Longitudinal Study Development Advisor

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🇹🇿 Tanzania – Remote

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Ubongo

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2013

💼 Consulting

📣 Marketing

📚 Education

💰 $27.8M Grant on 2022-12

Consulting • Marketing • Education

Ubongo is Africa's leading producer of kids' edutainment. As a non-profit social enterprise, we create fun, localised, and multi-platform educational content that helps kids learn and leverage their learning to change their lives. We reach millions of families across Africa through accessible technologies like TV, radio, and mobile phones.

📋 Description

• Develop 3–4 tailored funding proposals for a longitudinal study • Develop a conceptual and technical study design framework covering research questions, theory of change, target population, sampling, measurement domains, tools, skill retention, exposure patterns, implementation assumptions, analysis, timeline, and budget • Develop an evidence and investment narrative aligned with Ubongo's 2026 MEL Repositioning and Learning Powerhouse framework • Consolidate proposals, study design framework, and evidence narrative into a final funding and technical package • Adapt proposals to target funder priorities while maintaining a consistent core study concept • Provide regular progress updates and participate in agreed check-in calls • Work closely with the Chief Product Officer, Director of Education and Research, MEL Manager, and relevant internal teams • Report to the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Manager • Deliver outputs between October and December 2026 • The consultancy excludes field implementation, baseline preparation, recruitment, and data collection

🎯 Requirements

• Strong experience designing longitudinal or other rigorous education and/or child development research studies • Experience developing funder-ready research proposals and investment cases • Strong knowledge of research design, sampling, measurement, longitudinal analysis, and study implementation considerations • Experience developing theories of change and conceptual frameworks linking learning drivers to learning and developmental outcomes • Ability to translate complex technical research concepts into clear, compelling narratives for funders and non-technical stakeholders • Experience in education, media, edtech, social impact, international development, or MEL is desirable • Strong written communication, documentation, stakeholder engagement, and project-management skills • Experience working across African contexts and/or with organisations operating across multiple countries is an advantage • Submit a concise technical 2-page proposal and workplan • Submit a financial proposal in United States dollars • Provide relevant examples of longitudinal study designs, research proposals, or comparable assignments • Provide CV of the lead consultant and key team members, where applicable

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote consultancy with virtual check-ins and review sessions • Equal opportunities and non-discrimination protections