Organisation: The ResilientAfrica Network
Funding Source: USAID
Job location: Kampala, Uganda
Deadline: 20th December 2013.
Reports to: The Deputy Chief of Party
About Us:
The ResilientAfrica Network, a partnership of 20 sub-Saharan African universities led by Makerere University in Uganda, together with Stanford University, Tulane University and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), will provide USAID with;
- A unifying analytical framework (“Resilience Framework”) providing insight in how programming affects the resilience of populations;
- A field network of Resilience Innovation Labs (‘RILab’) to create, test, and incubate solutions for development challenges in Africa, and
- A massive online course to promote collaborative learning.
The architecture of the ResilientAfrica Network in Africa will consist of four (4) lead universities in Uganda, Ethiopia, South Africa, and Ghana who will establish Resilience Innovation Labs (RILabs) (which will be the focal points of technology innovation and commercialization of university research attracting local and national resources, sustainably funded, with replication potential across sub-Saharan African cities), as well as other university partners in other sub-Saharan African countries.
Job Summary:
ResilientAfrica Network will adopt an evidence-based approach to resilience programming that involves collection and analysis of data from communities to identify resilience priorities. The priorities identified will then feed into RAN’s innovations agenda. Research shall therefore be a major function of RAN. The Research Officer shall steer RAN into operationalizing its Research Agenda. He/she shall be the focal point for implementation of the research activities stipulated in RAN’s framework for assessment of resilience. He/she shall work closely with the Monitoring and Evaluation Manager to design, conduct and analyze qualitative and quantitative studies to generate the data needed for a thorough analysis of resilience factors and their trends in target communities. He/she will be part of the RAN Monitoring team.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Together with the M&E Manager will be part of the RAN M&E Team which will be supported by Tulane University
- Will work with the RAN M&E team to operationalize resilience indicators into measurable variables
- Will work with the RAN M&E team to develop Research protocols to answer specific research questions as identified from the resilience framework
- Will work with the Deputy Chief of Party to build consensus on Research protocols from the Resilience Innovation Lab Directors and to guide RILabs in execution of the studies
- Will seek IRB approvals for research proposals developed at the RAN Secretariat and as well guide the RILabs
- Will support innovators in developing a measurement strategy for the outcomes and
- impacts of their innovations on communities
- Will work with the M&E Manager to develop standard tools or to standardize existing tools for measurement of resilience variables across a range of populations
- Will support the RAN team and innovators in development of project proposals and grant applications to expand RAN’s and innovators’ resource base
- Perform any other duties that are assigned.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant should hold a Masters degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Statistics, Biostatistics or Health Services Research
- At least five years experience in research related work
- A Ph.D is an added advantage
- Strong background in quantitative Research Methods and the design of surveys and analytical studies
- A reasonable knowledge of qualitative Research Methods and qualitative data analysis
- Demonstrated ability to develop problem statements, research objectives and variables and to package these into scientifically sound study proposals
- Articulate and able to defend research proposals in scientific audiences
- Ability to use scientific critiques from peers to improve research proposals so that they are more scientifically sound
- Demonstrated ability to conduct un-variable, bi-variable and multi-variable analyses of both primary and secondary data, using standard statistical packages
- Excellent writing and presentation skills
- Experience in writing grants
- Experience managing timelines, seeking resources, identifying internal and external stakeholders, building and managing partner relationships, and collaborating with project teams
- Experience working with diverse, cross-functional teams including teams of academicians, scientists and communities
- Proactive and demonstrable ability to work with minimum supervision
- Good analytical and problem solving skills
- Experience leading or participating in workshops teaching research skills
- Excellent organizational and time management skills with the ability to prioritize and juggle tasks
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should fill out an online application form via the website link at www.ranlab.org.
NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
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