Program Coordinator job at African Population and Health Research Center ( APHRC )
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Vacancy title:
Program Coordinator

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Research , Category: Business Management and Administration ]

Jobs at:

African Population and Health Research Center ( APHRC )

Deadline of this Job:
28 February 2023  

Duty Station:
Within Kenya , Nairobi , East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, February 01, 2023 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:
Duties/Responsibilities
• Engage stakeholders and lead in the co-creation of governance arrangements;
• Develop standard operating procedures for research cohorts participating in the APCC;
• Develop guidelines for consistency in data and bio-specimen governance across the APCC (sharing, ownership, commitment to harmonizing);
• Support the development of guidelines dealing with and resolving conflict (dispute/grievance mechanisms with sufficient independence to adjudicate less or more serious issues regarding sharing data);
• Develop guidelines for authorship and publications using APCC materials;
• Provide templates for APCC rational and proposed activities in line with in-country data protection and sharing guidelines;
• Develop guidelines for onboarding and managing country specific principal investigators and data producers;
• Development of guidelines of how unexpected challenges such as epidemics, may influence governance principles and structure;
• Enablement of trans disciplinarily in APCC operations;
• Develop communication products e.g. blogs on data governance in an ecosystem with multi-disciplinary datasets;
• Represent the Centre in high- level national and regional forums including relevant technical working groups and expert committees;
• Lead and participate in dissemination of research findings and policy dialogue with appropriate audiences;
• Plan and coordinate the APCC program and its activities including supporting activities of the governance and capacity building cores;
• Ensure implementation of policies and practices as per Wellcome Trust regulations;
• Maintaining budget and tracking expenditures/transactions by working closely with the project grants and financial officers;
• Manage communications on APCC through media relations, social media and the APHRC Policy Engagement and Communication team;
• Schedule and organize meetings/events and maintain agenda for APHRC related activities; and
• Prepare monthly/quarterly project reports.

Qualifications, Skills, and Experience
• PhD in Health Systems Strengthening, Public Health, Applied Sciences or related field.
• At least seven years’ post-master’s degree experience in a research setting.
• Experience conducting field research and managing data collection teams.
• Experience in engaging policy makers and key stakeholders with research evidence.
• Good writing skills and experience in developing standard operating procedures in relevant subject areas.
• Ability to work independently, set priorities, juggle tasks and meet tight deadlines.
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills and ability to work in a culturally diverse team


Work Hours: 8


Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education:
Postgraduate Degree

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Job Info
Job Category: Management jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 28 February 2023  
Duty Station: Nairobi
Posted: 01-02-2023
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 01-02-2023
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 01-02-2065
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