Research Officer (Maternal And Child Nutrition) at African Population and Health Research Center

The APHRC seeks to recruit a Research Officer with expertise in Public Health Nutrition to work in the Maternal and Child Wellbeing Unit within the Research Division.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Manage project activities including recruitment and training of field workers, supervision of field work, data management and scientific writing.
• Coordinate policy engagement and dissemination of project research findings to appropriate audiences.
• Take lead in preparing progress reports.

 Qualifications and Experience

• Master’s degree in Public Health Nutrition, Public Health (with particular focus on maternal and child nutrition) or other relevant fields or Bachelor’s degree with extensive experience in Public Health Nutrition or related research.
• Good writing skills on relevant subject areas in sub-Saharan Africa.
• Experience in working with young children, mothers or most-at-risk communities; with a strong interest in Public Health Nutrition.
• Experience in conducting literature reviews, particularly on maternal and child nutrition and associated health outcomes or related fields.
• Proven experience in conducting household surveys and/or community-based surveys.
• Either (i) strong quantitative skills (managing, analyzing and interpreting data), with extensive familiarity with statistical packages (Stata, SAS or SPSS); or (ii) expertise in qualitative methods, specifically, familiarity with common qualitative analysis software packages e.g. NVivo.
• Computer literacy in Microsoft packages (MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel).
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills and ability to work within a culturally diverse team.

Desirable:

• Experience working in vulnerable communities in rural or semi-rural contexts, particularly with migrant/ refugee communities in Kenya.
• Experience in collecting data pertaining to maternal and child nutrition.
• Experience in collecting observational data.
• Experience in community and stakeholder engagement.
• Experience and familiarity with diverse health and social science datasets.
• Experience in developing proposals and attracting research grants.
• Publication record in peer-reviewed journals focusing on Public Health Nutrition or related fields.