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  • Posted: Jul 30, 2018
    Deadline: Aug 12, 2018
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    APHRC is a leading pan-African research institution headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, that conducts high quality policy-relevant research on population, health, education, urbanization and related development issues across Africa. APHRC actively engages policymakers and other key stakeholders to achieve measurable policy impacts and ensure decision making acr...
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    CARTA Program Manager

    Key Responsibilities:

    • Manage day-to-day operations of CARTAs PhD and Postdoctoral training program;
    • Lead the selection of CARTA fellows and review their applications for research and conference grants
    • Oversee, monitor and mentor fellows, providing them support and guidance as may be needed
    • Lead curriculum development and review for the Joint Advanced Seminars (JAS)
    • Lead the organization and management of CARTA JASs
    • Lead post-doctoral training for CARTA graduates (post-doctoral fellowships and re-entry grant management)
    • Support proposal development and fundraising efforts for CARTA activities
    • Manage donor relations including responding to queries, preparation of donor reports and ensuring grant conditions are met
    • Oversee grants negotiations and sub-awards with grantees
    • Facilitate in CARTA workshops
    • Manage HR functions and oversee staff training and mentorship to ensure the project team has the necessary skills and knowledge to plan, implement, and monitor CARTA activities
    • Monitor project-specific budgets related to training and maintain efficient use of resources
    • Engage critically with the programme through careful evaluation leading to the production of academic publications about the program, and
    • Engage in academic discourse about pedagogic methods that leads new approaches to learning and enthuses graduates to transform teaching and research

    Qualifications and Experience:

    • PhD in the physical or social sciences
    • Strong interest and 3 years’ experience in research capacity building and activities
    • Must have prior experience working in developing short courses for researchers and research institutions
    • Experience in supervising post graduate students
    • Experience working in research or academic institution, will be an added advantage
    • Excellent administration and leadership skills
    • Excellent writing and presentation skills, and
    • Proven ability to work in a team

    Method of Application

    Interested candidates are invited to send via email no later than August 12, 2018, their letter of application and CV with contact details of three referees to jobs@aphrc.org. Please indicate ‘CARTA PROGRAM MANAGER’ on the subject line of the email. Cover letters should be addressed to:

    The Human Resources Officer
    African Population and Health Research Center, Inc
    APHRC Campus, Manga Close, off Kirawa Road, Kitisuru
    P. O. Box 10787-GPO, Nairobi

    Website: www.aphrc.org

    APHRC is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to the protection of children

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