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Post-Doctoral Research Scientist (WASH) Countdown Liaison Officer Post-Doctoral Research Scientists ( 2 Positions) Server and Network Administrator

The APHRC seeks to recruit a Post-Doctoral Research Scientist to work in the Urbanization and Wellbeing in Africa Unit within the Research Division.
Responsibilities

Work with the team to ensure successful implementation of the assigned projects;
Oversee/lead development of field and training manuals;
Oversee the review and translation of research tools;
Oversee fieldwork of the proposed research projects to ensure timely
implementation of field activities;
Support proposal writing and other fund raising activities within the unit;
Ensure ethical approvals and research permits are obtained;
Oversee data cleaning and analyses;
Lead and contribute to scientific paper writing;
Lead the development of project reports;
Participate in dissemination of research findings and policy dialogue with appropriate audiences;
Monitor project budgets and expenditure;
Prepare project progress reports;
Lead and contribute to proposal development and fundraising for research projects in the program;
Mentor junior researchers and facilitate in the Center’s training programs as needed; and
Represent the Center at high level national, regional and international forums, including relevant technical working groups and expert committees.

Qualifications and Experience

PhD in Public/Environmental Health, Community Health, or any related field with a specialization/focus on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in Africa.
At least one year’s post-doctoral experience conducting research on WASH in Africa.
Demonstrated experience in managing research projects.
Skills in quantitative and qualitative methods including experience in data analysis with familiarity in data analysis software.
Strong writing skills and evidence of peer reviewed publications in the subject matter/area of focus.
Ability to work independently.
Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills and ability to work independently in a team.

Interested candidates are invited to submit their application in English and include:

A letter of application
A detailed CV
Statement of research interest and goals (1-2 pages)

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October 29, 2024
Program Accountant

Responsibilities

Provide support to project staff by ensuring cost effective utilization of resources;
Monitor project expenditure to ensure they are in line with donors’ agreements. Prepare donor financial reports;
Monitor projects expenditure against the budgets and provide frequent feedback to the project managers and project staff on budget matters;
Review field imprest / staff travel advance to ensure adherence to set procedures;
Review partner institutions’ expenditure accounting and prepare funds disbursements;
Participate in proposal development preparing budgets and other administrative sections;
Prepare for project audits by continuously reviewing accounts for accuracy and provide support to auditors during project financial audits;
Process payments and funds transfer; and
Ensure proper records management and compliance with internal and external requirements.

Qualifications and Experience

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or related field.
Must be a Certified Public Accountant (CPA III) or Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA) equivalent.
At least 3 years’ experience working in an international NGO.
Proficiency in Navision (MS Dynamics).
Ability to work independently, set priorities, juggle tasks and meet strict deadlines.
Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills; demonstrated ability to follow assignments through to completion.

Interested candidates are encouraged to apply through our recruitment portal https://aphrc.org/vacancies/ by April 13, 2022. 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 OfficerAfrican Population and Health Research Center, IncAPHRC Campus, Manga Close, off Kirawa Road, KitisuruP. O Box 10787-GPO, Nairobi

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October 29, 2024
Qualitative Data Analysts Quantitative Data Analyst Research Officer Transcribers

Duties and responsibilities

Develop a thematic codebook for generating themes and sub-themes in line with the objectives of the analysis. This will involve producing summaries, abstracts and coding.
Develop coding notes from the Key Informant Interviews (KIIs), and freelisting interviews.
Carry out a detailed analysis of the qualitative data collected using appropriate analysis tools such as NVivo or Dedoose.
Develop qualitative analysis report that includes a description of results in terms of themes and sub-themes, including but not limited to quotations, examining relationships and patterns between categories and themes, discussion of results, and annex for the final codebook.
Contribute to the writing of qualitative methods sections for reports or other publications.
Ensuring the daily upload of the complete data.
Work with the evaluation team to identify appropriate analytical methods to conduct qualitative analyses accordingly.
Perform other related work as needed.

Qualifications and competencies

Bachelor’s degree in any Social Science or equivalent.
Proficiency with one or more statistical analysis software packages, such as NVivo, for data management and analysis.
At least two years’ experience in qualitative data analysis using content analysis, including the application of conceptual frameworks, codebook development, and coding.
Experience performing rapid qualitative analysis.
Excellent report writing skills and experience in producing high-quality reports on outcomes of qualitative analysis.
Excellent written communication skills.
Experience working on health and/or social science research projects.
Understanding of basic concepts of confidentiality and data security.

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Interested candidates are invited to submit their application including a cover letter and CV with contacts of three referees, via email to cvs@flexi-personnel.com . Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Please indicate on the subject line of the email “THE JOB TITTLE”.PLEASE NOTE APPLICANTS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO MAKE ANY PAYMENTS DURING ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS.APHRC and Flexi Personnel are equal opportunity employers and committed to the protection of vulnerable persons.

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October 29, 2024
Research Officer

Responsibilities

Contribute to various stakeholder engagement activities such as inception meetings and policy engagement in Kenya;
Participate in workshops, meetings, conferences and report on the proceedings;
Support the development of study protocols, application for ethical approvals and research permits;
Participate in scientific publications and other dissemination resources such as technical reports, donor reports, briefing papers and blogs;
Contribute to proposal development efforts in the Center;
Coordinate the recruitment, training and supervision of field staff during data collection;
Participate in development and review of study tools, training manuals and field guides to use for data collection;
Assist in facilitating in-country and multi-country training workshops;
Support knowledge management and learning activities in the project;
Undertake desk and literature reviews; and
Support with quantitative data management and analysis.

Qualifications and Experience

Master’s degree in any of the following areas: population studies/demography, statistics, epidemiology, economics or related discipline.
At least two years’ post-Masters’ qualification experience in a research setting.
Proven quantitative skills, with familiarity with related analysis packages STATA, SPSS, R.
Experience analysing routine health facility data (DHIS2) and national health surveys (DHS, MICS, SMART, PMA, SPA).
Experience conducting field research and managing data collection teams.
Experience in engaging policy makers and key stakeholders with research evidence.
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.
Must be able to communicate and write in English. Knowledge of French will be a plus

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aphrc.org

October 29, 2024
Qualitative Data Analysts Quantitative Data Analyst Research Officer Transcribers

Duties and responsibilities

Develop a thematic codebook for generating themes and sub-themes in line with the objectives of the analysis. This will involve producing summaries, abstracts and coding.
Develop coding notes from the Key Informant Interviews (KIIs), and freelisting interviews.
Carry out a detailed analysis of the qualitative data collected using appropriate analysis tools such as NVivo or Dedoose.
Develop qualitative analysis report that includes a description of results in terms of themes and sub-themes, including but not limited to quotations, examining relationships and patterns between categories and themes, discussion of results, and annex for the final codebook.
Contribute to the writing of qualitative methods sections for reports or other publications.
Ensuring the daily upload of the complete data.
Work with the evaluation team to identify appropriate analytical methods to conduct qualitative analyses accordingly.
Perform other related work as needed.

Qualifications and competencies

Bachelor’s degree in any Social Science or equivalent.
Proficiency with one or more statistical analysis software packages, such as NVivo, for data management and analysis.
At least two years’ experience in qualitative data analysis using content analysis, including the application of conceptual frameworks, codebook development, and coding.
Experience performing rapid qualitative analysis.
Excellent report writing skills and experience in producing high-quality reports on outcomes of qualitative analysis.
Excellent written communication skills.
Experience working on health and/or social science research projects.
Understanding of basic concepts of confidentiality and data security.

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Interested candidates are invited to submit their application including a cover letter and CV with contacts of three referees, via email to cvs@flexi-personnel.com . Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Please indicate on the subject line of the email “THE JOB TITTLE”.PLEASE NOTE APPLICANTS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO MAKE ANY PAYMENTS DURING ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS.APHRC and Flexi Personnel are equal opportunity employers and committed to the protection of vulnerable persons.

Apply via :

cvs@flexi-personnel.com

October 28, 2024
Multimedia and Communications Intern

Responsibilities:
The intern will support the enhancement of the Network’s visual identity through the development of innovative multimedia assets for our website, social media platforms and print products that are specific to Data Science and Evaluation projects within INSPIRE.

Support production of video content for the website and social media platforms (pre-production, recording, and editing);
Designing posters, flyers and infographics;
Updating content on INSPIRE’s website;
Manage digital archive and maintain an organized file-management system of images and video clips; and
Assist with production of Monthly e-newsletter with partners.

Qualifications and competencies:

At an advanced stage of their degree program in Communications, Journalism, Film Production, Public Relations or any other related field. Diploma level candidates will also be considered.
Strong proficiency in the Adobe Suite (particularly Premiere Pro, InDesign/ illustrator) or an equivalent.
Demonstrated experience in graphic design, video production and photography.
Excellent interpersonal, written, verbal and collaboration skills.
Creative, resourceful and eager to learn.
Interest in promoting Data Science and Evaluation products

Additional information:
The successful candidate will be engaged full time (40 hours/ week) for a period of 5 months. They should be comfortable working remotely for the duration of the internship.

Interested candidates are encouraged to submit their application and include:via email to jobs@aphrc.org with the subject ‘Communications Intern’ by March 10, 2022. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Cover letters should be addressed to:The Human Resources OfficerAfrican Population and Health Research Center, IncAPHRC Campus, Manga Close, off Kirawa Road, KitisuruP.O Box 10787-GPO, NairobiWebsite: www.aphrc.org

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October 28, 2024
Human Resources Intern Communications Officer

APHRC seeks to engage an Intern in its Human Resources Unit to learn and work closely with the team for an initial period of three months.
Duties/Responsibilities:

Support in talent recruitment and selection;
Assist in the management of the HRIS;
Participate in the preparation of periodic reports on various HR activities; and
Provide administrative support to the HR unit as well as any other duties that may be assigned.

Qualifications, experience and skills:

BSc in Human Resources Management or relevant field; should have graduated in the last six (6) months.
Proficiency in MS Office Suite applications.
Familiarity with Human Resource Information System (HRIS) software is an added advantage.
Good interpersonal and organizational skills and ability to maintain confidentiality.

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October 28, 2024
Research Officer

The APHRC seeks to recruit a Research Officer to work in the Urbanization and Wellbeing in Africa Unit within the Research Division.
Duties/Responsibilities:

Lead the development of study protocols and ensure ethical approvals and research permits are obtained;
Develop study tools, training manuals and field guides to use for data collection;
Coordinate the training and supervision of field team;
Lead fieldwork activities of the proposed research projects to ensure timely implementation of field activities while ensuring data is of high quality;
Prepare regular field and project reports; and
Participate in writing scientific papers and dissemination of research findings.

Qualifications and Experience

Master’s degree in Environmental Health, Social Sciences, Biotechnology or related disciplines.
At least 2 years of relevant working experience in molecular lab techniques, water, sanitation and hygiene, and Community/Environmental health.
Experience in preparation of various samples, ability to carry out microbiological and chemical analysis, and detection and characterization of select pathogens through molecular techniques.
Competency in quantitative and qualitative methods including experience in data collection, cleaning and analysis.
Demonstrated experience in designing and conducting molecular laboratory techniques.
Ability to supervise and coordinate field research teams.
Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.

Interested candidates are encouraged to apply through our recruitment portal https://aphrc.org/vacancies/ by January 12, 2022. Only short listed candidates will be contacted; shortlisted candidates will be required to have a Police Clearance Certificate. Cover letters should be addressed to:The Human Resources OfficerAfrican Population and Health Research Center, IncAPHRC Campus, Manga Close, off Kirawa Road, KitisuruP.O Box 10787-GPO, Nairobi

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October 28, 2024
Project Officer

Job Description
APHRC seeks to recruit a Project Officer for its Research Capacity Strengthening Division to support with the partnership coordination component for key projects in the division.
Responsibilities:

Coordinate and monitor the implementation of the activities for the projects, in liaison with the Program Managers;
Coordinate project meetings with various stakeholders, including partners and funders meetings, including compiling the meeting deliberations/minutes;
Make follow-up with project partners on implementation and progress on specific project deliverables;
Liaise with representatives of partner institutions on corporate events in the respective institutions;
Compile progress reports and draft project reports for consideration by Project Managers;
Keep records and ensure archiving of all project documentation; and
Coordinate capacity strengthening activities of relevant projects.

Qualifications and Experience:

Master’s degree in Public Health related fields.
Experience and strong interest in research and research capacity strengthening.
Demonstrated prior experience in coordination, and monitoring and evaluation of projects.
Strong report writing skills.
Computer literacy in Microsoft Office packages (e.g. MS Word, MS PowerPoint, & MS Excel).
Excellent oral and written communication skills in English, and French or Portuguese.

Desired

Familiarity with public health related research and research capacity strengthening projects.
Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills and ability to work in a culturally diverse team.

Interested candidates are invited to submit their application through our recruitment portal https://aphrc.org/vacancies/ by October 21, 2021. 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 OfficerAfrican Population and Health Research Center, IncAPHRC Campus, Manga Close, off Kirawa Road, KitisuruP.O Box 10787-GPO, NairobiWebsite: www.aphrc.org

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October 28, 2024
Monitoring, Evaluation And Research

Job Description
APHRC seeks a Monitoring, Evaluation and Research (MER) Officer who will support the corporate Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) function. S/he will also support an upcoming project on scaling sexual and reproductive health (SRH) solutions, where the Center will be providing Monitoring and Evaluation oversight and conducting policy implementation reviews and situational analysis.
Key Responsibilities
Corporate Monitoring and Evaluation

Conduct routine data collection and entry for the Strategic Plan indicators;
Ensure complete, accurate, clean and consistent data is collected, shared for analysis, and reporting;
Support the development of quarterly and annual monitoring and evaluation performance review reports;
Continuously enter data to ensure that data in the corporate M&E Platform (DHIS2) is up to date, analyze and aggregate the progress on data visualizations;
Support in the development and maintenance of the M&E platform;
Ensure proper filing of M&E documents including questionnaires, monitoring reports, datasets among others;
Participate in regular data verification and quality assessment exercises to assess the quality of data reported and address any anomalies identified; and
With guidance from the M&E Officer, support capacity-building activities for staff when needed.

Scaling Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) Solutions project
The MER Officer will work closely with the M&E Specialist and M&E Officer to achieve project deliverables. S/he will:

Conduct data collection and reporting using monitoring tools to track project indicators as per the project M&E framework;
Support in the development of the monthly project progress reports towards the achievement of project objectives;
Support the project team in the preliminary literature reviews and quantitative and qualitative analysis of data as needed;
Assist and support fieldwork activities for the project such as data collection, managing system arising issues, security and workflow, linking questionnaires and providing offline support;
Support the secondary data collection activities; and
Support the M&E officer in other day-to-day M&E tasks that may arise.

Qualifications and Experience

Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Social Sciences, Public Health, Monitoring and Evaluation, Epidemiology or other relevant fields.
2 -4 years of relevant working experience in field-level data collection of quantitative and qualitative data for M&E, DQAs, health facility assessment and/or research.
Competencies in using computer packages including MS Word and Excel.
Demonstrated experience in conducting quality checks during quantitative and qualitative data collection and data entry using electronic tools.
Demonstrated experience and knowledge in quantitative and qualitative data cleaning and analysis and in drafting reports of M&E and research results.

Preferred demonstrable skills

Experience in monitoring and evaluation concepts and tools.
Ability to interpret data and explain findings to non-technical audiences.
Experience with DHIS2 platform and mobile data collection software.
Demonstrate ability to handle multiple tasks and produce reports on time; ability to work in a multi-disciplinary and multicultural team environment.
Ability to work independently, virtually and communicate efficiently using virtual platforms. The present working environment requires most of the work to be conducted virtually.

Interested candidates are encouraged to apply through our recruitment portal https://aphrc.org/vacancies/ by October 13, 2021. 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

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October 28, 2024