Openings at African Population And Health Research Center (APHRC)

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

APHRC seeks to engage an Intern in its Finance Unit to learn in the profession while assisting with administrative and other Finance-related tasks for an initial period of three months.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Support the Payables Accountant in ensuring efficient, timely and accurate recording and payment processing in Microsoft Dynamics.
• Assist in developing and maintaining an effective filing, archiving and record keeping system- both paper and electronic.
• Assist in bank reconciliation and verification of the vendor balances in the system.
• Assist in the organization and preparation of biweekly meetings which includes preparation of biweekly reports and taking of minutes.
• Assist in supporting annual audits by retrieving the sampled documents.
• Assist in ensuring proper documentation of payment vouchers and all other supporting documents.
• Assist in the thorough review and verification of all transactions at point of entry by ensuring appropriate purchase order matching, credit terms and adherence to appropriate authorization and budget confirmation and clearance.
• Support in the effective running of daily financial activities of APHRC.

Qualifications, experience and skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or related field; should have graduated in the last six (6) months.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong organizational, analytical and interpersonal skills

Closing: 20 July 2022

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

APHRC seeks to recruit a Research Officer to work in the Early Childhood Development (ECD) Unit within the Human Development Theme.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Manage the routine activities of an ECD project such as leading the development of field and training manuals, obtaining ethical approvals and research permits, training and supervision of field workers, and data management and scientific writing;
• Contribute to proposal development to strengthen scientific knowledge in ECD or related fields;
• Coordinate policy engagement and dissemination of project research findings to appropriate audiences; and
• Take lead in preparing progress and end-of-grant reports to donors.

Qualifications, Skills, and Experience 

• Master’s degree in ECD or closely related field.
• At least three years’ post-Masters’ qualification experience in a research setting.
• Good writing skills on relevant subject areas.
• Demonstrated experience in working with young children, with a focus on the early years.
• Proven experience in conducting household surveys, school-based and/or health facility-based surveys.
• Strong quantitative skills (managing, analyzing and interpreting data), with extensive familiarity with statistical packages (Stata, SAS or SPSS).
• Computer literacy in Microsoft packages (MS Word, MS PowerPoint and MS Excel).
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Ability to work within a culturally diverse team.

 Desirable

• PhD candidate in ECD or closely related field.
• Experience working outside Kenya.
• Experience and familiarity with diverse health and social science datasets.
• Expertise in qualitative methods, specifically, familiarity with common qualitative analysis software packages (e.g. NVivo).
• Experience in developing proposals and attracting research grants.
• Publication record in peer-reviewed journals focusing on ECD or related fields.

Closing: 27 July 2022