• Grade: Level not specified
• Occupational Groups:
  • Scientist and Researcher

Context :

The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) is an international non-profit, non-governmental organization that carries out high quality, policy-relevant research on population, health and education issues facing sub-Saharan Africa. Our goal is to generate evidence for meaningful action to improve the lives of all Africans.

The APHRC requires a Research officer III to provide day-to-day support for the running of evaluation of World Food Programme (WFP) food and nutrition interventions in Dadaab, Kakuma and Kalobeyei refugee camps, Kenya. The WFP interventions aim to ensure refugees and asylum seekers in camps/settlements and populations affected by natural and man-made disasters have access to adequate food to meet their food and nutrition needs. This position includes general research and specific data management tasks to ensure that the evaluation activities run smoothly and that tasks are completed according to schedule.

Core competencies :

• Ability to handle multiple tasks and maintain a system of tracking, monitoring, and prioritizing tasks and projects ;
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills, and ability to work in a culturally diverse team ;
• Demonstrable interest in qualitative and quantitative research ;
• Excellent writing and oral communication skills ;
• Willingness to travel to study sites during data collection.

Major Responsibilities :

• Participate in the recruitment, training and supervision of field interviewers ;
• Training of field interviewers for quantitative and qualitative data collection ;
• Conduct qualitative interviews ;
• Conduct day to day field activities in the execution of the research project to ensure timely implementation of field operations, including ensuring that field staff has the necessary supplies for the execution of the project ;
• Conduct spot checks and edit questionnaires ;
• Prepare routine reports on data collection activities ;
• Maintain regular contact with intervention beneficiaries ;
• Work with senior researchers to code and analyze qualitative data ;
• Participate in conducting literature reviews and report writing ;
• Assist the research team in other project-related activities.

Qualifications and Experience :

• Bachelor’s degree in a social science-related field or public health ;
• Proven experience in conducting household surveys and conducting qualitative interviews ;
• Computer literacy in Microsoft packages (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel) ;
• Ability to analyze qualitative data using NVIVO is desirable.

Interested applicants are encouraged to send their CV and application letter to jobs@aphrc.org.

Applications will be considered until April 10, 2019. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Cover letters should be addressed to:

• The Human Resources Officer ;
• African Population and Health Research Center ;
• P.O. Box 10787 – 00100 GPO, Nairobi.