Overseeing the administration of the IPA IRB (75%)

• Administration and review of IPA’s IRB, which includes conducting first review of protocols submitted to IPA’s IRB (original applications, exemptions, amendments, renewals and unexpected events), determining risk level with support from the IRB Chair, and preparing review materials for regular full Board meetings
• Remain up to date on IRB regulations as they apply to IPA IRB, in collaboration with the IRB Chair.
• Lead monthly IRB full board meetings
• Continuously improve IRB processes (updating of forms and process in Formstack and Salesforce) and develop metrics to track the efficiency and effectiveness of IPA IRB
• Continue to promote a culture of research ethics at IPA. This includes conducting literature reviews of ethics regulations and ethics oversight within the international development sector, writing/supporting writing of memos, blog posts and white papers on ethical research.
• Support capacity building of IPA staff globally for research ethics and IRB by developing training materials for IRB and ethics and responding in timely manner to staff queries
• Communicate w/Board and recruit replacements for any departing Board members
• Oversee processing of Board stipends and communications with finance to prepare fee invoices for external projects

Serve as the Global Data Protection Officer for IPA (25%)

• Help establish and implement organization-wide and country specific policies and procedures on data protection that comply with European Union and country-specific regulations in collaboration with the Legal Department
• Set up and implement process for reporting breaches and violations, including serving as a point of contact for senior management
• Train and coordinate with local country-office data protection officers
• Review research consent forms for compliance with GDPR and related regulations in other countries (currently focusing on Nigeria, Kenya, and Peru).