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Senior Research Operations Coordinator
CountyNairobiCityNairobiContractFull TimePosted2026-08-30Close dateNot specifiedExperience5 yearsSourceJobWeb Kenya
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Samuel Hall is hiring a Senior Research Operations Coordinator in Nairobi to lead operational planning, consultant and field team coordination, quality assurance, and risk compliance across research projects in Africa. The role requires at least five years of experience in research operations or project implementation within development, humanitarian, or research organisations.
- Senior-level research operations role coordinating multiple projects across Africa
- Requires minimum five years of experience in research operations or field coordination
- Focus on quality assurance, operational risk management, and consultant network support
- Ideal background in development, humanitarian, or research organisations in complex environments
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About the job
Samuel Hall is looking for a Senior Research Operations Coordinator to support the delivery of our research operations across Africa.
This role sits at the heart of research implementation — coordinating operational planning across multiple projects, supporting consultants and field teams, strengthening quality assurance, managing operational risks, and helping ensure our research is delivered consistently and to high standards.
We’re looking for someone with at least five years of
Experience
- in research operations, field coordination or project implementation, ideally within development, humanitarian or research organisations operating across Africa.
- working across complex or fragile environments and coordinating consultants and field teams is particularly relevant.
- KEY
- Minimum of 5 years
- in research operations, field coordination or project implementation,
- preferably within development, humanitarian or research organisations operating across Africa
- coordinating multiple research projects and supporting field operations in complex or fragile environments
- supervising and coordinating consultants, field teams and enumerators
- implementing quality assurance processes for qualitative and quantitative research
- coordinating operational planning, field logistics and project implementation
- facilitating training sessions, workshops or field briefings for consultants, field teams or partners
- working with international clients, donors, research partners and government institutions is an advantage
Responsibilities
- Coordinate operational planning across assigned research projects to support efficient project implementation
- Review field implementation plans, deployment schedules and operational readiness to ensure projects are adequately prepared for delivery
- Monitor operational budgets and expenditure across assigned projects, identifying variances and
- coordinating corrective actions with the Research Operations Manager and Finance.
- Coordinate operational resources across projects, including consultants, field teams and operational support
Requirements
- Monitor implementation progress, timelines and operational performance across multiple concurrent projects, identifying and addressing implementation challenges
- Consultant & Field Team Coordination
- Coordinate the mobilisation, onboarding and deployment of Research Operations Coordinators, consultants and field teams to ensure projects are appropriately resourced
- Provide technical guidance and operational support to Research Operations Coordinators, consultants and field teams throughout project implementation
- Monitor consultant and field team performance, providing coaching and feedback to strengthen operational effectiveness
- Support the Research Operations Manager in maintaining a capable and responsive consultant network aligned with Samuel Hall’s needs
- Research Quality Assurance & Operational Standards
- Coordinate quality assurance activities throughout the research lifecycle to ensure compliance with approved methodologies, ethical standards and procedures
- Review field implementation processes, data collection activities and operational documentation to identify quality issues and recommend corrective actions
- Monitor implementation of operational systems, standard operating procedures and quality standards across projects
- Support continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen operational quality and consistency
- Operational Risk Compliance & Field Support
- Monitor operational risks across assigned projects and coordinate implementation of mitigation measures
- Support safety and security planning for field activities in collaboration with project teams and management
- Monitor compliance with organisational policies, donor
- and research protocols
- Escalate significant operational, quality or compliance issues requiring management intervention
- Operational Coordination & Stakeholder Management
- Coordinate day-to-day operational activities across multiple projects to ensure effective collaboration between programme, research, finance and support teams
- Liaise with consultants, research partners, community representatives, government authorities and service providers to facilitate effective project implementation
- Represent the Research Operations function in operational meetings, technical discussions, workshops and external engagements, as required, to support effective project implementation and stakeholder engagement
- Support operational aspects of workshops, training programmes, validation meetings and dissemination activities
- Promote effective communication and coordination across operational teams and stakeholders
- Performance Monitoring, Reporting & Continuous Improvement
- Monitor operational performance against agreed workplans, budgets and key performance indicators
- Prepare operational reports, dashboards and implementation updates to support management decision making
- Coordinate operational reviews and lessons learnt exercises to strengthen future project implementation
- Identify opportunities to improve operational systems, consultant management and field coordination processes
- Perform any other duties as may be assigned
- QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Development Studies, Research Methods, International Relations or a related field
- A postgraduate qualification in Project Management, Research Methods, Monitoring and Evaluation,
- Development Studies or a related field will be an added advantage
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