Incubation Research Specialist II

• Support the design, development, and implementation of incubation and research initiatives addressing complex challenges facing children, youth, families, churches, and field offices
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to identify unmet needs, generate ideas, and evaluate effectiveness, sustainability, and scalability
• Apply research methods to answer learning questions and assess pilot initiative impact
• Facilitate workshops, discussions, and stakeholder engagement sessions
• Analyze and synthesize research findings into clear, actionable insights for technical and non-technical audiences
• Support projects from concept development through testing and evaluation
• Contribute to learning agendas that strengthen responsible innovation
• Integrate feedback from children, youth, church partners, field leaders, researchers, and organizational leadership
• Stay informed on emerging research, development trends, and innovative practices
• Travel globally up to 30% for project implementation, stakeholder engagement, and learning activities
• Foster curiosity, learning, collaboration, and continuous improvement

• Maintain a personal relationship with Jesus Christ
• Bachelor's degree and approximately five years of relevant experience; Master's degree preferred
• Familiarity with research processes and methodologies
• Curiosity and passion for exploring complex questions
• Ability to thrive in ambiguity and adapt to evolving priorities
• Strong collaboration skills across teams, disciplines, cultures, and organizational levels
• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills
• Experience engaging diverse stakeholders
• Strong critical thinking, problem-solving, and facilitation capabilities
• Experience conducting or supporting research, monitoring, evaluation, learning, or related activities preferred
• Exposure to human-centered design, innovation, design thinking, or incubation approaches desirable
• Experience working in cross-cultural contexts highly valued
• Familiarity with data analysis tools such as R, Stata, or similar platforms beneficial
• Spanish or Kiswahili language skills a plus
• Commitment to child protection expectations and Code of Conduct

• Generous paid time off
• 10% contribution to a 403(b) retirement fund on top of salary
• Excellent healthcare coverage
• Free short-term professional counseling
• Regular chapel services
• Prayer groups
• Department devotionals