Appel à candidature pour le recrutement d’un Conseiller en apprentissage et en recherche au Rwanda.

 

 

 

 

 

Responsibilities

  • In close collaboration with the technical team members, lead in identifying strategic opportunities for key pieces of research to address strategic evidence and knowledge gaps and to strengthen project and country thematic programs and advocacy activities through development of action-oriented implementation learning agenda and program evaluations
  • Coordinate broad research and evaluation initiatives linked to project and country strategic priorities to generate evidence and knowledge, ensure their uptake into policy and program adaptation including new project/program design.
  • Guide the evidence generation and its translation into knowledge in different technical areas and communicate programmatic learning to the project team, implementing partners, the MoH via various technical working groups, and ensure dissemination of the evidence to global community
  • Develop and support the implementation of relevant technical research papers, reports, briefs and other publications for different national and international audiences including for journals, periodicals, abstracts etc.
  • Support the relevant programme and M&E team to develop an Action Plan based on the evaluation recommendations with clear responsibilities for actions and monitoring
  • Ensure that evidence generation and evaluations are of high quality and produce valid, reliable, and relevant outcomes towards learning objectives.
  • Establish engaging forums for reflection, learning and evidence-sharing within the country, region and global community.
  • Support ISDA to ensure the Theory of Change is at the centre of building and utilizing learning and evidence to inform innovations, scale up interventions, partnership, quality and advocacy.
  • Develop and implement quality standards for all quantitative, qualitative, and participatory action research activities in country, including systematic literature and secondary data reviews, meta-analysis, programmatic research, legal and policy analysis, operational research, assessment, baseline and endline data collection and evaluations.
  • Determine and implement appropriate research designs, protocol and procedure, methodology, development/ modification of tools, collection and analysis of data, report writing, knowledge translation, and dissemination/utilization plan to meet quality standard and requirement.
  • Lead the research implementation activities, budget management, and coordinate work with field teams, and ensure smooth and efficient day-to-day operation of research and data collection activities, data quality assurance, data management, analysis and report writing and communicating results.
  • Ensure all targeted research, evaluation, and assessment include key variables to understand contextual dynamics of resilience, gender, disability, children centered and geographic remoteness.
  • Monitor the progress of research activities; develop and maintain records of research activities, and prepare periodic and ad hoc reports, as required by investigators, project administration, donors, and/or regulatory bodies.
  • Act as the primary administrative point of contact or principle operational liaison for internal and external, develop and maintain a network of researchers and consultants from universities, national and regional research institutions/organizations, and regulating bodies.
  • Ensure inclusion of diverse stakeholders, particularly children and youth in participatory action research, as well as other research, for example promoting and applying child/youth led research.
  • Support Technical team in the pro-active collection, analysis, storage and utilization of internal and external evidence and research, including trends and reports, to inform program development and strategic direction of the project.

Required Qualifications

  • Master’s Degree in public health, epidemiology, biostatistics, demography or other relevant health areas.
  • Minimum 8 years of relevant working experience in scientific writing, scientific publications, global health research and documentation of health programs.
  • At least 3 years’ experience in social research, impact evaluation studies, leading/overseeing Baselines/Endlines, knowledge management and knowledge translation.
  • Extensive experience in scientific writing (evidence of submitted papers required), documentation of program activities, evaluation of health programs, preparation of project and research papers or policy briefs (evidence required);
  • Sound understanding of current developments in RMNCAH, Global health security and malaria prevention and treatment programs.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, strong organizational skills and an ability to work effectively in a diverse environment.
  • Excellent writing and communication skills in English are key requirements (evidence of written work will be required);
  • Solid skills in documentation and report writing (evidence of written work will be required); and
  • Excellent interpersonal communication and leadership skills;
  • Passion for evidence-driven development programming and interest in ongoing international research;
  • Demonstrated excellent skills in designing and carrying out qualitative and quantitative research and using research to inform program design and advocacy, including proven success in ability to present ideas and concepts effectively and persuasively;
  • Demonstrated experience in developing or overseeing data management solutions, and familiar with technologies in public health and clinical research.
  • Demonstrated analytical skills, including the ability to distil useful findings from a body of data, relating findings to external factors and context, and unearthing patterns of findings, discerning which are useful, appreciation for the complexities of public health and social research.
  • Strong quantitative and qualitative analytical skills, including experience using data analytics software such as SPSS, STATA, INVIVO, MAXQDA, etc…
  • Effective at collaborating and influencing across departments and sectors;
  • Excellent skills in research training, capacity building, coaching, and mentoring;
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office;
  • Flexibility to travel around the country 30-40% of time.

Applications closes on Monday 25, September 2023

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