Research Officer at African Population and Health Research Center

Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead the process of obtaining ethical approval for research projects
• Develop study tools, training manuals and field guides to use for data collection
• Coordinate the recruitment, training and supervision of field teams
• Coordinate field work and be responsible for data quality
• Mobilize and sensitize key stakeholders about research projects
• Participate in the data analysis, scientific writing and research proposals development
• Prepare regular field and project reports
• Participate in dissemination of research findings and policy dialogue with relevant audiences
• Take lead in preparing progress and end-of-grant reports to donors
• Support development of funding proposals
• Perform other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor

Skills and Qualifications

• Masters in any of the following areas: Public Health, Epidemiology, Sociology, Biological Sciences, Applied Statistics, Development Studies or related disciplines
• At least two years’ post-Masters qualification experience, preferably in a research 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 and managing data collection teams
• Excellent oral and written communication in English and Kiswahili
• Ability to work independently, set priorities, juggle tasks and meet tight deadlines
• Publication record in peer-reviewed journals