Jobs at HCS Africa

Key Responsibilities

Strategy

• Identify and prioritize opportunities based on set criteria.
• Assess and determine if the opportunity meets the organization’s minimum Viable Opportunity, Minimum Viable Product and DESC (Digitally Enabled, Equipped, Supervised, Compensated) requirements for digitized community health approach.
• Support the Director to develop recommendations, initial program design, and roadmaps for selected countries for presentation at Steering Committee and Board.

Management

• Oversee and  manage  initial  phases  of  the  new  country  blueprint  including  management  of consultants;  engagement  and  coordination  of  in-country  key  stakeholders  and  oversee  the delivery of defined scope of work.
• Provide technical input to assess the enabling environment, country maturity as well as any local assessments.
• Support government engagement in scoping countries.
• Oversee advisory services in new country expansion.
• Recruit, manage and onboard consultants and ensure they are fully aligned with the organization’s strategy.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Social Sciences/ Public Health.
• 13 years relevant experience.

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Key Responsibilities

Learning Agenda & Research  Strategy.

• You will input into the learning agenda related to organisational strategic plan
• You will assess and prioritize research questions to align with learning agenda

Research Design, Analysis & Project Management

• Manage priority internal and external research projects from end to end including developing the evaluation concept, RFP, research partner contracting, research management and oversight, data analysis report writing, dissemination, and ensuring evidence and insights used to improve programs and drive advocacy.
• Provide technical guidance/management to the organization and partner staff to adhere to research systems/processes/protocols to ensure high-quality research design, implementation, and analysis.
• Conduct analysis of internal and external evaluation and program data to answer priority learning or advocacy questions. both awareness and good vibes for the organization.

External research partnerships & Business Development

• Expand and deepen strategic global research partnerships
• Share learnings externally directly and provide strategic guidance to Advocacy team on external influence opportunities
• Provide guidance and input to BD team on research funding opportunities
• Lead technical input on research sections of funding proposals.

Knowledge Pieces and Publications

• Write knowledge pieces including blogs, briefs, articles for peer reviewed journals about the organization and other external relevant research, evidence, analysis, data and insights to drive the organization thought leadership and fundraising and advocacy goals.

Professional development & capacity-building

• Provide technical mentorship and capacity building across staff in research design, management and dissemination.
• Share relevant literature and research with team to enable and encourage evidence-informed decision making.

Administrative/Other

• Contribute to Global Program Team and country-level research annual planning and budgeting;
• Lead or participate in internal and external steering committees and technical working groups as assigned and appropriate.

Minimum Qualifications

• Masters degree in Public health epidemiology, health economics, health systems strengthening, health policy with quantitative research specialization
• Professional certifications/qualifications in Statistical analysis software; geo- spatial analysis
• 7-9 years of work experience with 1-3 years at managerial level

Key Competency Requirements

• Strategic   input:   Strategic   thinking/analysis,   systems/protocols/policy   development, proposal development
• Technical support:  Epidemiology,   biostatistics, health economics, health systems research, research project management
• External facing: Public speaking/presentation development, partnership management, stakeholder engagement, writing, analysis
• Interpersonal: Staff capacity-building, cultural sensitivity