Research Analyst - Tanzania

Job description

Laterite is recruiting a Research Analyst for its Dar es Salaam office. The full-time role has a one-year renewable contract and is open exclusively to Tanzanian nationals. The analyst supports social and economic research design, ethical approvals, survey instruments, quantitative and qualitative analysis, data quality, fieldwork, client reporting and project delivery. The role is based in the Dar es Salaam office, with remote-work options under Laterite’s policy; the employer does not state a fixed hybrid schedule. The official job description gives a gross monthly salary range of TZS 7,311,684–9,704,383. Applications are considered on a rolling basis, with no fixed closing date stated by the employer. Discovered on a public LinkedIn/ReliefWeb listing and verified against Laterite’s official vacancies page, job-description PDF and active application-start form on 20 October 2026. Official details: https://www.laterite.com/vacancies/

Requirements

Applicants need a completed Master’s degree in Economics, Public Health, Development or a related field; at least one year of comparable professional experience (which may include relevant internships, dissertation work or academic research); strong quantitative analysis and Stata skills; and excellent written and spoken English and Kiswahili. Experience with ODK/SurveyCTO and prior Tanzania work are welcomed. The application starts with Laterite’s online form and a 30-minute verbal/quantitative assessment; successful candidates are invited to submit further materials. Read the official PDF for the complete process.

Benefits

Laterite lists medical insurance, a pension contribution, 21 days of annual leave, up to USD 1,000 per person annually for learning, and 10 days of professional-learning time each year. Remote-work options are governed by its policy.