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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 Center seeks to recruit a research officer to work within its Education and Youth Empowerment unit.
Duties and Responsibilities
· Develop study tools on topical issues in education and skills development, training manuals and field guides to use for data collection
· Coordinate the recruitment, training and supervision of field team
· Coordinate field work and be responsible for data quality
· Mobilize and sensitize education and/or youth empowerment stakeholders about research projects
· Participate in the development of research proposals, with a focus on education and/or youth empowerment
· Lead the process of obtaining ethical approval for research projects
· Conduct literature review and participate in writing scientific papers especially on key issues in education and training systems in Africa
· Carry out policy analysis on specific issues in education and/or youth
· Prepare regular field and project reports
· Participate in dissemination of research findings and policy dialogue with relevant education and/or youth audiences
· Prepare policy briefs and fact sheets from the projects’ findings
· Perform other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor
Skills and Qualifications
· Masters in any of the following areas: Education, Economics, Psychology, Applied Statistics, Sociology, Development Studies or related disciplines
· At least 3 years’ post qualification experience, preferably in education research or education policy analysis setting
· Good computer literacy and knowledge of multiple statistical and/or qualitative software packages such as STATA, SPSS, NVivo or ATLAS.ti
· Experience conducting field research in education and managing research teams
· Experience in engaging policy makers with research evidence
· Excellent oral and written communication in English and at least one African language
· Ability to work independently, set priorities, juggle tasks and meet tight deadlines
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