Bangladesh is one of the world’s most climate change-vulnerable countries. Communities in Char lands (Riverine Island) and Haors, along with coastal areas, face the highest risks from climate change and urban slums become a refuge for climate migrants. There is an urgent need to better understand how climate change affects SRH outcomes and plan for intervention package. Ipas recently developed a project plan for further exploration of evidence and solutions to address the impact on women's SRHR and develop an intervention strategy. Ipas Bangladesh will develop strategies and intervention packages, Ipas Bangladesh and in collaboration with CCHPU of MOHFW will develop policy brief/s for advocacy with government, donors, and UN agencies for policy adoption, interventions package implementation and resource mobilization. Ipas will develop an advocacy plan, matrix, and will lead advocacy as an organization, jointly with CCHPU and collectively with the CSO Forum.

This position works closely with Senior Advisor II – Research, Monitoring and Evaluation in implementing a research project through developing critical evidence and designing the research. Advisor I is responsible for providing technical support for research implementation including protocol and tools development, data management, data analysis, and technical report writing. This position also will prepare dissemination materials including presentations, fact sheets, peer-reviewed publications, and presents results both at external meetings and within Ipas.

• Provide technical support during implementation of research activities, including data collection, data management and documentation, and results reporting for both qualitative and quantitative research.
• Developing research protocol including study design, methodology and technical approach, data collection tools,
• Ensure smooth implementation of research, data management, data analysis, and reporting.
• Ensure quality control and consistency with Ipas global standards for RM&E
• Contribute to document preparation for donors and other stakeholders, including data and narrative reports.
• Train relevant staff in RM&E data collection and processing
• Frequently travel to study sites to monitor field activities and ensure data quality.
• Contribute in designing intervention packages through user-centered design (UCD) approach
• Coordinates with field team and project team members to support field data collection and data analysis issues.
• Develops and maintains records of research activities, and prepares periodic and ad hoc reports, as required by investigators, administrators, funding agencies, and/or regulatory bodies.
• Organize stakeholder meetings and workshop for dissemination of RM&E findings, both internally and externally
• Carry out other duties as requested.

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