The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) requires a Research Assistant to provide day-to-day support for the operations of an impact and process evaluation of an intervention aimed at reducing the incidence of HIV among adolescent girls and young women living in urban informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya.
This position includes general research and specific data management tasks to ensure that the impact evaluation activities run smoothly and that tasks are completed according to schedule.
Core Competencies
Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously 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 adolescent health, HIV and AIDS, and sexual and reproductive health
Excellent writing and oral communication skills
Major Responsibilities
Conduct qualitative interviews
Training of field interviewers for quantitative and qualitative data collection
Prepare routine reports on data collection activities
Maintain regular contact with intervention beneficiaries and collect routine process evaluation data, including observation of intervention activities
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
