Research Manager

About Imagine Worldwide Tanzania

All children have immense potential, but hundreds of millions don’t have access to the learning they need. Imagine Worldwide believes that every child should be empowered with the basic right to literacy and numeracy. We provide an innovative education technology solution and implementation model to the global literacy/numeracy learning crisis, using the onebillion application and various toolkits and systems to support implementation. Our model is massively scalable, evidence-based, and can deliver foundational learning to millions of the most marginalized children.

Imagine Worldwide partners with governments, organizations, and communities to provide child-directed, tablet-based learning that is accessible, effective, and affordable. We are a California-based (United States) nonprofit organization operating across seven Sub-Saharan African countries. Learn more on our website.

About the Role

The new Senior Research Manager or Research Director will play an instrumental role in carrying out Imagine’s mission, contributing to measuring the performance of Imagine’s tablet program as it expands in Tanzania, informing continuous improvement of program implementation and software, and addressing government needs for evidence. The position will combine research expertise, project management, and professional relationship management. 

As a senior member of Imagine’s Global research team, the Senior Research Manager or Research Director will work closely with Imagine’s Executive Head of Research, other members of the Imagine research team, in-country research partners, and the Imagine Tanzania country team to manage a multi-method research portfolio to ensure that learning outcomes and implementation quality are maintained during program expansion and support continued government engagement with the research. The role involves managing the execution of contracts and related budgets with in-country research partners; coordinating research schedules and activities with the Imagine Tanzania country team and appropriate government representatives; listening to internal and external stakeholders to inform research activities and identify possible new research needs; and managing research ethics applications. In collaboration with the Executive Head of Research and Imagine’s country team leaders, the Senior Research Manager or Research Director will liaise with government stakeholders of the tablet program and respond as appropriate to government questions and requests related to research on the tablet program. The Senior Research Manager or Research Director will be expected to collaborate closely with Imagine’s research team and the Imagine Tanzania country team to understand research goals and priorities and report on their progress, while working independently to execute on the goals and priorities. The successful candidate will demonstrate expertise in either quantitative or qualitative research methodologies (both are preferred) in addition to experience managing research projects. Over time, the Senior Research Manager or Research Director is expected to assume increasing responsibility for shaping, conducting, and overseeing the research portfolio in Tanzania.