A leading private sector organization seeks to recruit a Director,
Research and Metrics.
You will be part of the senior management team based in Nairobi, Kenya and will be involved in providing leadership in the organizations operations.
You will play a pivotal role in supporting programmatic divisions in the organization by addressing all research, monitoring and evaluation needs.
You will be expected to strengthen and broaden capacity of a local research agency to implement research activities, while maintaining responsibility for design of research according to the organizations methodologies and ultimately the quality of research products.
Reporting to the country director you will:You will be part of the senior management team based in Nairobi, Kenya and will be involved in providing leadership in the organizations operations.
You will play a pivotal role in supporting programmatic divisions in the organization by addressing all research, monitoring and evaluation needs.
You will be expected to strengthen and broaden capacity of a local research agency to implement research activities, while maintaining responsibility for design of research according to the organizations methodologies and ultimately the quality of research products.
- Provide
cross functional leadership in the operations of organization, actively
identifying challenges and opportunities for the organization while
working with the senior management team to implement organizational
strategy and programs;
- Manage
research department, including M&E unit, budget and lead development
of departmental work plans;
- Provide
leadership and guidance to the research team in development of all study
designs according to established organizational methodologies;
- Support
program and marketing staff to identify research needed to design, monitor
and evaluate organizations’ interventions;
- Lead
the process of translating research results into evidence-based responses
in coordination with program teams;
- Support
organizations’ program staff to build skills in interpreting research
results and use a research-to-action approach to guide programmatic
decisions and activities;
- Strengthen
capacity of and transfer skills to implementing agency and internal
research team to implement, manage, and improve organizations’ research
activities;
- Identify
and manage appropriate training opportunities in areas of mapping,
behavioral tracking and impact measurement of communication campaigns and
qualitative research;
- Write
reports appropriate for external dissemination and publication;
- Actively
represent organization in interactions with external partners (public, NGO
and private sector), providing leadership on issues relating to
evidence-based programming.
- You
will meet regularly with counterparts across Kenyan health partners
working to ensure stakeholders understand and buy into the organizations’
research tools and results.
Requirements
- University
degree holder with a Masters degree or higher;
- Over
7 years relevant work experience in public health/ behavioral sciences/
population studies/ psychology/communication or marketing;
- Experience
in the design, management, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination of
behavioral research in public health;
- Demonstrated
ability to manage multiple concurrent studies and excellent ability to
train, manage and develop research capacity staff;
- Knowledge
of public health issues, and familiarity with the international donor
community will be preferred;
- Experience
in the implementation of quantitative and qualitative research methods;
- Developed
skills in statistical analysis.
- Developed
skills in statistical analysis of health survey data and multi-variate
analysis;
- Proficiency
in SPSS and/or STATA.
It should include an up-to-date CV, the names and addresses of three referees, current remuneration package, valid email address and daytime contact telephone number.
Closing date: 18th November 2011
Adept Systems
Management Consultants
P.O. Box 6416, Nairobi, GPO 00100
recruit@adeptsystems.co.ke
Only short listed candidates will be contacted
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