Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, June 08, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Research Project Management
• Manage priority internal and external research projects from end to end including developing the evaluation strategy, drafting RFPs, identifying and contracting research partners (where appropriate), project management and oversight, data anlaysis report writing, dissemination, and ensuring translation of evidence and insights for program improvement and advocacy.
• Provide technical guidance/management to other LG and partner staff to adhere to research systems/processes/protocols to ensure high-quality research design, implementation, and analysis.
• Conduct analysis of internal program data and external evaluation data to answer priority learning questions or develop key evidence and insights for advocacy.

External Research Partnerships & Business Development
• Expand and deepen strategic global research partnerships
• Identify Principal Investigators and high-quality research partners for collaboration on specific projects.
• Package up key evidence, learning and insight to share externally for advocacy, thought leadership and business development.
• Represent the organization externally with government partners, academia, funders
• Lead the technical input on evaluation and research sections of funding proposals.
• Partner with the business development team to identify specific opportunities for research funding aligned with the strategy.
• Participate in relevant external coalitions and technical working groups

Knowledge Pieces and Publications
• Publish key research, analysis, evidence and insights in peer-reviewed journals.
• Write knowledge pieces including blogs, policy briefs, and other articles to drive LG thought leadership, fundraising and advocacy goals.
• Professional development & capacity-building
• Provide technical mentorship and capacity building across staff in research design, management and dissemination.
• Share relevant literature and research with team to enable and encourage evidence-informed decision making.

Administrative/Other
• Contribute to Global Program Team and country-level research strategy, annual planning and budgeting.
• Lead or participate in internal and external steering committees and technical working groups as assigned and appropriate.

Minimum Qualifications
• Masters degree in public health, epidemiology, biostatistics, health economics, health systems strengthening, health policy with quantitative research specialization
• Demonstrated research technical experience with 7-9 years of total work experience with ideally 1-3 years at managerial level

Skills and Competencies:
• Excellent research & analytical technical expertise including in Epidemiology, bio-statistics, health economics, health systems research, quantitative & qualitative methods, survey design and management, data management,
• Experience managing multiple research projects from end to end with a high degree of quality and excellence.
• Strategic thinking and analysis, ability to synthesize and interpret evidence and data into relevant, strategic recommendations
• Track record of packing up evidence and insights into high quality knowledge and learning outputs, policy briefs, peer-reviewed publications etc.
• Ability to foster research collaboration internally and externally across an established personal network of research colleagues.
• Experience in team management, technical capacity building and mentorship.
• Excellent written, verbal and inter-personal communication skills. Demonstrated ability to communicate and engage effectively with a range of stakeholders including team members, external partners, funders and government partners.
• Strong interpersonal skills including cultural sensitivity. Experience working cross-functionally across teams

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 12

Level of Education: Associate Degree

Job application procedure
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