Research Associate

Country: Kenya

Organization: Sightsavers

Closing date: 31 Aug 2023

Location: Nairobi, Kenya or Yaounde,Cameroon or Kaduna or Abuja, Nigeria Contract: 12 month Fixed Term Contract Salary: Local Terms and Conditions apply

Sightsavers have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Research Associate or Senior Research Associate in statistics to join their Research team. We hold Independent Research Organisation (IRO) status from UK Research and Innovation. We are looking to recruit a highly motivated, experienced individual to provide technical support to our quantitative studies, particularly cross-sectional surveys.

The post-holder will work alongside the research team and provide technical inputs into study design, data collection and management, and statistical analysis. They will also work with programme and advocacy colleagues to ensure complex statistical information is understood and used in policy and practice. Excellent communication skills and the ability to present complex information is crucial to this role.

Postgraduate degree in medical statistics, statistics, epidemiology, or related field with a strong statistical component, or equivalent experience

Fluency in written and spoken English

Training and experience in advanced statistical analytical techniques, particularly survey methods

Experience of developing survey tools and managing large datasets

Understanding of the key principles and governance of research

Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate complex information effectively to a range of stakeholders both orally and in writing

Experience of contributing to sc ientific outputs, such as peer-reviewed publications

Proficiency in statistical languages appropriate for data handling and statistical analyses for example Stata, R, Python

Experience designing ODK-based data collection systems using CommCare or similar platforms

Availability to travel on planned visits, for up to 5 weeks of the year, in sometimes difficult locations, Covid-19 restrictions allowing.

Desirable

Experience of writing research grant applications

French or Portuguese language skills

The Research Associate/Senior Research Associate, Statistics is an involved role. Please see the Job Description for full details. Interviews commencing 4 September onwards. A two-stage process with a written task followed by a virtual interview. We reserve the right to close this ad early.

Sightsavers offers some fantastic benefits such as generous annual leave, life assurane and medical insurance

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An equal opportunity Employer we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader therefore qualified people living with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply. Please advise in your application if you require additional support throughout the recruitment process. Sightsavers is an employer that does not tolerate any form of harassment and has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse. All potential candidates will be subjected to rigorous background checks and controls.

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