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DIRP welcomes researchers, technical specialists, field professionals, and collaborators who want to contribute to stronger policy and practice in education and the social sectors.

Career opportunities

Current Openings

Openings are posted with the role title, location, assignment type, required experience, application deadline, and submission instructions.

Research Associate — Education

Lahore, Pakistan Full time 3+ years experience Apply by 31 December 2026
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Support the design and delivery of education research and evaluation assignments, from instrument development through analysis and reporting.

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Responsibilities

  • Contribute to research design, instrument development and sampling.
  • Coordinate and supervise quantitative and qualitative data collection.
  • Conduct analysis and draft sections of reports and briefs.
  • Support client engagement and dissemination activities.

Requirements

  • Master's degree in education, social sciences, economics, statistics or a related field.
  • At least three years of applied research or evaluation experience.
  • Working knowledge of Stata, R, SPSS or Python for data analysis.
  • Strong written English and the ability to explain findings clearly.

Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist

Lahore, Pakistan (with field travel) Full time 5+ years experience Apply by 31 December 2026
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Design and strengthen monitoring, evaluation and learning systems for clients working in education and the social sectors.

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Responsibilities

  • Develop results frameworks, indicators and measurement plans.
  • Design data flows, collection tools and reporting routines.
  • Facilitate sense-making sessions with client teams.
  • Deliver training on data quality and evidence use.

Requirements

  • Master's degree in a relevant discipline.
  • At least five years of MEL experience, including system design.
  • Experience training and supporting non-specialist teams.
  • Familiarity with mobile data collection platforms.

Field Research Consultants — Roster

Multiple districts, Pakistan Consultancy 2+ years experience Apply by 30 June 2027
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DIRP maintains a roster of field researchers, enumerator supervisors and qualitative interviewers engaged on an assignment basis.

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Responsibilities

  • Conduct household, school or facility-level data collection.
  • Supervise enumerator teams and apply quality control procedures.
  • Conduct interviews and focus group discussions where required.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent field experience.
  • Demonstrated experience on survey or qualitative fieldwork.
  • Fluency in Urdu and at least one regional language.
  • Availability for travel within assigned districts.

Consultants and research partners

Join Our Roster of Specialists

DIRP works with specialists whose experience matches the needs of individual assignments. Areas may include research design, fieldwork, data analysis, monitoring and evaluation, education, health, climate resilience, workforce development, and institutional capacity building.

  • Assignment-based engagements with clearly defined deliverables.
  • Collaboration with in-house research and technical teams.
  • Opportunities across quantitative, qualitative and mixed-method work.
  • Field roles across multiple districts in Pakistan.
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