Current Job Adverts at University of Nairobi

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Development of standardized maternal and neonatal indicators, medical records and databases embedded in routine health information systems
•  Working with the data team in the provision of clinical input for data quality assurance, monitoring reports and dashboards
• Tracking updates in clinical practice guidelines and how these relate to quality of care
• Support multisite maternal and neonatal quality improvement including fostering of peer to peer networks, data use, QI reviews and cross-site learning sessions
• Participate in analysis of data and developing written outputs
• Participate in related training activities and study workshops or meetings
• Performing any other related duty as assigned.

Job Specifications:
At a minimum, the PCS will have:

• Registered specialist medical practitioners and should possess MMed (Obstetrics Gynaecology) or its equivalent from a recognized institution
• Master’s degree in Public Health or Epidemiology
• They should have at least 2 publications in referred journals
• Clear interest in health systems and health services research
• Prior work on team-based projects and demonstrable organizational skills

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Duties and Responsibilities:

• Participate in the design and execution of all primary quantitative analyses, impact evaluation, and effective coverage estimation.
• Develop, maintain, and govern harmonised, reproducible analytic codebases (R, Stata, Python), ensuring compatibility with federated data execution and secure incountry runs.
• Implement advanced data quality assurance and reproducibility processes
• Produce high-quality statistical outputs to support reporting, peer-reviewed publications, and external review
• Participate in related training activities and study workshops or meetings
• Performing any other related duty as assigned.

Job Specifications:

At a minimum, the DAS will have:

• Masters degree in either of the following disciplines Biostatistics, Statistics, Data Science or an equivalent qualification from a recognized institution
• At least three (3) years of research experience
• Advanced R/Stata/Python
• Demonstrated expertise in multilevel models and routine health data.
• Evidence of ability to produce and publish research.

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Duties and Responsibilities:

• Conduct empiric work including primary data collection (key informant interviews, focus group discussions) with health system policy makers, managers and front line providers
• Work together with other colleagues to finalize methodological tools and construct the analysis
• Assist with management and analysis of data and developing written outputs
• Participate in related training activities and study workshops or meetings
• Performing any other related duty as assigned.

Job Specifications:
At a minimum, the ARO-SS will have:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant subjects in Social Sciences & Humanities such as Anthropology or Sociology from a recognized institution
• At least two (2) years of research experience, ideally including experience in collecting and analyzing health systems qualitative research data through interviews, focus group discussions, health systems research, stakeholder engagement
• Evidence of ability to produce and publish research.
• Computer literacy with proficiency in Microsoft applications.
• Knowledge of NVivo (qualitative analysis) software will be an added advantage.

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Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support project grant management
• Coordinate project operations at the University of Nairobi
•  Assist in maintaining accurate and up-to-date employee records, both physical and electronic while ensuring confidentiality and compliance with data protection regulations
• Manage and monitor an electronic register of postgraduate research projects, schedules and training
• Performing any other related duty as assigned.

Job Specifications:
At a minimum, the Project Administrative Assistant will have:

• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following fields: Social Sciences/Humanities, Business Management, Project management, Office Management, or any other related field plus at least two (2) years’ experience providing program implementation in Human Resource OR a Diploma in Management, Accounting, Project Management, Office Management or any other related field plus 5 years’ experience in a large program implementation environment will be considered.
• Proficiency in word processing, spreadsheets, Excel.