Program Coordinator for the CARTA Program
TextDeadline: December 15, 2024
Rationale for the Recruitment
The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) is a premier research-to-policy institution generating evidence, strengthening research and related capacity in the African research and development ecosystem, and engaging policy to inform action on health and development.
APHRC is Africa-based and African-led, with its headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, and a West Africa Regional Office (WARO) in Dakar, Senegal. The Center seeks to drive change by developing strong African research leadership and promoting evidence-informed decision-making (EIDM) across sub-Saharan Africa.
APHRC co-leads the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA), an Africa-based, Africa-led initiative strengthening the capacity of African universities to produce skilled researchers and scholars in Africa by Africans. The program addresses the challenges of limited research infrastructure in the African academy to attract, train, and retain the continent’s brightest minds.
We are seeking a highly motivated individual to join our team and support building the African research ecosystem through CARTA.
Duties/Responsibilities
Support the Academic Development of PhD and Postdoctoral Fellows
Coordinate fellowship calls, selection processes, and provision of fellowship support. Organize training activities for PhD and postdoctoral awardees.
Coordinate the Implementation of Research Hubs
Manage calls, review and selection processes, and provide grants for CARTA Research Hubs. Work with the CARTA Monitoring & Evaluation Officer for effective monitoring. Prepare timely and comprehensive reports on activities, outputs, and outcomes.
Stakeholder Engagement and Advocacy
Develop, update, and implement the CARTA stakeholder engagement and advocacy strategy. Collaborate with the CARTA Communications Officer and the Policy Engagement & Communications Division to enhance CARTA’s visibility.
Fundraising and Research
Contribute to CARTA’s fundraising efforts, focusing on early career researchers and research hubs. Conduct research on the impact of CARTA’s interventions and overall program.
Qualifications and Experience
Minimum Requirements
PhD in Health, Education, Communications, or related fields. At least two years of post-PhD experience in capacity strengthening or research projects. Experience in project impact evaluation and communication.
Desired
Familiarity with higher education in health sciences and related fields.
How to Apply
Interested candidates should submit their application letter and detailed CV through this link by December 15, 2024.
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The African Population and Health Research Centre
The African Population and Health Research Centre is the continent’s premier research institution and think tank, generating evidence to drive policy action to improve the health and wellbeing of African people.
As a progressive African-led global research center invested in creating legacy impact, our work is centered in three integrated programmatic divisions:
Research: Our teams orient their research agendas to global and continental development priorities bringing independent evidence to the forefront of decisions supporting improved growth and development in the region. The center’s research priorities fall within six thematic units: Aging and Development; Education and Youth Empowerment; Health and Systems for Health; Maternal and Child Wellbeing; Population Dynamics and Sexual Reproductive Health and; Urbanization and Wellbeing in Africa. Anchoring the six is our Data, Measurement and Evaluation Unit providing internal support for robust data systems and outward looking technical assistance in program evaluation and data use.
Research capacity strengthening: Through strategic partnerships, the Center strives to nurture African research leadership by building a critical mass of researchers to meaningfully engage with policy actors in developing, reviewing and implementing policies and programs relevant to the continent’s development.
Policy engagement and communications: The Center builds relationships with key decision-making bodies at the national, regional and global levels to encompass engagements with government and non-government entities, as well as academic, advocacy and research institutions: all in service to our agenda of ensuring contextual, relevant and localized knowledge as a driver of change. Our goal is to become a continental model for robust, policy-oriented, rigorous research that emphasizes synergy and collaboration.
