Job description

Key Result Areas:

• Collaborate and work closely with all departments, QF entities, and partners to coordinate efforts on projects to achieve QF interests.

  
  

• Develop and maintain collaborative and productive stakeholders and staff relationships with internal and external partners, scholars, and team members.

  
  

• Assist in developing and delivering research projects in line with the department’s strategy and growth plan.

  
  

• Contribute to the department’s evaluation and impact measurement activities, including the development of key performance indicators, progress reports, and outcome assessments.

  
  

• Serve as the operational lead for research initiatives and programs within the department’s portfolio.

  
  

• Manage timelines, logistics, and deliverables across the department's research programs and initiatives (e.g., Jadal Conference, research grant cycles, academic training programs, seminar series).

  
  

• Co-ordinate with scholars, partners, and stakeholders to effectively manage department initiatives.

  
  

• Lead or support the end-to-end planning and execution of departmental events, from concept development through to post-event evaluation.

  
  

• Perform qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis, including desk research and field work.

  
  

• Support scholars with drafting, editing and proof reading of research reports, policy briefs, articles, blogs, and other published materials.

  
  

• Draft, edit, and translate project correspondence and materials in Arabic and English, and handle inquiries and ongoing communication.

  
  

• Provide support, primarily in one department or function, performing a range of services and work assignments (e.g., responding to client issues, collecting and analyzing data, preparing reports).

  
  

• Provide administrative support by participating in the research, documentation, organization, storage and retrieval of information for the department.

  
  

• Other reasonable tasks as assigned by supervisor

  
  

Minimum Knowledge, Skills & Experience: 

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and 2 – 5 years of relevant full-time work experience in projects coordination in education or research settings.

  
  

• Demonstrated excellence in projects coordination.

  
  

• Strong organizational and research skills.

  
  

• Excellent writing skills with the ability to draft and edit a variety of written reports and communications and to articulate ideas clearly and concisely; Arabic proficiency is required

  
  

• Proficiency in MS Office applications