SENIOR RESEARCH OFFICER

Deadline: February 17, 2023
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The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) is a leading Africa-based, African-led, international research institution headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. APHRC conducts policy-relevant research on population, health, education, urbanization and related development issues in sub-Saharan Africa.

APHRC seeks to recruit a Senior Research Officer to support the APCC (African Population Cohorts Consortium) project’s program management activities, as well as lead stakeholder engagement and capacity strengthening activities.

Duties/Responsibilities

  • Engage stakeholders and lead in the co-creation of governance arrangements;
  • Enablement of trans disciplinarily in APCC operations;
  • Develop standard operating procedures for research cohorts participating in the APCC;
  • Develop guidelines for consistency in data and bio-specimen governance across the APCC (sharing, ownership, commitment to harmonizing);
  • Support the development of guidelines dealing with and resolving conflict (dispute/grievance mechanisms with sufficient independence to adjudicate less or more serious issues regarding sharing data);
  • Develop guidelines for authorship and publications using APCC materials;
  • Provide templates for APCC rational and proposed activities in line with in-country data protection and sharing guidelines;
  • Develop guidelines for onboarding and managing country specific principal investigators and data producers;
  • Development of guidelines of how unexpected challenges such as epidemics, may influence governance principles and structure;
  • Develop communication products e.g. blogs on data governance in an ecosystem with multi-disciplinary datasets;
  • Represent the Centre in high- level national and regional forums including relevant technical working groups and expert committees;
  • Lead and participate in dissemination of research findings and policy dialogue with appropriate audiences;
  • Plan and coordinate the APCC program and its activities including supporting activities of the governance and capacity building cores;
  • Ensure implementation of policies and practices as per Wellcome Trust regulations;
  • Maintaining budget and tracking expenditures/transactions by working closely with the project grants and financial officers;
  • Manage communications on APCC through media relations, social media and the APHRC Policy Engagement and Communication team;
  • Schedule and organize meetings/events and maintain agenda for APHRC related activities; and
  • Prepare monthly/quarterly project reports.

Qualifications, Skills, and Experience 

  • At least seven years’ post-master’s degree experience in a research setting.
  • Experience conducting field research and managing data collection teams.
  • Experience in engaging policy makers and key stakeholders with research evidence.
  • Good writing skills and experience in developing standard operating procedures in relevant subject areas.
  • Ability to work independently, set priorities, juggle tasks and meet tight deadlines.
  • Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills and ability to work in a culturally diverse team.

This position is classified under Nationally Recruited Positions (NRP), Grade III in our scales.

Interested candidates are encouraged to apply through our recruitment portal https://aphrc.org/vacancies/  by February 17, 2023. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted; shortlisted candidates will be required to have a Police Clearance Certificate. 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 vulnerable persons