Project Officer At African Population and Health Research Center

The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) is a leading Africa-based, African-led, international research institution headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya and with a West Africa Regional Office (WARO) in Dakar, Senegal. APHRC conducts policy-relevant research on population, health, education, urbanization and related development issues in sub-Saharan Africa.

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).

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.