Panmu Healthcare Enterprise Hiring! Part Time Research Executive - Research Officer - Research Consultant in - Ricebowl

Role Description

Deliver research that helps stakeholders understand problems, evaluate options, and make informed decisions. Translate research questions into appropriate methods, gather and analyze evidence, and communicate findings with clear conclusions and limitations.

Key Responsibilities

• Clarify research objectives, scope, audiences, and intended uses.
• Review existing evidence and identify information gaps.
• Develop research plans, instruments, sampling approaches, and analysis methods appropriate to the assignment.
• Conduct desk research, surveys, interviews, focus groups, or other approved activities.
• Assess source credibility and check data quality, completeness, and consistency.
• Analyze quantitative or qualitative evidence and identify relevant patterns.
• Distinguish findings from assumptions and explain uncertainty and methodological limitations.
• Prepare reports, presentations, summaries, and practical recommendations.
• Coordinate participants, suppliers, schedules, budgets, and project documentation.
• Follow applicable consent, confidentiality, ethics review, and data handling procedures.
• Maintain organized sources, datasets, analysis records, and version histories.
• Incorporate review feedback and improve research methods and workflows.

Role-Specific Responsibilities

• Research Executive: Coordinate research delivery, manage fieldwork and supplier follow-up, and prepare analyses and reports.
• Research Officer: Conduct research within an assigned program or institution, maintain methodological and documentation standards, and contribute to technical outputs.
• Research Consultant: Design research approaches, advise clients on scope and methods, interpret findings, and guide their application to decisions.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in research, analysis, evaluation, consulting, or a related field.
• Strong analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Understanding of research design and relevant qualitative or quantitative methods.
• Ability to evaluate evidence and avoid unsupported conclusions.
• Proficiency in spreadsheets and appropriate research or analytical tools.
• Clear writing, presentation, and stakeholder communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Professional integrity and discretion when handling participant or client information.
• A degree in social sciences, business, economics, statistics, public policy, or another discipline relevant to the research, or equivalent practical experience.
• For consultant roles, experience independently scoping assignments, managing client relationships, and delivering recommendations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with statistical software, qualitative coding tools, or survey platforms.
• Familiarity with sampling, experimental design, or program evaluation.
• Relevant industry or subject-matter expertise.
• Experience managing research providers or fieldwork teams.
• Relevant postgraduate education or specialist training.
• Experience presenting findings to decision-makers and tracking their use.

Scope by Role

• Research Executive: Supports coordinated execution and reporting of research projects.
• Research Officer: Delivers research activities and maintains evidence quality within an assigned remit.
• Research Consultant: Provides methodological advice and research-led recommendations tailored to stakeholder needs.