Fellowship Coordinator at African Population and Health Research Center

Responsibilities

• In collaboration with the Countdown Secretariat, coordinate the selection process of country fellows including, preparing a concept note of the fellowship program, advertisement, shortlisting and interviews;
• Engage with the country collaboration partners to communicate all relevant information on the fellowship program;
• Ensure regular follow-up of and support to the fellows during the fellowship and provide quarterly updates to the APHRC / Countdown leadership on progress of the fellows;
• Support the development of tailored training agenda for country fellows;
• Support the identification of training facilitators within and outside the Countdown technical partners;
• Organize logistics of the annual training sessions for each cohort of fellows;
• Conduct formative assessment (e.g. training needs assessment prior to training to identify skills and knowledge gaps to be addressed) and summative assessment (e.g. end of training/follow up evaluation survey to assess effectiveness and impact of the training on participants and/or institutions);
• Communicate with Countdown Seceretariat to identify the training needs and map out development plans;
• Facilitate fellows’ registration to APHRC short course sessions depending on identied gaps (e.g. Grants Proposal Writing, Impact Evaluation, Implementation Research, Mixed Methods Research, Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis, Scientific Writing, or others);
• Manage the curriculum database and training records and maintain/update training materials and equipment;
• Contribute to program sustainability by supporting training-related proposal development; and
• Contribute to scientific writing based on data collected routinely as part of the Countdown monitoring and evaluation processes.

Qualifications and Experience

• Masters in Education or Public Health (preferably with emphasis in curriculum & instruction) or related field.
• Experience and strong interest in research capacity strengthening and instructional design.
• Demonstrated prior experience in training curriculum development and implementation (e.g., experience in facilitating short course training to graduate students, or other practicing researchers).
• Experience with various training methods (including virtual, in-person training, and blended offering) and up-to-date with new training methods and techniques.
• Computer literacy in Microsoft packages (e.g. MS Word, MS PowerPoint, & MS Excel).
• Excellent oral and written communication in English. Proficiency in French is an advantage.

Desirable

• Expertise in RMNCAH research.
• Experience with e-learning platforms.
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills and ability to work in a culturally diverse team.
• Good record of scientific publications.
• Ability to facilitate training sessions in French.