Research Officer at African Population and Health Research Center

Job description

The Center seeks to recruit a research officer to work within its Education and Youth Empowerment unit.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Develop study tools on topical issues in education and skills development, training manuals and field guides to use for data collection
• Coordinate the recruitment, training and supervision of field team
• Coordinate field work and be responsible for data quality
• Mobilize and sensitize education and/or youth empowerment stakeholders about research projects
• Participate in the development of research proposals, with a focus on education and/or youth empowerment
• Lead the process of obtaining ethical approval for research projects
• Conduct literature review and participate in writing scientific papers especially on key issues in education and training systems in Africa
• Carry out policy analysis on specific issues in education and/or youth
• Prepare regular field and project reports
• Participate in dissemination of research findings and policy dialogue with relevant education and/or youth audiences
• Prepare policy briefs and fact sheets from the projects’ findings
• Perform other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor

Skills And Qualifications

• Masters in any of the following areas: Education, Economics, Psychology, Applied Statistics, Sociology, Development Studies or related disciplines
• At least 3 years’ post qualification experience, preferably in education research or education policy analysis setting
• Good computer literacy and knowledge of multiple statistical and/or qualitative software packages such as STATA, SPSS, NVivo or ATLAS.ti
• Experience conducting field research in education and managing research teams
• Experience in engaging policymakers with research evidence
• Excellent oral and written communication in English and at least one African language
• Ability to work independently, set priorities, juggle tasks and meet tight deadlines