Research Associate, Research Analyst, Research Assistant​/Associate

Opportunity Type

Regular

The Research Associate supports and leads priority research and learning initiatives within Habitat for Humanity International’s global MEARL team. Reporting to the Senior Director of Research and Learning, the Research Associate will help strengthen the quality, coordination and use of research across Habitat’s global network, with particular responsibility for research standards and systems, priority global research, the Collective Impact Initiative, and efforts to translate research and promising practices into organizational learning and action.

• 30% Contribute to implementation of the Collective Impact Initiative (CII) and its goal of creating a unified global approach for measuring, learning from and demonstrating Habitat for Humanity’s impact. Conduct substantive literature reviews and evidence syntheses for priority impact-study topics, including housing and economic opportunities. Responsibilities may include developing research questions and review frameworks, conducting desk research, synthesizing evidence, drafting reports, coordinating internal and external consultation, incorporating feedback, and working with Communications to prepare final products for dissemination.

  Support rollout of the common results measurement framework and Amp Impact, including development of network-facing guidance, training materials and implementation resources. Contribute to the CII’s One MEARL Team work by strengthening shared research processes, tools and learning across MEARL staff globally. Support strategic impact studies and other CII research and learning activities as priorities evolve. Coordinate with colleagues across MEARL, Programs, Communications and other teams to manage timelines, consultations, technical review and delivery of CII research products.

• 30% Lead the continued development and implementation of the Research & Learning Pipeline, strengthening HFHI’s ability to identify, track and coordinate research and evaluation activities across teams, regions and the broader Habitat network. Co‑lead the development and rollout of Research Minimum Standards and Principles, including practical guidance and tools that strengthen research quality, consistency, ethics and community accountability while remaining appropriate for different contexts and types of research.

  Support development and implementation of a structured research peer review process, including reviewer guidance, quality criteria, reviewer rosters and processes for integrating peer review into research planning and production. Provide technical review and quality assurance for priority HFHI research, including research concepts, scopes of work, methodologies, instruments and reports, helping colleagues apply HFHI research standards and principles.

  Coordinate with related Research & Learning initiatives, including the organizational and regional Research & Learning Agendas, Research Fund and Research & Learning Leadership Team, to ensure that tools, systems and lessons reinforce one another. Manage stakeholder inputs, documentation, deliverable tracking and other coordination needed to move these initiatives forward.

• 25% Provide substantive research support to HFHI flagship and priority research initiatives, including the Global Housing Research Project and development of the Global Housing Index. Conduct literature reviews, desk research, data synthesis and additional analysis of quantitative and qualitative research as needed. Support drafting, review and finalization of research reports and other products for internal and external audiences.

  Support survey research, including development and refinement of survey instruments, survey programming, management of expert or respondent databases, data cleaning, summary analysis and synthesis of findings. Provide technical support to other priority research, including Home Equals research, U.S. Office research, regional research and network-generated research products.

  Coordinate with data science, advocacy, communications, regional and other technical colleagues and facilitate stakeholder consultations to ensure research products are…