The
African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) is an international
non-profit, nongovernmental organization that carries out high quality, policy
relevant research on population, health, education and development issues
facing sub-Saharan Africa.
The
Center seeks to recruit two Research Officers, one
with excellent qualitative and another with excellent quantitative skills to
work within its Population Dynamics and Reproductive Health Program.
Responsibilities
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Lead the process of obtaining ethical approval
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Develop study tools, training manuals and field guides to use
for data collection
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Coordinate the recruitment, training and supervision of field
team
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Coordinate field work and be responsible for data quality
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Mobilize and educate the community in relation to the research
project
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Participate in the development of research proposals
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Conduct literature review and participate in writing scientific
papers
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Prepare regular field and project reports
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Participate in dissemination of research findings and policy
dialogue with appropriate audiences
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Prepare policy briefs and fact sheets from the projects’
findings
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Other duties as required.
Required
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Master of Science in Sociology, Demography, Economics, Public
Health, Nursing, Social Work, Anthropology or related disciplines
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At least 3 years’ post qualification experience, preferably in a
research setting
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Good computer literacy and knowledge of multiple statistical
and/or qualitative software packages such as STATA, SPSS or NVivo
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Experience conducting field research and managing a research
team
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Excellent oral and written communication in English
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Ability to work independently, set priorities, juggle tasks and
meet tight deadlines.
APHRC
seeks to fill the position of Working Group Coordinator in
urban areas within its Education Research Program (ERP).
The
successful candidate must be self-motivated and flexible with ability to mobilize,
manage and coordinate diverse groups of urban education stakeholders in East
Africa.
The
position will be based in Nairobi with frequent travel to Tanzania and Uganda.
Duties and responsibilities
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Support in mobilization and creation of regional and country
specific Education Working Groups (EWG) in three East African Countries with a
focus in urban areas
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Implement Memorandum of Understanding between country specific
EWG and the APHRC
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Take lead in coordinating the activities of the EWGs
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Rapporteur and develop clear policy messages/recommendations
emanating from working group discussions in order to advance the working groups
agenda
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Develop policy and communication tools that the working groups
will use in their engagement
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Support the working groups to individually and jointly develop
action plans based on the key messages
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Support in identifying and engaging key policy makers in each of
the countries using various forms such as breakfast meetings
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Contribute to developing dissemination materials such as policy
briefs and conducting literature review
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Contribute to developing donor project reports.
Qualifications
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Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in education, communications,
journalism or related field.
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Must have at least three years post qualification experience in
institutional mobilization, policy work and/or coordination
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Excellent mobilization and communication skills (written and
verbal)
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Strong editing and facilitation skills
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Experience working with research, advocacy or academic
institutions will be an added advantage.
Interested candidates are invited to send applications via email
no later than 15th September 2015, enclosing a detailed CV, quoting current and
expected salary and providing contacts details of three referees to
jobs@aphrc.org.
Please
indicate job applied for eg Working
Group Coordinator on the
subject line of the email.
Only
short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Female candidates are encouraged to apply.
Cover letters should be addressed to:
The Human Resources Officer
African Population and Health Research Center
P.O. Box 10787 – 00100 GPO,
Nairobi
Website:
www.aphrc.org