Research Manager

Location: Remote (India or Kenya); must have at least 4-hour overlap with 9 am to 5 pm EST
Experience: 3-5 years conducting social development research, managing program data at nonprofits, preferably in education and gender
Compensation: USD 2,917 to 3,333 per month; commensurate with location and experience
Closes on: November 9, 2025

Girl Rising

Girl Rising believes in the power of stories to change how the world sees girls and their education. Born from an award-winning documentary featuring nine girls from around the world, the organisation has spent over a decade delivering education programs that equip young people with life skills and build communities of support around them. Through their flagship RISE program in India and Kenya, and free educational resources for educators globally, they've reached 30,000 adolescents, 800,000 educators, 5,000 partners and 400 parents across 18 countries.

Role

Girl Rising is looking for a Research Manager to lead monitoring, evaluation and learning efforts across their global programs. This role will involve designing and conducting research, managing data systems, and building the organisation's capacity for evidence-based programming.

Responsibilities

Plan, coordinate and conduct primary and secondary research and program evaluation activities across Girl Rising programs
Design and execute research projects, including developing appropriate research designs, data collection strategies, surveys and focus group protocols
Apply advanced qualitative and quantitative research methods to analyse data and develop accessible written reports and summaries
Work with program teams and the system administrator to manage and upgrade the internal Salesforce-based database
Identify program outcomes to track over time and devise mechanisms to collect meaningful data beyond reach numbers
Review data for reliability and integrity; generate dashboards for reports, presentations and grant applications
Ensure timely quarterly reporting in collaboration with program leads
Stay current on research and evidence that informs Girl Rising's work; maintain the in-house research directory and share findings across education and gender networks
Support proposal development with insights and recommendations based on research and data analysis
Advise on monitoring, evaluation and learning strategies, frameworks and indicators to capture project performance

Requirements

Postgraduate research degree in Economics, Public Policy, Education Policy or related field with strong quantitative grounding
3 to 5 years of experience conducting social development research and managing program data at nonprofits, preferably in education and gender
Experience managing database systems; knowledge of Salesforce is a plus
Experience conducting literature reviews, creating questionnaires and implementing surveys in collaboration with partners
Proficiency in quantitative research and at least one data analysis software (STATA, R, etc.)
Fluency in English
Ability to work independently and collaborate well with staff in different locations
Experience cleaning, analysing and presenting data visually and in writing to diverse stakeholders (preferred)
Experience synthesising research findings for practitioner and policy-oriented outputs like briefs and blogs (preferred)
Experience in qualitative research and data analysis (preferred)