid time off (PTO).

• Public holidays.

• Paid take-home exercise.