Research Officer at Kenya Climate Innovation Center (KCIC)

• The Research Officer will conduct research to inform KCIC programs, manage projects, ensure ethical compliance, analyze data, and prepare reports. They will collaborate with the M&E team, engage stakeholders, and support research dissemination.
• Additionally, they will contribute to proposal writing, resource mobilization, and enhancing KCIC’s research capacity in climate entrepreneurship

Key Responsibilities

• Research Support
• Perform programme relevant research to inform the development, implementation and delivery of the programmes falling within the KCIC portfolio.
• Manage the routine activities of the research unit projects;
• Ensure ethical approvals and research permits are obtained;
• Lead the quantitative and/or qualitative data management and data analyses of the assigned projects;
• Work closely with the M&E team to identify, collate, track, assess quality, analyse, validate, and report on programme related data.
• Identify and build relationships with relevant stakeholders involved in relevant areas of research and research leadership, capacity development but not limited to universities and other research institutions.
• Prepare reports, articles and presentations during programme inception meetings, annual grantee meetings and site visits.
• Track and perform relevant analyses on various aspects of programme implementation to identify and address important challenges to ensure effective and efficient programme delivery.
• Prepare policy briefs and fact sheets from the programmes findings and participate in dissemination of research findings and policy dialogue with relevant audiences;
• Business Development and Resource Mobilization
• Support the preparation of research and funding proposals on themes connected to KCIC work; .
• Contribute to proposal development to strengthen scientific knowledge in environment, climate and climate entrepreneurship research work or related fields;
• Assist in utilising the outputs, networks and relationships created through the
• Programme to further the organisation’s strategic objectives.
• Contribute to the preparation of long-term fundraising analyses and strategies at the institutional, and programme level.
• Develop and expand long-term relationships with existing and new potential donors.

Professional Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience

• Master’s degree in any of the following areas: Research studies, Environment and climate change, Geography, or related disciplines;
• At least 3 years of professional experience following completion of the Master’s degree, preferably in a research setting;
• Experience in conducting field research/surveys for both qualitative and quantitative data and in managing research projects and teams;
• Knowledge of multiple statistical and/or qualitative software packages such as STATA,R, and NVivo. will be an added advantage;