Jobs at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

Key responsibilities will include: 

Contribute to developing study protocols

• Contribute to the drafting of study protocols.
• Assist in the development of data collection tools.
• Support the piloting and updating of data collection tools.
• Support training of data collectors and support data collection.
• Contribute to the management of study data

Prepare ethics applications

• Complete standard ethics submission paperwork for LSTM and in-country ethics.
• Coordinate the completion of mandatory training required for ethics application by research team members.
• Track ethics submission and respond in a timely manner to queries from the REC.
• Complete annual REC reports/reporting requirements,
• Systematically file all study documentation-consent forms, ethics documents etc.

Analyse qualitative and quantitative data

• Analyse qualitative data using appropriate software.
• Analyse quantitative data using SPSS, R or STATA.
• Analyse secondary data.

Draft, submit and disseminate research outputs

• Draft research outputs such as conference abstracts, posters, presentations, publications and blogs.
• Coordinating inputs into publications.
• Submit research outputs.
• Actively contribute to submissions for grant funding.
• Actively contribute to partner capacity development.
• Identify opportunities for research output dissemination, nationally, regionally and internationally.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate:

• Master’s degree in related field (global health, public health, midwifery, medicine)
• Postgraduate professional qualification, such as the Diploma of Tropical Medicine, or certificate in maternal and child health
• Knowledge and interest in MNH in LMICs
• Understanding of qualitative and quantitative research methods
• Experience in reporting and open access publications for donors such as Gates foundation and Global Fund
• Experience in biomedical/ social science research in LMICs
• Fluent in English language and Swahili

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Key responsibilities will include:

Project Operations & Logistics 

• Coordinate travel, meetings, training, and project related events in line with programme guidelines
• Support planning and coordination of field activities
• Liaise with partners and internal teams to ensure smooth implementation of project activities 

Financial & Administrative Coordination 

• Support budget tracking, expenditure monitoring and activity costing in collaboration with Finance
• Review payment requests, activity budgets and supporting documentation for accuracy and compliance
• Coordinate procurement and logistics processes in line with LSTM and donor policies
• Maintain accurate project records, files and administrative documentation

Asset & Resource Management 

• Maintain and update project asset registers and inventory records.
• Coordinate asset allocation, servicing, insurance, and periodic physical verification in line with LSTM policies.

Monitoring, Reporting & Learning 

• Support routine monitoring of project indicators and data collection activities.
• Maintain project trackers, risk registers and issue logs.
• Support documentation of lessons learned and best practices.  

Compliance, Ethics & Governance

• Support adherence to research governance requirements, ethical approvals, and regulatory standards.
• Maintain documentation to support audits, reviews, and donor reporting processes. 

The ideal candidate will demonstrate:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Project Management, or a related field
• Extensive experience coordinating health, research, or development projects
• Experience in health project coordination in East Africa
• Excellent communication skills and fluent in Swahili and English
• Experience working on multi-country and/ or multi-partner projects
• Experience supporting budgets, procurement, and reporting processes
• Computer literate with working knowledge of MS Office applications