Research Associate (Kenya)

About the role

Precision Development (PxD), a global nonprofit working with governments across Africa and Asia to help smallholder farmers, is seeking a Research Associate in Nairobi, Kenya. The associate supports quantitative research and impact evaluations, working with research and field teams on data management, quality assurance, survey programming and statistical analysis. The position is full-time; candidates must hold existing work authorization in Kenya, as PxD cannot sponsor visas.

Key responsibilities

• Support the design, programming, testing and deployment of electronic surveys using SurveyCTO or similar platforms, and contribute to survey piloting, enumerator training and research planning.
• Monitor data collection progress and enumerator performance, and develop data quality assurance procedures including automated high-frequency checks.
• Manage, clean, merge and process quantitative datasets with reproducible, documented code, and maintain data management systems and protocols.
• Conduct quantitative analysis and produce summary statistics, tables, graphs and other research outputs, and support research reports and presentations.
• Collaborate with researchers and project teams to improve data collection and management processes.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Data Science, Agricultural Economics or a related quantitative field.
• At least two years of experience in quantitative research, data management or impact evaluation, ideally including randomized controlled trials or other rigorous evaluations.
• Nice to have: Master's degree, experience in low- and middle-income country research, and familiarity with research ethics and data protection.

Required skills

• Advanced Stata, including independent coding for data cleaning, management and analysis.
• Strong SurveyCTO experience, including XLSForm programming, testing, deployment and troubleshooting.
• Experience building automated data quality checks and managing large, complex datasets.
• Nice to have: R or Python, Git/GitHub, automated dashboards and data visualization.

Applications are made through the PxD online application form with a CV, cover letter and brief answers to screening questions; applications are reviewed on a rolling basis until 13 November 2026, 5 pm EAT.