Result Areas:

Leadership

• Provide leadership and oversight for the design and implementation of research and program learning activities

• Provide technical assistance to MOH, RHBs and relevant stakeholders in identifying priority research agenda and generating HRH evidence

• Provide technical assistance on health workforce research, and advocate for translation of evidence into policy and practice

• Ensure compliance with Human Subjects Research ethical requirements, in line with Johns Hopkins University Institutional Review Board and local country ethical review board guidelines

• Provide technical assistance and contribute for streamlining/digitalize local IRBs process

• Provide technical and capacity building support to professional associations regional public health institutes and universities with research capacity and facilitate IRB approvals

• Advise on the process of using research and program learning findings to inform key stakeholders and strengthen program implementation

• Provide technical leadership and capacity building support to staff and local partners, focusing on research and evaluation

• Provide oversight for the development of technical reports and manuscripts using findings generated from research and program learning

Management

• Support development of annual program work plans, including providing leadership for development and finalization of all research and program learning activities

• Support development of comprehensive quarterly reports to be submitted to the donor and to government stakeholders, including proving timely review of compiled reports

• Support development and or review of programmatic and technical documents developed, including research papers, abstracts, technical reports, etc.

• Provide oversight for the process of identifying local research consultant firms to support implementation of studies

Business Development

• Identify and communicate potential opportunities for new business and new or leveraged funding sources

• Contribute to proposal design and writing

 Knowledge Management and Sharing

• Identify programmatic successes, challenges and lessons learned, and document these for internal use, and external audiences

• Promote communication across Jhpiego and other implementing partners on thematic related issues and ensure the sharing of such information and knowledge across the program

• Promote dissemination of program learning and research findings to conferences and global scientific communities through abstracts and peer reviewed journals

Job Requirements

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Post graduate degree in Public Health or Master’s Degree in epidemiology or Health related fields with Eight to nine years’ experience.

• At least five years’ experience in research and related activities.  

• Ability to design, process and analyze data using one or more of the following statistical software packages: SPSS, SAS, Epi-Info, Stata

• Ability to design and implement electronic data collection applications: CommCare, ODK, Kobo ToolBox, etc.

• Technical skills in Research, including at least four of the following:

• Applied evaluation or research

• Design and implementation of evaluation protocols

• Translation of complex data systems and results into understandable lessons learned and action priorities for programmatic and other technical staff

• Research/evaluation related to quality improvement approaches to strengthen service delivery

• Support M&E team in designing, collecting, writing, reviewing and/or editing Monitoring, Evaluation and learning data for donor reporting and presentations and in providing technical assistance to USG-funded programs with emphasis on maternal, newborn and child health

• Experience in developing successful, replicable and sustainable research related programs

• Fluency in English and Amharic (written and spoken)

• Familiarity with international donor policies and administrative procedures, and experience in design and implementation of overseas health programs

How to Apply

APPLICATION INSTRUCTION

Applicant are expected to STRICTLY follow the below listed application procedures:

1. Applicants must use the below link to submit applications through THIS LINK

2. Only qualified and interested applicants can submit application letter and well written curriculum vitae saved in one complied PDF format.

3. Applicants are required to state their current basic salary in their application letter.

4. CREDENTIALS OR WORK CERTIFICATES MUST NOT BE SUBMITTED.

5. The job position being applied for must be explicitly stated in the application letter.

6. Applications not fulfilling the requirements stated above will automatically be rejected.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Jhpiego offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive employee benefits package.

The winning candidate is expected to start within short period after finalization of the recruitment process.

The deadline for applications is July 14th, 2023