Ethics and Evidence Generation Senior Manager (M2)

Job title:

Ethics and Evidence Generation Senior Manager (M2)

Company

Save the Children

Job description

Description :Team and Job PurposeTeam purpose

• Co-own delivery of the Digital, Data & Evidence enabler
• Ensure E&L standards, tools, and capability are in place and embedded across countries to generate, communicate and use evidence
• Support the Movement to produce insights and learning to inform and elevate programme quality, influencing and thought leadership
• Lead on global standards and research/evaluation agenda in line with global strategy
• Accountable for shared leadership of I&I strategy

Role purposeLeads the strategic development and implementation of the Ethics and Evidence Generation policies and procedures across the Save the Children global movement, ensuring cross-sectoral support for the ethical oversight of all evidence generation activities. Represents Save the Children among public and private donors, universities, policymakers, and other implementing partners, to advance and expand our capacity for ethical evidence that reflects the Agency’s impact for children and to ensure that Save the Children is an established leader in these areas. Additionally, the Global Head liaises with other cross-cutting functions such as Child Safeguarding, Risk Management, Business and Technology Solutions, and Gender Equality and Social Inclusion to facilitate engagement and synergy to meet the strategic imperatives of the Agency.Principal AccountabilitiesEthical Evidence Strategy, Policy and Procedures

• Work collaboratively with leadership and relevant stakeholders throughout the Save the Children global movement to develop/ update, implement, and facilitate oversight of the global Ethics and Evidence Generation policy and procedures.
• Lead a team of full time Ethics and Evidence Generation staff and lead and facilitate the 35+ person Ethics Review Committee and ensure smooth operations of all ethics review related workflows
• Serve as the Human Protections Administrator for Save the Children US’s Federal wide Assurance (FWA), and assure that the FWA is maintained and updated as required
• Serve as the final authority on ethical approvals and modifications to existing approvals and renewals.
• Oversee and manage agency systems relating to the Ethical Evidence Generation function effectively and efficiently, including the OneNet webpage and various resource libraries, dashboards, and databases.

Capacity Building and Training

• Develop and oversee a strategic framework including measurable objectives to increase capacity for ethical evidence generation movement-wide.
• Lead ongoing assessment of capacity and quality of protocols submitted in each region to determine the level of support needed in country, regional, and member offices for ethical evidence generation.
• Oversee, develop, and deliver ethical evidence generation training content, materials, and guidance that is relevant to the staff and contexts where Save the Children works.
• Serve as a consultant on challenging ethical issues that arise in the context of ethical evidence generation.
• Manage and track progress against the achievement of the strategic objectives for capacity for ethical evidence generation.

Travel RequirementsInternational travel required: YesPercentage of required for travel: up to 20%Key RelationshipsInternal (excluding direct team and manager)

• Work closely with member MEAL and Research teams, and any other staff involved in commissioning or carrying out studies
• Risk, Legal, Data Protection and Safeguarding team to ensure alignment and referral in relation to risks identified in ethical conduct of research

External

• Engage with external Principal Investigators in studies, such as academic partners and consultants in reviewing study protocols
• Local partner staff involved in commissioning or carrying out studies funded via or partnering with Save the Children

Experience and SkillsEssential * Extensive research administrative and ethics experience

• Extensive experience of oversight of human subject research, quantitative, qualitative; and mixed methods
• Familiarity with research, evaluation and monitoring in and low-resource settings, international settings and conflict zones as well as research in emergent humanitarian settings, and associated ethical issues
• Working understanding of the Common Rule (§45 CFR 46) and other relevant global ethical standards and frameworks and their application to organisations
• Experience serving as an ethics reviewer in an NGO setting
• A high degree of professionalism, demonstrated attention to detail, and excellent written and verbal communication skills; and,
• Strong technology literacy, including familiarity with Microsoft Office applications.
• Experience in rural education
• Experience in research with children and/or child safeguarding
• Data analytics and visualization experience

Desirable * Experience working in a large NGO preferred

• Fluency in Arabic, French, or Spanish highly desired

Education and QualificationsEssential

• Masters level qualification in a relevant field with a research component
• Postholder must hold a relative qualification/ license relating to ethics, if required in country of employment

Desirable

• PhD level qualification in a relevant field with a research component

SafeguardingWe need to keep children and adults safe so our selection process includes rigorous background checks and reflects our commitment to the protection of children and adults from abuse.Level 3: the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Equal OpportunitiesDiversity, Equity and Inclusion is core to our vision, values and global strategy. Save the Children is committed to creating a truly diverse, equitable and inclusive organisation, and one which will support us in our vision to ensure every child attains the right to survival, protection, development, and participation.We are committed to equal employment opportunities, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, colour, ethnic origin, nationality, disability, marital or civil partnership status, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, caring or parental responsibilities, age, or beliefs and religion. We are committed to diversifying our staff to better represent the communities we serve and actively welcome underrepresented groups to apply.Reasonable adjustments will be made should any candidate invited to interview require this.

Expected salary

Location

Washington DC

Job date

Thu, 05 Dec 2024 06:31:11 GMT

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