Research Manager

The postholder will be integral in setting up the research centre in collaboration with Dr Dennis Egger. They will share the vision and a passion for implementing it. We are looking for an experienced Research Manager to join the programme from the outset, giving the postholder the opportunity to establish ways of working and help set the tone as the programme develops.
The postholder will lead all operational and financial aspects of the research centre. They will help with hiring, and the setting up of systems and management structures. In its initial year, the centre plans to hire post-doctoral researchers, several doctoral students, and pre-doctoral fellows. The postholder will manage this team and support field research activities in East Africa, manage cross-project research synthesis activities, help build a platform for open data access, collaborate with the academic team on fundraising, and lead activities to promote research findings. They will also be engaged in relationship building and management with the advisory board, and partner organisations and governments.
This appointment offers a unique opportunity to take on significant operational and financial responsibilities in a growing multidisciplinary research group in developing country settings, to train and mentor high quality staff, and to provide research management for more complex research activities. The postholder will be part of a dedicated research team at the Department of Economics at Oxford University, work closely with the Professional Servicesteam at the Centre for the Study of African Economies [CSAE], and perform a key liaison role with colleagues across the wider University, including at the Blavatnik School of Government [BSG], and the Oxford Department for International Development [ODID].
The role will be based at Oxford, but involve substantial amount of travel for fieldwork, workshops, conferences, and stakeholder engagement. CSAE and the research group can support this travel financially, as well as provide other research-related resources.