Research and Policy Associates at African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP)

AFIDEP is looking to recruit Research and Policy Associates who will join our research and policy teams to conduct focused research, evidence synthesis, and translation; engage stakeholders, such as policymakers, to promote consideration and utilization of evidence in decision-making processes; and participate in capacity development activities. They will be based either in our Population Dynamics and the Demographic Dividend, Health and Wellbeing, or Environment and Climate Change Thematic areas, depending on their areas of training and expertise. These positions are based at AFIDEP’s Nairobi office.

 KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Coordinate the implementation of research and/or policy projects, including secondary data analysis, scenario modeling, policy and programme analysis and audits, and rapid reviews and synthesis of evidence;
• Promote the application of research findings in decision-making processes at national, regional, and international levels;
• Write analytical research reports and contribute to authoring research papers;
• Contribute to capacity-building activities;
• Contribute to proposal writing; and
• Develop and disseminate policy-oriented materials, including policy briefs.

 REQUIREMENTS

• Master’s degree in health economics, development economics, demography, public health, statistics, data science, education, development studies, governance, environment, or related field;
• At least 3 years’ experience after getting Master’s degree, in conducting research, analysis and reporting of research findings and proposal writing;
• Strong qualitative and/or quantitative research skills;
• Excellent writing skills with experience in scientific writing, synthesizing research evidence into outputs that are usable by policymakers, or developing policy-oriented advocacy materials;
• Demonstrated experience in the use of scientific software for data analysis and management, such as Endnote, SPSS, Stata, NVivo, or Atlas.ti;
• Experience designing and implementing research and/or conducting policy analysis;
• Experience in program management and/or monitoring and evaluation;
• Experience working in or with the public sector (e.g. governments);
• Strong intra and interpersonal skills, analytical and critical thinking; and
• Working proficiency in English; French is an added advantage.