Job Opportunities at African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) - 3 Positions

Job description

As part of our strategy to improve the Center’s ability to engage in global and continental discussions about solutions to the challenges impeding Africa’s development, we are recruiting a Communications Officer to serve as an in-house Editor in Chief and ensure quality control in our written and multimedia content. The right candidate is a nimble multitasker with a strong background in print and multimedia content development, a wide network of contacts in local and international media and exacting attention to detail. S/he will be able to calmly handle a complex workload, is responsive as well as proactive, and is comfortable providing mentoring and coaching to a highly trained and educated cohort of research professionals.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Lead and/or oversee content editing for a variety of products across three programmatic divisions, including corporate products such as annual reports, newsletters and brochures
• Lead media outreach including implementation of media and social media strategy
• Supervise in-house training on public speaking and verbal presentations for research staff
• Oversee development of innovative multimedia products including infographics, short films and animations

Skills And Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Marketing or a related field
• At least five years of post-qualification work experience in communications, writing and content creation, preferably at an international organization
• Excellent editing and writing skills as well as ability to translate complex scientific facts into accessible messages for general audiences
• Visual media skills including use of still and video camera; ability to develop video storyboards and basic editing to a professional standard
• Some knowledge of graphic design and desktop publishing, including Microsoft Publisher, and Adobe or Corel suites
• Experience in using social media channels and extending their reach
• Experience of creating and editing digital media and publishing across a variety of platforms including but not limited to Storify, Prezi, Slideshare and YouTube
• Familiarity with approaches for planning, executing, and monitoring social media strategies
• Excellent existing network of media contacts at sub-regional level
• Excellent verbal communication and ability to train and mentor
• Demonstrated willingness to work as part of a team
• Networking, interpersonal, analytical and organizational skills coupled with resourcefulness, initiative and maturity of judgment
• French language skills desirable

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Job description

APHRC seeks to recruit an Advocacy and Capacity Strengthening Officer to join its Policy Engagement and Communications (PEC) Division, to collaborate on a multi-year, multi-country initiative to strengthen civil society capacity to engage in advocacy for sustainable financing.

Duties And Responsibilities

Overall responsibilities for this position include documentation, knowledge management and sharing, capacity strengthening strategy development and implementation, events planning and organization as well as developing materials to support advocacy work.

Specific Tasks

• Offer technical support and coordinate and co-facilitate capacity strengthening of civil society in line with project objectives
• Monitor implementation of communications, advocacy and policy engagement by civil society organizations and networks engaged in this project
• Support capacity needs assessments and development of training programs including mentorship and coaching approaches
• Develop periodic operational work plans and budgets for advocacy and capacity building interventions
• Coordinate meetings and workshops for civil society and other relevant stakeholders at regional level
• Monitor trends and track progress in institutional capacity, technical capacity and level of engagement of civil society in policy dialogue
• Regularly implement and monitor effective communications strategies with civil society and other relevant stakeholders and coordinate feedback mechanisms
• Contribute in reviewing training modules and modeling best practice from an array of capacity building techniques
• Ensure that capacity strengthening initiatives are reported and documented, including lessons learnt
• Update and provide content for the website and manage peer-to-peer learning between civil society organizations

Skills And Qualifications

• A Master’s degree in social sciences, communications, development studies or any other related field.
• A minimum of four years professional experience in advocacy, campaigns, policy engagement or capacity development-related activities, preferably with an international organization
• Extensive background and practical experience in civil society engagement, organization development, communication and advocacy in multiple national contexts
• Ability to coordinate major capacity-strengthening needs assessment and development and implementation of capacity-strengthening initiatives
• Previous experience in promoting sustainable financing is desirable
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to establish and maintain effective working relations with people in a multicultural and multi-ethnic environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Fluency in English and proficiency in French

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Job description

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 policymakers 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