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About The Role

• We are seeking a full-time Director, Quantitative Research and School Inspection who is excited about improving learning outcomes in government schools by providing technical and managerial leadership to a larger School Inspection (audit) team and building the capacity of our government partner’s School Inspection team.
• We aim to impact teaching and learning, so we need to deliver high quality data to decision makers at all levels of the organisation & to our government partner. Quantitative Research and School Inspection ensures that we have accurate knowledge of what is happening in schools by auditing all school management work. The data output from the audits you’ll design and run will be used to drive continuous improvement in the schools.
• The Director, Quantitative Research and School Inspection must work effectively with people from diverse backgrounds, from different functional areas, and must be excited about driving change by recommending improvements to our processes to work towards audits that demonstrate 100% compliance. You will be responsible for the daily management of a large field team, proposing and adapting audits to ensure operational excellence after developing an in-depth understanding of the programme needs on both the government side & the technical partner side, analysing & providing actionable data from the audits via reports & dashboards, collaborating closely with other teams to ensure that the issues the School Inspection team observed are not only understood but also addressed rapidly. Your team of field associates will be heavily relied upon to support school staff to drive operational excellence, actively solve problems, and to ensure that schools are safe & conducive learning environments.
• The Director, Quantitative Research and School Inspection will lead a team of School Inspection Supervisors who in turn manage a large field team of School Inspection Associates. The Director, Quantitative Research and School Inspection will report into the executive leadership of the Partnership Launch Team Chief of Partnership Launch and have a dotted/technical reporting line to the Regional Director, School Inspection and VP Operations. Other departments that take action based on audits include Operations, including Supply Chain and IT, as well as People. It is for this reason this function has direct executive reporting and oversight. A critical component of this role is leading meetings, reporting, providing technical expertise, and working in close partnership with the government partner School Inspection team, which includes staff in their headquarters & in the field. Collaboration with the government partner School Inspection team will continue to increase as the programme matures and culminate in the incorporation of the government partner School Inspection team into the internal School Inspection team.

What you will do

• Establish School Inspection Procedures. The Director, Quantitative Research and School Inspection is responsible for creating and implementing School Inspection procedures and methodologies after deeply understanding our processes. The School Inspection Director will measure, monitor, and analyze current processes, make recommendations for improvement and develop new solutions to enhance quality control. The School Inspection Director will use and continually improve the core audits and best practices already in place.
• Manage School Inspection staff : The Director, Quantitative Research and School Inspection will lead the School Inspection team of supervisors & associates. This includes training them on new or revised procedures and systems; supervising them during the research process to ensure that they are correctly utilizing School Inspection methods and systems; and also supporting them as they monitor corrective actions implemented by other departments for critical/major and minor nonconformities, ensuring that actions are effective, implemented in a timely manner, and are permanent in nature to avoid recurrence of deficiencies.
• Report Quality Issues to Schools and Operations Department Leaders & lead with ensuring rapid resolution . To support teaching and learning activities, the Director, Quantitative Research and School Inspection will ensure there is rapid , clear visibility of audit results always visible to the Schools Department, and for relevant audits, for Operations, including Supply Chain and IT, as well as People. The data from the audits is only worth collecting if it is rapidly visible and used to drive decision-making and correct any lapses or errors. Responsibilities also include ensuring that issues reported by School Inspections capture all the necessary data required for action by other teams and are assigned to the right team for resolution. Where systemic issues are made visible, the School Inspection Director is to work with other teams and the MD to identify such issues and any bottlenecks in the resolution process.
• Maintain School Inspection Records . The Director, Quantitative Research and School Inspection will maintain detailed records of School Inspection activities and issues. These reports provide comprehensive records of School Inspection activities and help the organisation determine what’s working and what needs to be corrected.This includes management of the School Inspection field team, ensuring integrity in data collection.
• Analyze Data Outputs & Create Quality Control Reports . The Director, Quantitative Research and School Inspection will support and enhance the organisation’s performance by analyzing and assessing audit data. In this aspect of the role, the School Inspection Director finds patterns and areas for improvements based on School Inspection data over time and utilizes these reports to improve processes and performance. The School Inspection Director determines whether their teams meet targets, deliver expected performance, and maintain overall workflow. This data must be provided rapidly to drive decisions in real time.
• For any project, be ready to propose a plan and execute. This includes creating a timeline, liaising with other departments to get the support you need, managing performance and motivating staff members, figuring out how to get things done when things don’t go as planned, getting the data you need and getting it right, conducting analyses, framing the results, and answer any and all questions about your work.
• Lead and provide technical expertise during engagements with the government School Inspection partners which will include:
• Leading meetings with the government partner and writing periodic reports; identifying & anticipating challenges / bottlenecks in the collaboration with the government partner and partnering with the MD and Policy & Partnership team to address these.
• Working with School Inspection shared services to ensure that the School Inspection audits within the programme align to the needs of both the program and the government partner
• Detailed review of the structure of their School Inspection team and working with them to better structure their teams to drive operational excellence in the schools
• Working with School Inspection shared services to design and then scheduling and carrying out School Inspection-focused training for the government partner School Inspections

What you should have

• A bachelor’s degree from a top-tier university with an excellent academic record. Quantitative undergraduate degrees are preferred
• Multi market experience overseeing large field teams.
• Team management experience– to direct, mentor, and oversee field associates within the School Inspection department, you should possess effective leadership, coordination, and motivation skills
• Process enhancement skills – to find ways to streamline processes and boost efficiency, you should have some knowledge of process improvement and enhancement
• Organization skills –to successfully direct and oversee all School Inspection procedures and coordinate production processes you should have strong organization skills
• Excellent communication skills (writing and speaking), which enable you to communicate complex ideas effectively to people at all levels in the organisation. You will need to provide reports to production managers and business leaders to influence decision-making.
• Exceptional analytical and quantitative problem solving skills. You need to be able to see patterns, be a fast thinker and a good decision maker
• Advanced MS Excel/spreadsheets skills, and mastery of presentation/reporting tools such as MS Word/Google docs & MS Powerpoint/Google slides
• Strong willed, a fast learner and able to effect changes fast. You should be able to flourish in dynamic, ambiguous environments, to produce high quality work with very short deadlines, effectively prioritize work among multiple competing demands, and adapt to unexpected work demands
• Bonus – previous experience in School Inspection/audit, including designing surveys; experience working with government; experience in extreme growth situations and dealing with complexity; worked/studied in a developing country, and/or experience implementing data collection projects. Experience with data collection tools such as KoBo Toolbox, and other statistical analysis tools such as R, Stata, Python is also a bonus.

You Are Also

• A detailed doer – You have a track record of getting things done. You’re organized and responsive. You take ownership of every idea you touch and execute it to a fine level of detail, setting targets, engaging others, and doing whatever it takes to get the job done. You can multi-task dozens of such projects at once and never lose sight of the details. Likely, you have some experience in a start-up or other rapid-growth company.
• A networking mastermind – You excel at meeting new people and turning them into advocates. You communicate in a clear, conscientious, and effective way in both written and oral speech. You can influence strangers in the course of a single conversation. Allies and colleagues will go to bat for your ideas. You have an existing network from prior experience in the country, preferably in the regulatory, education, or business sectors.
• A creative problem-solver – Growing any business from scratch comes with massive and constant challenges. On top of that, we work in often fragile, sometimes volatile low-resource communities and with complex government systems. You need to be flexible and ready to get everything done effectively, quickly, and affordably with the materials at hand.
• A relentless advocate – The children we serve and teachers we empower never leave your mind. You know them, get them, have shared a meal with them (or would be happy to in the future). You would never shrink back from shaking a parent’s hand or picking up a crying child, no matter what the person was wearing or looked like. Every decision you make considers their benefit, experience, and value.
• A malleable learner – You believe you can always do better. You welcome constructive criticism and provide it freely to others. You know you only get better tomorrow when others point out where you’ve missed things or failed today.
• A data-driven decision-maker – When making decisions, you don’t rely on your intuition alone. You collect data, you analyze it and make decisions with clear justifications.
• A curious investigator – You ask why a lot. You don’t just take what you see and accept it. You wonder why it is that way, and are aware that the world we see is created by human choices and actions – and it could be different. You wonder, and see the world as wonderful even when you want to change a part of it that is unjust.

Summary

• The Manager, Policy and Advocacy will generate lead thinking on our policy agenda, with a particular emphasis on responsive primary health care, supply chain integration and health finance and investment. The Manager, Policy and Advocacy will provide policy analysis and keep abreast of innovative analysis across the suite of issues to support VillageReach’s advocacy agenda. Specifically, they will undertake research and policy analysis, identify policy and advocacy opportunities and prepare documents on critical policy issues. The position reports to the Director, Advocacy and Partnerships. VillageReach has an established staff presence: Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa or Cote d’Ivoire.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following.

• Lead VillageReach’s policy thinking and review research on responsive primary health care, supply chain integration and health finance and investment, including developing strategy, identifying policy objectives and key advocacy and campaign opportunities.
• Engage with country offices and the global team to identify key policy and advocacy opportunities and coordinate policy guidance on driving VillageReach’s core advocacy priorities.
• Develop high-quality policy and research outputs, sometimes at short notice, that are focused on winning arguments to effect change, and that can be used by senior leadership and colleagues across the organization.
• Coordinate with VillageReach’s Research, Evidence and Learning team to understand what programmatic data and evidence is generated internally and contribute to determination of the organization evidence and learning agenda based on advocacy priorities.
• Forge partnerships with a range of research and policy experts, institutions, and other stakeholders to leverage knowledge-generation activities.
• Produce documents on key policy issues and identify forward-looking trends for – position papers, blogs, talking points, and briefings for senior leadership, senior policymakers and principals.
• Engage with VillageReach’s communications team to develop, plan and deliver organization-wide policy campaigns.
• Represent VillageReach in external policy and advocacy meetings and engagements related to their portfolio, including high-profile meetings as appropriate.
• Build and maintain positive and productive relationships with key stakeholders.
• Other duties, responsibilities, and activities as assigned by the supervisor or the designee.

Competencies:

The following competencies reflect what is expected of all VillageReach employees; including examples of how one might demonstrate each of these competencies in one’s role.

• Think for the long term and drive scalable solutions: VillageReach leaders think broadly about solutions that can be scaled to multiple countries and adapted to different circumstances. They don’t just think about immediate short-term solutions or band aid fixes.
• Ability to see big picture and to dive into details and get to root causes: VillageReach leaders are able both to see the larger context across the mission, organization and region, but also know how to ask the right questions and drive the process to drill down to the root cause of issues/problems to drive effective solutions. They implement effective systems/processes to monitor, identify and mitigate issues before they become too big. They understand the financial and impact drivers of our business and are able to consider both in how they manage and mitigate risk and opportunity.
• Communicate effectively and listen authentically: Leaders communicate concisely and tailor their style to the audience. They understand how to flex their communication style when speaking with board members versus front line contributors. They seek alternative/diverse perspectives and are genuinely willing to shift their thinking.
• Demonstrate commitment to diversity and inclusion: Leaders focus on attracting and retaining diverse talent. They create safety on their teams by genuinely listening, seeking diverse perspectives and connecting with people, personally, not just professionally. They treat people with respect and show sensitivity to gender, cultural, and religious differences.
• Effective decision making: Leaders are willing and able to make decisions, while recognizing the collaborative nature of VillageReach’s culture. They seek input from subject matter experts and those impacted by the decision, and bring that perspective into their decision-making. They demonstrate excellent judgment and think through the implications of decisions, the change management needed to implement them, and how to communicate them.
• Collaborate effectively: Leaders aren’t territorial and do not operate their teams in silos. They seek to collaborate with others both internally and externally. They give credit versus taking credit. They prioritize mission, organization, team and leave self for last. They are driven by the broader goals of the mission. They seek ways to have a bigger impact by supporting or enabling the work of others.

Requirements

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• This position has no supervisory responsibilities but this might change in the future and may include supervision of interns from time to time. Supervisory responsibilities will be carried out in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning and directing work; monitoring performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; and addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Education & Experience:

• Master’s degree or equivalent experience in public policy, public health or any development-related field with 5-7 years of direct work experience.
• Significant research, policy analysis and policy advisory work in public health particularly in Africa
• Significant experience of working on development policy in an NGO, think tank or government agency.
• Experience of developing and overseeing the implementation of strategy
• A demonstrable understanding of the links between advocacy, campaigns, policy-making, legislation, and implementation of programs.
• Excellent research, writing, and analytical skills with the ability to synthesise complex policy documents and translate these for a wider audience
• Superb professionalism and diplomacy; ability to interact with high-level individuals internally and externally.
• Entrepreneurial spirit; does not mind unstructured and sometimes unpredictable environments.
• Quick turnaround research skills-must have the ability to seek out key facts and statistics that help explain complicated policy topics to broad audience.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, with shifting priorities and occasional heavy workloads
• Ability to work as part of a global team

Other Qualifications:

• Comply with VillageReach’s COVID-19 vaccination policy.
• Established cultural competency in partnering with racial, cultural and linguistically diverse groups.
• Demonstrated understanding of challenges with working in rural, underserved and low-income context; experience living in and/or working in a low-income country a plus.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel) and comfortable in a fast-paced technical environment.
• Oral and written English fluency is essential

Responsibilities

The responsibilities for the position include:

• The Quantitative Research Associate provides statistical and analytical support, responsibilities include:
• Collect, compile, validate, interpret, and analyze data and trends using standard practices and techniques
• Perform computer modeling or simulation for simple to moderately complex forecasting using standard software packages
• Apply quantitative analysis techniques and methods
• Work on moderately complex assignments under indirect supervision
• Conduct literature reviews and write sections of proposals and deliverables
• Responsible for maintaining and checking the accuracy of data for assigned projects
• Communicate project support needs and requests to senior management and clientele, provide administrative support where applicable
• Utilize external resources to supplement, organize, and contribute to tasks and projects

Qualifications

Education, Knowledge, and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum 2 years of experience or Master’s degree in such fields as social sciences, statistics, quantitative methods or related field
• Experience with STATA
• Experience with word processing, spreadsheet, and database software
• Experience living or working in other countries strongly preferred but not required

 Skills:

• Excellent interpersonal skills to ensure effective communication with individuals at all levels and from diverse backgrounds
• Strong organizational skills
• Willingness to travel as needed
• Ability to work independently on detailed assignments
• Fluent French and English speaker with strong cross-cultural written and verbal communication skills
  preferred but not required

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:-

• Served for a minimum period of three (3) years at the grade of  Principal Research Officer, CSG 8 or in a comparable and relevant  position in the wider public service; 
• A Bachelors Degree in any of the following fields: Geomatics Engineering, Land Economics, Geospatial Information Systems, Geographical Information System, Environmental Planning and Management, Geospatial Engineering, Land Survey, Law (LLB), Land Administration, Geography, Photogrammetry, Urban and regional Planning, Computer Science/ICT, Software Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science or equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya;
• Membership to a relevant professional body (where applicable); and
• Demonstrated managerial and administrative capability and professional competence in work performance and results

Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:-

• Formulating and implementing pf research and innovation policies, standards, strategies and guidelines;
• Developing of research proposals and programmes;
• Coordinating research on matters;
• Coordinating generation and dissemination of research information on land matters in liaison with the technical directorates;
• Establishing and maintaining resource information center for Lands matters;
• Developing and implementing knowledge management framework for the lands sector;
• Monitoring legislation and administrative acts relating to or impacting on the lands sector;
• Undertaking capacity building and transfer of knowledge to the society through outreach and collaborative research on land matters;
• Developing strategies to ensure quality control of products and services in the land sectors;
• Organizing forums with local and international partners to enrich research and innovation programmes; and
• Analyzing research and benchmark study reports on best practices in lands matters
   

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:-

• Served for a minimum period of three (3) years  in the grade of  Senior Principal Lecturer, CSG ‘7’ or in a comparable  and relevant positions in the wider public service;
• A Bachelors Degree in any of the following disciplines: Land Surveying, Geomatics, Geomatics Engineering, Geospatial, Geospatial Engineering, Technology in Geomatics, Geo-informatics,  Cartography, Remote Sensing, Photogrammetry, Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Physics Chemistry, Geography, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Entrepreneurship, Print Media Management, Printing Technology, Education or equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya;
• Registered by the Technical and Vocational Education Training Authority (where applicable);
• A Training of Trainers Certificate or Instructor Training Certificate lasting not less than three (3) months from a recognized institution;
• Registration with a relevant professional body (where applicable); and
• Demonstrated merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results

Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:-  

• Coordinating the formulation;
• Implementing and reviewing of the Institute’s policies; procedures, standards, guidelines and programs;
• Overseeing internal and external examinations;
• Monitoring and evaluating training programmes;
• Coordinating seminars, workshops and symposia;
• Coordinating curriculum development;
• Facilitating the acquisition, development and production of training materials, tools and equipment;
• Ensuring implementation of academic programs;
• Coordinating development of research and consultancy proposals;
• Undertaking research and consultancy;
• Ensuring lecturers and instructors attend their  classes as required;
• Providing liaison between the academic and support services ;
• Ensuring integrity, accuracy and security of academic records;
• Facilitating effective student registration, enrollment and exit;
• Maintaining up-to-date course schedules, catalogue and examination timetables;
• Coordinating students field attachment;
• Coordinating staff and student welfare;
• Coordinating the development of performance contract for the Institute’s  publications;
• Coordinating the  preparation of work and procurement  plans and budgets; and
• Managing and developing staff

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:-

• Served for a minimum period of three (3) years at the grade of Assistant Director Research, CSG 7 or in a comparable and relevant  position in the wider public service; 
• A Bachelors Degree in any of the following fields: Geomatics Engineering, Land Economics, Geospatial Information Systems, Geographical Information System, Environmental Planning and Management, Geospatial Engineering, Land Survey, Law (LLB) Land Administration, Geography, Photogrammetry, Urban and regional Planning, Computer Science/ICT, Software Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science or equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya;
• Membership to a relevant professional body (where applicable);
• Met the requirement of Chapter Six (6) of the Constitution of Kenya; and
• Demonstrated managerial and administrative capability and professional competence in work performance and results

Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:-

• Initiating formulation, implementation and review of research and innovation policies, standards, strategies and guidelines;
• Overseeing the development of research proposals and programmes;
• Spearheading research on land matters;
• Promoting and facilitating leading edge research including collaborating interdepartmental research in areas related to lands;
• Coordinating the acquisition of intellectual property rights;
• Overseeing generation dissemination of research information on land matters in liaison with the technical directorates;
• Overseeing the management of resource information center for lands matters;
• Coordinating development, implementation and reviewing of knowledge management framework for the lands sector;
• Initiating monitoring of legislations and administrative acts relating to or impacting on the lands sectors and make appropriate recommendations;
• Spearheading capacity building and transfer of knowledge to the society through outreach and collaborative research on land matters;
• Coordinating the establishment of a nexus between the Ministry, partners and relevant stakeholders on research and innovation;
• Developing modalities for collaboration with external consultants and research institutions;
• Overseeing development of strategies to ensure quality control of products and service in the land sector;
• Spearheading local and international partnership to enrich research and innovation programmes; and
• Initiating research and benchmark studies on best practices in land matters
   

Proposal Summary:     

• MSI is preparing to bid on the United States Agency for International Development's (USAID) Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) Sudan Monitoring Project (SMP). The purpose of the Sudan Monitoring Project (SMP) is to provide third-party monitoring and evaluation services for USAID BHA's funded humanitarian program activities in Sudan. These services will prioritize monitoring, verifying, and analyzing trends in programs implemented in Sudan's South Kordofan and Blue Nile regions (also referred to as the Two Regions) as Task One. The secondary services, or Task Two, will include monitoring, verification, and analysis of interventions implemented in other inaccessible states and/or localities in Sudan. The third service, or Task Three, would include an optional evaluation or set of evaluations that USAID/BHA will activate as needed. 

Position Summary: 

• MSI is seeking a Senior Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Specialist who will provide technical guidance to all team members and conduct quality control and review for all M&E-related products. In addition to regular TPM and situational analysis reports for implementing partners (IPs) and USAID/BHA, they are responsible for questionnaires, training materials for enumerators, and organization of and participation in knowledge sharing & learning activities as well as oversight of the optional evaluations that will be conducted.

Responsibilities:

• Draft report templates and oversee data analysis and the development of all reports.
• Draft monitoring instruments that will be reviewed by the COP.
• Participate in consultations with BHA and BHA implementing partners.
• Guide trainings and capacity building of field monitors, field supervisors and data collection partner staff.
• Work with STTA subject matter experts (e.g., for health, livelihoods, WASH, Food Security) to plan and implement TPM activities, including engaging experts to develop instruments, conduct field visits and oversee data analysis.
• Responsible for all learning activities and data quality assessments (DQAs) and for ensuring quality control of all M&E products, including questionnaires, data analysis and reports.
• Develop statements of work for optional evaluations, oversee hiring of evaluation team, supervise design and data collection, review draft reports and ensure findings are effectively disseminated.
• Supervise teams of field supervisors, field monitors and data analysts. 

Qualifications: 

• Master’s degree in statistics, social sciences, public health, or a related field required.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of M&E experience, including conducting and managing quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis related to humanitarian or development assistance required.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience managing diverse teams working on M&E, preferably including TPM required.
• Demonstrated knowledge of policies and best practices related to M&E and data quality assurance required.
• Familiarity with issues related to the implementation of humanitarian assistance activities for refugees and IDPs, food aid, and food security preferred.
• Familiarity and experience with donor-supported humanitarian assistance operations in Sudan is preferred.
• Supervisory experience, including technical and administrative management of subcontractors required.
• Experience working with USAID and/or other international donors required.
• Excellent oral and written communication, analytical, interpersonal, and team management skills required.
• Fluency in English with excellent written and oral communications skills. Arabic skills are a plus.

The Position

• The Jobtech Alliance Research & Insights Lead will lead Research activities at the Jobtech Alliance. You will manage our learning agenda, conduct research on emerging themes from our acceleration activities and beyond, and coordinate with others in the research and insights space. We operate as a ‘do-tank’ rather than a ‘think-tank’ - our research insights need to be operationally useful. You will often have a role in moving research into practice, as well as vice-versa. You will be traveling up to 20% of the time across the continent. 

Key Responsibilities
STRATEGY, RESEARCH AND LEARNING AGENDA - 20%

• Contribute to our learning and research strategy, about how we produce and disseminate learning products, to most effectively influence the jobtech ecosystem.
• Co-shape the overarching learning agenda of the Jobtech Alliance. Identify emerging themes coming out of our work, as well as upon the wider jobtech horizon, which require further research.
• Support the venture building team to identify learning themes and opportunities within their innovation sprints.
• Advise the team on new issues they should be addressing in their work, based on reading emerging research in the jobtech space. 

CONDUCTING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPING RESEARCH OUTPUTS - 60%

• Conduct research on varying themes with acceleration start-up partners, from product design, to business model strategy, user-level impact, and/or operations. This involves strategizing research approaches and methodologies in a manner that is adapted to each innovation project’s needs, and would involve data collection activities with start-ups, the venture building team, and users themselves.
• Analyze, synthesize, and produce knowledge products as a primary author for various forms of audiences and channels, including long-form reports, blogs, and other communication mediums for knowledge products. Our content will primarily be in the form of 5-10 page learning reports, and 1-2 page blogs, with a few longer-form research products. 

MANAGE CONTENT PRODUCTION & SUPPORT DISSEMINATION - 20%

• Manage quarterly research and content calendar. Ensure that research and content (blogs etc) are on course.
• Edit blogs and learning products produced by other team members.
• Manage larger research products by consultants or external actors (for longer-form research products). 

RESEARCH STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT - 10%

• Function as a learning focal point for engagement with external stakeholders. Attend local events, meetings and networking activities.
• Where suitable, convene researchers in the jobtech space to move forward learning agenda, or to foster collaboration. 

Supervisory Responsibility

• Consultants, Enumerators

Accountability
Reports Directly To: Director / Jobtech Alliance
Works Directly With: Start-ups, External partners, Results Measurement & Learning Lead, Venture builders,
Accountability to Participants and Stakeholders

• Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our program participants, community partners, other stakeholders, and to international standards guiding international relief and development work. We are committed to actively engaging communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.

Minimum Qualification & Transferable Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in business, social science, international development, or a related field.
• 5+ years of relevant experience, including working in or with technology startups.
• Demonstrated expertise in both quantitative and qualitative research methods.
• Demonstrated familiarity with both business strategies and decisions, as well as user-level impact.
• Excellent communication and writing skills, with a keen ability to synthesize and present complex data in a simple, compelling, meaningful way.
• Computer proficiency in word processing, databases, and spreadsheets.
• Must be a strong self-starter.
• Ability to complete tasks in a timely manner while balancing several assignments with inputs from multiple team members. 

Success Factors

• You are a learn-it-all, with a passion to learn more about the jobtech, employment, and start-up space - how to make tech businesses work, and how those can have an impact on their users. You are an excellent communicator and collaborator, who can work with different stakeholders. You possess strong analytical and research skills, and can tell the difference between an ‘insight’ and ‘information. You are a great storyteller, who can write short, punchy, content with strong and clear messaging.

Main Duties

Science of Scaling

• Develop a high-level research agenda for the science of scaling in collaboration with supervisors, peers and PhD-researchers
• Supervise PhD and MSc students, and junior colleagues in conducting scientific research
•  Conduct scientific research on the topic described in close collaboration with Ukama Ustawi
• Lead the design, testing and validation of approaches and/or tools that can advance effective and responsible innovation and scaling for societal outcomes and impact
• Lead the writing of scientific articles for publication in high-impact journals
• Present scientific research at seminars and conferences

Practice of Scaling

• Translate scientific findings into practical tools, approaches and guidelines that can support the practice of scaling
• Co-lead Ukama Ustawi Scaling Fund operationalization, implementation and reporting
• Contribute to efforts to strengthen capacity on innovation and scaling
• Support and collaborate with Initiative and Action Area scaling experts in delivering Innovation Packages and Scaling Readiness plans
• Co-lead scaling strategy design, implementation and monitoring for selected innovation packages with a high scalability potential

Other Duties

• Contribute to communities and of practice and exchange with PhD students and other science and practice experts in the innovation and scaling domain
• Contribute to Ukama Ustawi activities that align with the innovation and scaling topic
• Contribute to activities with the CGIAR Innovation Packages and Scaling Readiness team
• Provide periodical reflections and recommendations to Ukama Ustawi Work Package 6 team
• Contribute to innovation and scaling proposal development and resource mobilization
• Contribute to strategic communication about the science and practice of scaling

Requirements & qualifications:

• A completed PhD in a relevant scientific field that includes considerable innovation science substance (e.g. innovation science, international development studies, science and technology studies)
• Experiences in agricultural research for development, innovation and development impact, with a proven interest/ experience in working on gender inclusivity and social inclusion
• An understanding/appreciation of the socio-economic and political dynamics of agricultural innovation and development in low- and middle-income or specifically SSA countries
• Ability to ‘think out of the box’ and proactively propose creative research ideas (e.g. translating concepts and tools used in other sectors)
• Experience in independently designing, implementing and documenting scientific research
• Strong interpersonal, communication and network skills
• Good knowledge of English language, in listening, speaking and writing
• Track record of publishing scientific research in peer reviewed scientific journals
• Experience in project management (planning, budgeting, monitoring and reporting)
• Ability to use advanced qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis tools, methods and software (e.g., machine learning, R, ODK are considered an advantage)
• Strong digital skills – proficient in presentation, project management and collaboration tools
• Experience in low- or middle income countries in agricultural/ development settings
• Experience in facilitating events in a multi-cultural environment
• Teamwork – ability to lead work in an agile and fast-paced environment

Job specification

• A Kenyan citizen aged below 35 years
• Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Social Science, Political Science, Commerce or relevant equivalent qualification from a recognised institution
• Must be available full time for a minimum period of 12 (twelve) months
• Proficiency in Computer application
• Should NOT have undertaken any other internship opportunity program

PLEASE NOTE:
1. Only selected candidates will be contacted
2. The Busia County Assembly Service Board does not gurantee employment after internship program
3. Interns will be paid a monthly stipend as may be determined by the Busia County Assembly Service Board from time to time.
4. Succesful intern candidate will be required to submit proof of a valid personal accident cover, certificate of good conduct , copy of KRA PIN and National Identity card/ passpoort
All applicants should submit their applications together with copies of their detailed Curriculum Vitae, academic and professional certificates, testimonials, National Identity card or Passport, KRA pin certificate, HELB clearance Certificate, Certificate of good conduct, EACC clearance and any other supporting documents by 27TH SEPTEMBER,2023.

Applications should be addressed to:
The Secretary
Busia County Assembly Service Board
P.O Box 1018-50400
Busia –Kenya
Hand delivery applications can be submitted to th office of The Clerk of the County Assembly/The Secretary to The Board, during official working hours

Objective The proposed study aims to evaluate the impact of the DESC approach on Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) outcomes in Vihiga County. 

Proposed study activities   

• The selected candidates will be expected to conduct a  household survey among community health units in the selected sub-counties in Vihiga County.  In view of this, we wish to recruit qualified and experienced persons as research assistants for a period of 20-25 days who will conduct the baseline survey between September-October 2023

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

The research assistant will work closely with LG and MOH Staff. As part of the research team, the research assistant will be expected to:

• Explain the objectives of the survey and the procedures to study participants.
• Conduct  quantitative interviews in a professional and in accordance with the standards and procedures laid out by the study principal investigator (PI)
• Administer informed consent procedures and ensure all consenting participants signed the forms in their preferred language.
• Ensure quality data is collected including double-checking/verifying data on survey forms or information pads to ensure the accuracy of information.
• Identify and report any issues that may arise during the data collection process.
• Ensure timely data collection and submission.
• Ensure the supervisor is informed of completed assignments and progress.

Qualifications:

• Completed a bachelor’s degree in social science, Public Health, Statistics, or related field
• Basic skills in computer packages and mobile phone applications
• Residents with knowledge of the study area.
•  Experience in conducting quantitative data methodologies.

Competencies:

• Proven work experience in a similar role with a basic understanding of survey data collection methods
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to engage the community members using the local language and or Kiswahili language.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.

REF: PU/ADV/03/09/2023

This is the senior-most position in the University for this cadre. The appointee shall be expected to provide leadership to members in lower grades. Appointment is on a three (3) year renewable performance-based contract.

JOB PURPOSE:

The officer will be reporting to the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research and Extension) and will be responsible for organizing, controlling, administrative and financial functions of the University.

REQUIREMENTS

Academic Qualification

• The candidate must have a Ph.D. degree in any academic field.

OR

• A Master’s degree or its equivalent in any academic field

Experience

Interested candidates must:-

• For a PhD holder, the candidate must have at least twelve (12) years of continuous university service or equivalent; five (5) of which must have served as Deputy Registrar or comparable position with proven integrity, honesty, independence, innovativeness and compliance to deadlines.
• For a Master's degree holder, the candidate must have at least fifteen (15) years of continuous university service or equivalent; five (5) of which must have served at the level of Deputy Registrar or comparable position with proven integrity, honesty, independence, innovativeness and compliance to deadlines.
• In addition the candidate should have experience in the following;
  
• Budgeting and procurement planning
• Financial Management
• Formulation of institutional policies, procedures and regulations.
• Planning and execution of projects

Main duties and responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities of the Registrar (Research and Extension) Grade 15 will include but not limited to:

• Oversee the smooth running of the various sections in the Research and Extension Division as stipulated in the Statutes.
• Participate in the mobilization of resources to support research.
• Identify possible research collaborators to ensure comprehensive research efforts of both Pwani faculty and collaborators and resource access across institutions.
• Develop proposals through several scientific processes in order to seek grants to support research.
• Manage research funds and projects to ensure resources are used for the intended purposes
• Develop and review Research Policy in order to guide research activities by staff of Pwani University.
• Participate in the development of the budget and procurement plans for proper implementation of activities of the Research and Extension Division.
• Establish inter-institutional linkages to facilitate sharing of resources, establish collaborations, share expertise and compliment gaps in the various fields of specialization.
• Attend and contribute to national and international conferences and seminars in the arears of research to disseminate knowledge, build networks, share experiences and best practices.
• Attend and participate in senate for efficient management of the University’s academic programmes
• Maintain and update database of internally and externally funded research projects for easy retrival of information
• Develop and review Standard Operating Procedures to ensure coordination in the activities of the Research and Extension Division.
• Perform any other duties assigned by your supervisor.

Skills

Applicants should possess the following:-

• Analytical skills
• Collaboration and Networking skills
• Communication skills
• Computer proficiency
• Interpersonal skills
• Leadership skills
• Managerial skills
• Organisational skills
• Report writing skills
• Resource mobilization skills
• Team building and team work skills

In addition, candidates should show evidence of active involvement in International/Continental/Regional/National/ Local/Community activities
Terms and conditions of service

• The appointment will be for a contractual period of three (3) years renewable for a further period of three (3) years subject to satisfactory performance, age, citizenship and any other reason as may be stipulated in the Kenya Labour Laws.

Interested applicants should submit four (4) copies of their application accompanied by a detailed Curriculum Vitae, providing details of age, marital status, academic and professional qualifications, work experience, present post and salary, email address, telephone, names and contacts of three referees who are knowledgeable about the competence of the applicant, copies of relevant certificates and testimonials.

Applications and letters of recommendation from referees should be addressed to:
The Vice Chancellor
Pwani University
P. O Box 195-80108, Kilifi

Candidates with foreign qualifications MUST submit a Certificate of Recognition from the

Commission of University Education (CUE).

Pwani University is an equal opportunity employer, female candidates and persons living with disability are encouraged to apply. The latter should attach their National Council for Persons with Disability (NCPWD) Certificate.

The deadline for submitting applications is Thursday 21st September 2023. Applications received later than this date will not be considered

Please Note that: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Job Summary

• We are looking for a total of four students. Two will be under the “Cultural Adaptation and Validation of Cognitive Tests, Functional Assessments, and Biomarkers in People with Dementia” project, funded by Davos Alzheimer’s Collaborative (DAC) through BMI.
• The other two will under the “Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) Harmonization” project, funded by University of California San Francisco through BMI.
• As part of our capacity building efforts, student fellows will receive training in all aspects of research implementation, including ethics and human subject protection, participant recruitment, neuropsychological test administration, neuroanatomy, interviewing skills, database management, and data analysis, interpretation, and results dissemination. The main contribution of the students to the project will be to collect data from participants under the direct supervision of the Project Manager and Principal Investigators (PIs). They will also be expected to become familiar with the neuropsychology literature through didactics, mentoring, and self-directed learning. Involvement in the project will support academic research and coursework, where applicable.
• This position will be on a part-time basis where the successful students will work for one day per week from October 2023 to March 2024.

Responsibilities

• Consent participants for research in line with global standards for responsible conduct of research and human subject protection guidelines;
• Administer structured interviews, neuropsychological tests, and questionnaires to research participants;
• Contribute to data management by cleaning, entering, and organizing data for statistical analyses;
• Actively participate in scientific and management committee meetings, journal clubs, and other scheduled didactics that support the GBHI Harmonization project;
• Prepare summary reports of research progress for Project Manager and PIs; and
• Complete independent research project under the mentorship of Project Manager and PIs (Optional but encouraged).

Requirements

• Master’s degree in social sciences or other relevant sciences (e.g., Biomedical Sciences, Statistics, Psychometrics, Psychology etc.) with a good academic record. Applicants who have completed their coursework towards their Master’s degree and are completing their thesis will be considered;
• Specialization in mental health and training in Biostatistics and/or Psychometrics is an asset;
• Have practical experience in conducting research activities, with peer-reviewed publications, presentations, or other records of scholarly output;
• Have demonstrable motivation for a career path in Neuropsychology and/or Neuroscience;
• Must be a critical thinker with good analytical skills, who is conscientious, team-oriented, and self-motivated; and
• Fluency in English and Kiswahili is key to this position.

Purpose of position:

• The position holder will be responsible for the day-to-day tracking and reporting of project activities to measure the project’s impact and progress, by ensuring that data is readily available to be used as a foundation for programmatic adjustments and evidence-based decision-making. They will be required to Implement and update project M & E Plan and PMP including identifying appropriate indicators and design of data collection tools for the project to collect and report on data to measure performance and achievement of project objectives.

Major Responsibilities
Project Assessment, Monitoring, Reporting & Evaluation 40%

• Support in the operationalization the project M&E system and interfacing it existing World Vision Kenya (WVK) system.
• Ensure verified programmatic data that is compliant with all PEPFAR/OGAC/USAID reporting requirements for DATIM, EMR and SIMS, is entered into the MEL system
• Support in the maintenance of a comprehensive and updated database for tracked indicators according to USAID requirements
• Work closely and support LIPs by ensuring accurate and timely data is entered into project reporting systems.
• Monitor project implementation as per assigned county and LIPs
• Support in carrying out baselines, Evaluations and any other project surveys
• Support the development and implementation of data collection tools
• Ensure timely, quality tracking and documentation of the beneficiaries and progress of OVC and AGYW
• Systematically collect, validate, and analyze data and ensure that it is accurate and of the highest quality by conducting regular data quality assessments and verifications and inputting into established systems e.g. CPMIS and Horizon.
• Ensure timely dissemination of monitoring data to key stakeholders for management decision making.
• Conduct accountability assessments and support development of complaints response mechanisms.

Learning, Documentation & Capacity Development 25%

• Working closely with the ALKM SPO, ensure continuous learning, documentation and sharing of lessons learned & best practices and provide support when internal/external reviews should be employed
• Conduct capacity assessment for program and LIP staff and ensure capacity building initiatives are employed for quality data collection.
• Create a list of electronic documentation/files including reports, approvals and any other relevant documentation for historical record and also file all the hard copy documents according to WV policies
• Support the development of project case studies, human interest stories, documentaries and other related materials
• Support the SPO ALKM to organize/ project learning events to document lessons learned, good practices and areas of improvement.
• Train and support program and LIP staff in the effective use of the MEL tools to ensure quality data collection
• Develop capacity building plans for WVK and Partner in MEAL related competencies

Monitoring & Evaluation Systems & Tools 20%

• Participate in the design and implementation of a monitoring framework to track project objectives.
• Support in the development of tools, templates and guidelines for data collection, collation and reporting.
• Participate in the development, review and update of project MEL frameworks, M&E Plans, Project indicators and targets and DIPs.
• Support the development of work break down structure for respective activities
• Ensure realistic scheduling of Program activities and budgets.
• Contribute to the design of OVC & AGYW MEL methodology.

Networking, Collaboration & Accountability 10%

• Coordinate with external stakeholders including, but not limited to, academia, NGOs, Government, and Private Sector in order to advance the Accountability, Joint, monitoring and learning goals of the project within the assigned county and beyond as may be necessary
• Network and collaborate with relevant partners, and represent World Vision in relevant project Working Group Meetings at county level and beyond as may be assigned

Other 5%

• Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor or designee from time to time;
• Participate and contribute in committees and task forces as appropriate

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Must have a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Demography, Statistics, Social sciences, or related discipline from a recognized University.
• Minimum five years’ practical experience in M & E system coordination/ implementation in a large international non-governmental organization or other international relief/development body.
• Must have experience in implementing monitoring activities in an OVC program
• Certification in data/statistical programmes e.g. SPSS, Stata etc
• Experience in working on donor funded programs and experience with USAID and other multilateral donor funded project.
• Well-developed research, analytical (qualitative and quantitative), documentation, report-writing and strategic planning skills, with particular competency in participatory research methods;
• Computer literacy, particularly in Word, Advanced Excel, and PowerPoint;
• Mobile-data collection and management software skills (e.g ODK, Commcare,I-form builder, Kobo) is desirable