Program Coordinator for the Carta Program at African Population And Health Research Center (APHRC)

Duties/Responsibilities

Support the academic development of PhD and postdoctoral fellows:

• Coordinate fellowship calls, selection processes, and provision of fellowship support.
• Coordinate the training activities for PhD and postdoctoral awardees.
• Coordinate the implementation of the Research Hubs:

Coordinate the calls, review and selection processes, and provision of grants for CARTA Research Hubs.

• Liaise with the CARTA Monitoring & Evaluation Officer to ensure effective monitoring of all activities related to the CARTA Early Career Researcher awards and training, and the CARTA Research Hubs.
• Ensure timely and complete reporting on the CARTA Early Career Researcher awards and training, and the CARTA Research Hubs activities, outputs and outcomes.
• Lead the development, update and implementation of the CARTA stakeholder engagement and advocacy strategy.
• Liaise with the CARTA communications officer and Policy Engagement & Communications (PEC) Division to produce content to enhance the visibility of CARTA’s impact.
• Contribute to CARTA’s fundraising efforts, especially in the programmatic areas of support to early career researchers, establishment of research hubs, and community engagement and advocacy.
• Conduct research on impact of CARTA training interventions and the CARTA program in general.

Qualifications and Experience

Minimum qualifications required

• PhD in Health, Education, Communications or related fields.
• At least two years post-PhD experience in capacity strengthening or research projects.
• Experience in project impact evaluation and communication.