Research Assistant at Amref Kenya

Main Purpose Of Job

The position holder is responsible for leading on data collection, including through surveys and literature reviews, and supporting general research activities under the Africa Higher Education Health Collaborative’s needs assessment research (NAR) study.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

KEY AREAS MAIN TASKS

Assist in the Execution of the Research Study 

• Support packaging and submission of needs assessment research protocol to ethics review board in countries where data collection will take place.
• Read and understand needs assessment research protocol.
• Schedule and participate in virtual meetings with Health Collaborative partners, including pillar leads of the research, as well as study participants, and record meetings, take accurate and complete minutes.
• Engage with pillar leads at the start of the research study and periodically, to ensure a strong understanding of the work conducted so far, and to provide accountability.

Data Collection and Analysis

• Lead design/review of needs assessment research data collection tools.
• Contribute to the design of data collection tools.
• Participate in study training and pretesting of data collection tools.
• Interview study respondents across multiple countries.
• Lead focus group discussions and key informant interviews.
• Conduct literature reviews.
• Ensure completeness and accuracy of data collected.
• Compile, tabulate and/or code participant data and enter into database. Update database as necessary.
• Promote surveys to partners within the Health Collaborative as well as wider health sector ecosystem partners.
• Support data management and analysis.

Report Writing and Dissemination

• Assist in drafting reports on the study’s findings.
• Support dissemination of study findings.
• Draft communication templates, such as emails or social media posts that can be shared on various platforms.
• Assist in drafting reports on the study’s findings.
• Any other tasks
• Participant in Amref Research Community of Practice.
• Participant in Amref IRB activities and meetings.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS -Education and knowledge

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Statistics, Development economics, Epidemiology, Social Sciences, or related studies from a recognized institution.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• At least Three (3) years of relevant experience in research, preferably within a health- oriented NGO.
• Strong data management and analysis skills.
• Knowledge of data management as well as data security protocols.
• Experience in preparation of PowerPoint presentations.
• Experience in using Microsoft excel and any other analytical software such as SPSS, Stata.
• Previous experience conducting quantitative and qualitative research.
• Detail oriented.

Skills and Competences

• Strong command of English is a requirement, both oral and written.
• Proficiency in other languages, including relevant dialects in the study’s focus countries (Ghana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, and South Africa) considered an asset.
• Strong command of virtual platforms, such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams.
• Good interviewing skills.
• Ability to work with multi-cultural teams.
• Strong facilitation skills.