Key Responsibilities

Laterite Ethiopia office was founded in 2016 and is one of our fastest growing offices in terms of team size and volume of work. The team in Ethiopia comprises 4 researchers, 10 data collection experts, 1 data quality team member, and a finance and admin team. Our portfolio in Ethiopia includes data collection projects, full-cycle research assessments, and long-term monitoring and evaluation partnerships. The Ethiopia team works across all Laterite’s key sectors, with the majority of projects in agriculture and youth & livelihoods topics.

As a Country Director, based in our Addis Ababa office, you will:

• Oversee office operations, including contributing to corporate strategy, overseeing process improvements, and financial and personnel management.
• Build and manage the pipeline of research projects, turning internal research ideas into externally funded projects and designing evaluations for clients.
• Develop and manage relationships and communication with Laterite clients and government officials
• Support and develop research teams, including coaching, mentoring and/or training to develop their research and management skills.
• Maintain and promote Laterite’s office culture, sustaining a very friendly and collaborative atmosphere, combined with a fast-working pace, high standards and a strong desire for innovation and learning.
• Identify and pursue opportunities for growth and innovation, be it from a technical, learning or business perspective.
• Providing technical leadership in all aspects of our work, including on program and impact evaluation design (e.g., regression discontinuity design, matching methods, matched cluster randomized control trials), sampling methods, and data analysis and modelling.

Profile

We are looking for an accomplished researcher with experience managing complex research projects, growing research or business pipelines, and leading and mentoring research teams.

Qualifications:

• Masters or PhD degree in Economics, Econometrics, Development Research, or in one of Laterite’s core sectors. MBA is a plus.
• 8 years of experience managing complex research projects, growing research or business pipelines, and leading and mentoring research teams.
• Experience managing a team of 10-20 people
• Strong quantitative data analysis skills and proficiency in Stata
• Strong oral and written communication skills in English
• Experience living and working in different cultural settings
• Motivation to work in social and economic research in Sub-Saharan Africa

In addition, we welcome:

• Previous work experience in Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills, self-motivation and drive to flourish in a fast-paced environment, where timelines can often be unpredictable