Health Economist at African Population And Health Research Center (APHRC)

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead in the development of costing data collection tools;
• Lead the management and analysis of cost data for various projects;
• Lead the design of aspects of research projects in a way that allows high quality economic analyses, including costing analyses;
• Design and lead research teams; this may include coordination/ supervision of preparatory work, data collection, analytical work and reporting for research projects;
• Support economic analyses and/or costing analyses for various projects in the Research programs on a need by need basis;
• Liaise with partners and/or collaborators to ensure unit deliverables are met;
• Contribute to the health policy dialogue and sector policy including making recommendations on strategies and policy options;
• Interact with APHRC clients at the funding and policy levels, organize and manage policy development and evaluation papers in collaboration with other researchers and our partners;
• Contribute to scientific writing, and production of technical reports, journal articles, policy briefs and blogs;
• Contribute to proposal development and fundraising for research projects;
• Mentor junior researchers and facilitate in the Center’s training programs as needed; and
• Represent the Center at high level national, regional and international forums, including relevant technical working groups and expert committees.

Qualifications and Experience:

• PhD in Health Economics or closely related field.
• Experience in conducting, managing and analyzing costing data collection/ surveys.
• Strong quantitative skills (managing, analyzing and interpreting health economics and costing analysis e.g. cost effectiveness and cost-benefit analysis, 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.
• Experience and familiarity with generating, use and analyzing health and population datasets – primary/secondary data; small and huge datasets is an added advantage.
• Strong skills in economic analyses of health policies.
• Strong practical experience and skills in impact evaluation designs of health and population interventions is desirable.
• Strong writing skills and good record of publications on relevant areas in sub-Saharan Africa.
• 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.