Job Openings at African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC)

Responsibilities

• Lead in the development of costing data collection tools
• Design and manage costing/ cost effectiveness related projects in the MCW Unit
• Coordinate / supervise actual data collection (costing) for various projects in the Unit
• Lead the management and analysis of cost data for various projects in the Unit
• Contribute to scientific writing, and production of reports
• Any other responsibility assigned by the MCW unit leader

Qualifications

• PhD in Health Economics or closely related field
• Experience in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH), Nutrition and/or early child development will be an added advantage.
• Experience in conducting, managing and analyzing costing data collection/ surveys
• Strong quantitative skills (managing, analyzing and interpreting health economics / costing/ cost effectiveness data), with extensive familiarity with quantitative statistical packages (e.g. STATA, SAS or SPSS).
• Experience and familiarity with a diverse set of costing data sets will be an added advantage
• Strong writing skills and good record of publications on relevant areas in sub-Saharan Africa will be an added advantage
• Computer literacy in Microsoft packages (e.g. MS Word, MS PowerPoint and MS Excel).
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills and ability to work in a culturally diverse team.