African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC)
Job
Re-Advertisement: Temporary
Research Officer
The
African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) is an African-led and
Africa based international research institute committed to conducting high
quality and policy relevant multidisciplinary research.
Our
research addresses important development issues and challenges facing
sub-Saharan Africa in areas such as education, population, health, aging,
urbanization and wellbeing.
Our
goal is to generate evidence for meaningful action, engage with policy makers
in the region to disseminate our research findings, influence policy decisions,
and improve the quality of life in Africa.
The
African Research Culture Research project is a partnership between APHRC and
Stellenbosch University. The project seeks to understand what constitutes a
‘positive and inclusive’ research culture, and the factors that drive the
existing research culture in Africa.
The APHRC seeks to recruit a Research Officer to support work in the projects activities.
Duties
& Responsibilities
· Support
the development of study protocols, application for ethical approvals and
research permits.
· Coordinate
the recruitment, training and supervision of field staff during data
collection.
· Participate
in development and review of study tools, training manuals and field guides to
use for data collection.
· Undertake
desk and literature reviews.
· Support
with quantitative data management and analysis.
· Participate
in scientific publications and other dissemination resources such as technical
reports, donor reports, policy briefs and blogs.
· Contribute
to proposal development efforts at the Center.
· Contribute
to various stakeholder engagement activities such as inception meetings and
policy engagement.
· Participate
in workshops, meetings, conferences and report on the proceedings.
· Support
knowledge management and learning activities in the project.
Minimum
Qualifications
· Master’s
degree in any of the following areas: Gender and Development studies,
Education, Population Studies / Demography, Statistics, Epidemiology, Economics
or related discipline.
· At
least two years’ experience in a research setting.
· Experience
conducting field research and managing data collection teams.
· Proven
qualitative data collection and analysis skills, with familiarity with related
analysis packages Nvivo or Atlas ti.
· Proven
quantitative data collection and analysis skills, with familiarity with related
analysis packages STATA, SPSS, R.
· Ability
to work independently, set priorities, juggle tasks and meet tight deadlines.
· Excellent
interpersonal and organizational skills and ability to work in a culturally
diverse team.
· Must be
able to communicate and write in English.
How to
Apply
Interested
candidates are invited to submit their application including a cover letter and
CV with contacts of three referees by January 04, 2022 to Flexi Personnel ATS
or cvs@flexi-personnel.com.
Please
indicate on the subject line of the email “Temporary Research Officer- African
Research Culture project.
We
regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
PLEASE
NOTE: APPLICANTS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO MAKE ANY PAYMENTS TO ANYONE DURING ANY
STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS.
APHRC
and Flexi Personnel are equal opportunity employers and are committed to the
protection of vulnerable persons.