Organization: Inspira Advisory & Consulting Limited
Position: Research Assistant
Number of vacancies: 2
Nature of Job: Contractual 4 months (can be extended based on performance)
Work Station: Dhaka, with field travel as required

Position Summary:
Inspira Advisory & Consulting Limited is looking for a Research Assistant to support research, evaluation, and consulting assignments. The position will involve field planning, data collection coordination, qualitative and quantitative data support, data visualization, and report writing. The ideal candidate should have strong research skills, field experience, and the ability to work with both primary and secondary data.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support planning and coordination of field activities, including respondent scheduling, logistics, field team communication, and activity tracking.
• Monitor field data collection to ensure quality, completeness, and timely submission of data.
• Set up and conduct interviews, KIIs, FGDs, and other qualitative data collection activities as required.
• Support preparation of data collection tools, field guidelines, consent forms, and field monitoring formats.
• Conduct qualitative data transcription, translation, coding, and basic thematic analysis.
  Support data cleaning, data management, and organization of field documents and datasets.
• Assist in quantitative data analysis; experience with Excel, SPSS, or similar tools will be an added advantage.
• Prepare charts, tables, dashboards, and basic data visualizations for reports and presentations.
• Use AI platforms and digital tools to support infographic development, visual summaries, and presentation materials.
• Support desk research, literature review, policy review, and secondary data compilation.
  Assist in drafting field notes, analytical summaries, case studies, briefing notes, and report sections.
• Coordinate with internal team members, field enumerators, supervisors, and relevant stakeholders as required.

Required Qualifications:

• Previous research experience in financial inclusion, CMSME, gender, or related fields.
  Experience in on-site data collection, field coordination, respondent management, and data quality monitoring.
• Strong understanding of qualitative research methods, including interviews, FGDs, transcription, and thematic analysis.
• Basic understanding of quantitative data management and analysis will be an added advantage.
• Experience in financial inclusion-related projects or studies will be an added advantage.
  Good writing skills in English and Bangla.
• Ability to prepare clear notes, summaries, tables, and presentation inputs.
• Good command over MS Office, especially Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Familiarity with KoboToolbox, AI-based research and design tools, or data visualization tools will be preferred.

Required Competencies:

• Strong coordination and communication skills.
• Attention to detail and commitment to data quality.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines.
• Willingness to travel to field locations when required.
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team.
• Interest in research, consulting, and evidence-based development work.

Other features of the opportunity:

• Two days’ Work-from-home (WFH) opportunities are available, and you may be required to go into the field.
• Internet and Mobile bills for the WFH period will be provided by the office.
• Any travel/field research expense will be borne by the office.
• lunch facilities partially subsidized.

Expected Educational Background: Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Statistics, Development Studies, Sociology, Anthropology, or any relevant social science discipline.
Work Hours: 9am – 6pm, 5 days a week
Salary: Negotiable (based on the assessment)
Application Instructions: Interested qualified applicants should email her/his CV with a recent photograph to “hr@inspira-bd.com”. Please apply with the subject line: Applying for Research Assistant.
Application Deadline: Tuesday, 30^th June 2026.