The African Population and Health Research
Center (APHRC) is an international non-profit, non-governmental organization
that carries out high quality, policy-relevant research on population, health
and education issues facing sub- Saharan Africa.
Our goal is to generate evidence for
meaningful action to improve the lives of all Africans.
APHRC seeks to recruit a Data Analyst to manage and analyze secondary
and primary data for some of its programs.
Key Responsibilities
·
Participate
in the development, review and translation of research tools;
·
Participate
in the pre-testing of data collection platforms;
·
Data
cleaning including doing all required consistency checks for project data;
·
Document
project data sets according to the Center’s guidelines on data documentation,
archiving and sharing;
·
Extract
data and prepare analytical files;
·
Develop
template syntax files for research staff to use in creating various data sets;
·
Perform
basic and advanced statistical analysis of data;
·
Assist
in training other staff members on data analysis;
·
Participate
in scientific writing;
·
Write
technical reports on data issues; and
·
Participate
in proposal development and literature review.
Key Competencies
·
Strong
conceptual and analytical skills including the ability to analyze and interpret
large data sets;
·
Proactive
and self-motivated; and
·
Strong
verbal and written communications skills.
Qualifications and Experience
·
Master’s
degree in statistics or equivalent;
·
A
minimum of 5 years relevant post-qualification experience;
·
High
level quantitative skills (managing, analyzing and interpreting data), such as
multivariate and multilevel / longitudinal analyses (preferably with STATA);
·
Computer
literacy in Microsoft packages (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel); and
·
Experience
using Open Data Kit (ODK) software and Nesstar is highly desirable.
How to Apply
Interested candidates are encouraged to
apply through our recruitment portal http://hrs.aphrc.org by
November 13, 2017.
Only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted. Cover letters should be addressed to:
The Human Resources Officer
African Population and Health Research Center
P.O. Box 10787 – 00100
Nairobi
African Population and Health Research Center
P.O. Box 10787 – 00100
Nairobi
Website: www.aphrc.org
APHRC is an equal opportunity employer and
is committed to the protection of children