? Join Includovate as a Principal or Senior Researcher (Ethiopia-based) Are you passionate about gender equality, disability inclusion, and youth empowerment? Do you want to be part of an international, innovative research team creating lasting social impact?
Includovate seeks a passionate feminist researcher to support Ethiopian organisations in delivering best-practice gender, disability, and youth programs using systems change approaches. The ideal candidate will lead participatory learning approaches that empower partners to take ownership of their success and co-create evidence-based solutions. Experience with people with disabilities and youth is preferred. At Includovate, we don’t just do research — we incubate inclusive talent and co-create knowledge to tackle inequality at its roots.
Your Role
We’re seeking a Principal or Senior Researcher to lead a new 3-year project supporting Ethiopian organisations in building best-practice GESI (Gender Equality & Social Inclusion) programs. In this role, you’ll:
1.Research & Intellectual Leadership:
- Develops internal knowledge products on gender and social inclusion, and learning for publication in Includovate’s marketing channels.
- Presents research findings verbally or in writing and in an audience-conscious and engaging way.
- Participates in Includovate’s Institutional Review Board to review the methods proposed for research to ensure their ethicality.
- Provides constructive feedback, delivers internal training and workshops, and writes joint publications to support and build the capacity of other researchers.
- Includovate wants to be a learning organisation. In addition to delivering client work, we would like you to run regular internal learning events to help us reflect and learn about new topics, our strengths and weaknesses, comparative advantage, etc.
2. Project Management & Coordination:
- Assists project managers in planning and delivering multiple projects to various clients on time, on quality and on budget.
- Provides project leadership to balance client needs with team welfare effectively.
- Identifies at-risk projects and/or deliverables and troubleshoots corrective courses of action.
- Negotiates potential and actual changes in project scope with relevant clients to ensure effective project delivery and profitability.
- Supervise and organise the work of research or project teams to ensure clear roles, effective working methods, performance standards, and research quality.
- Oversee the creation and management of budgets by project managers.
3. Business Development and fundraising:
- Leverages experience and professional network to identify new commercial opportunities.
- Builds relationships with clients and potential clients
- Writes methodologies for proposals (RFPs) and reviews final proposals created by the business development team
- Attends client interviews and prepares teams for client interviews
Who You Are
- A feminist researcher who thrives on collaboration and innovation.
- Experienced in leading teams and participatory methods in international development.
- Skilled at working with diverse groups including people with disabilities and youth.
- A lifelong learner, curious, and passionate about creating inclusive systems.
- At least 12 years of experience leading research teams and evaluations in an international development context.
- A PhD is preferred.
Why Includovate?
- Work with a global, diverse, and inclusive team.
- Flexible, remote-first environment with opportunities for fieldwork.
- Competitive remuneration.
- A chance to influence policy, publish, and lead transformative research.
? Location: Ethiopia (remote with fieldwork travel)
Engagement: This is a thirty-six-month, full-time, contractual position with a high probability of extension based on performance and financial considerations.
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