Due Date: 2016-02-12
Terms of Reference
I. Introduction
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. We are also a globally recognized leader in individual and institutional research capacity strengthening in the region. We lead the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA) program, which supports PhD training within nine universities and four research centers in East, West, Central, and Southern Africa as well as the African Doctoral Dissertation Research Fellowship (ADDRF) program, which has supported doctoral students from over twenty African countries. Both programs have enrolled over 240 doctoral students in the last eight years.
A major lesson from our work with higher education and research institutions in Africa is that they are often unable to track graduates of their programs. Yet alumni cultivation and engagement is increasingly critical for forward-thinking universities who need to know where their students go after graduation, what they are doing, how they are deploying their training in society, and what advice and support they have for their alma maters.
For this reason, APHRC seeks to conduct a feasibility study across sub-Saharan Africa to determine the market attractiveness, technical requirements, and financial viability of a Career Tracker (CT) for higher education institutions (HEIs) in Africa. The CT is expected to offer HEIs in Africa a mechanism for monitoring their graduates’ career trajectories and contributions to development and growth globally.
II. Scope of the Feasibility Study
The study will cover four key areas:
III. Specific Learning Questions
Organizational level
Technical level
Financial level
Market level
IV. Methodology
The study shall be based on a participatory methodology, including key informant interviews and focus group discussions. The successful candidate is expected to familiarize himself/herself with current alumni tracking platforms and identify the key lessons for the proposed CT.
The time allocated for the entire consultancy is 10 weeks.
V. Qualifications and Competencies
The selected person(s) is expected to demonstrate the following qualifications and competences:
VI. Deliverables
An inception report submitted /presented to APHRC at the beginning of the feasibility study
Application process
We invite interested consultants to submit the following application documents:
Interested candidates are encouraged to apply through our recruitment portal http://jobs.aphrc.org by February 12, 2016. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Applications 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