Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) is inviting applications from Bangladeshi nationals for the position of Research Associate (RA) to be recruited for a project titled Strengthening Banking Sector Integrity in Bangladesh (BSI). The Research Associate (BSI) is expected to join in August-September 2026 and serve until June 2027, renewable subject to extension of the project and mutual agreement. The incumbent will be based in Dhaka, subject to field work anywhere in Bangladesh.

Project objective in brief: The project aims to address major governance weaknesses in the banking sector, including weak regulatory enforcement and oversight, anti-money-laundering regime, and recovery of non-performing loans. These challenges contribute to illicit financial flows and weakened public trust in the banking sector of Bangladesh. The project combines research and evidence-based policy advocacy to assess integrity risks in regulatory compliance, prevention of illicit financial flows, and loan recovery. The project will evaluate integrity in the banking sector based on targeted research indicators, legal review, key informant/in-depth interviews, data analysis, and stakeholder consultations. Based on the findings, the project will engage regulators, policymakers, financial institutions, civil society, academics, researchers, and the media to promote transparency, accountability, and stronger regulatory independence in the banking sector of Bangladesh.

Responsibilities

• Contributing in development of research strategies, conceptual frameworks, and analytical dimensions focusing on regulatory compliance, anti-money laundering (AML), illicit financial flows, institutional oversight, conflict-of-interest practices, loan recovery mechanisms, and asset quality.
• Supporting development of research methods, analytical dimensions, and data collection strategies for project implementation.
• Conducting literature review, policy review, legal and regulatory analysis, and background research on banking sector integrity with special reference to banking sector of Bangladesh and international standard and regulatory compliance.
• Assisting analytical assessment of non-performing loans (NPLs), regulatory forbearance, supervisory effectiveness, institutional capacity, enforcement gaps, and political economy dynamics within the banking sector.
• Contributing to the development of banking sector integrity indicators, institutional assessment frameworks, and evidence-based analytical outputs.
• Supporting development and pre-testing research instruments/tools, interview guides, questionnaires, and other data collection tools while ensuring methodological quality.