Research Promotion and M&E Officer

• Support the implementation of National Health Research Ethics Board (NHREB) meetings which reviews the protocols from different researchers for authority to conduct research
• Participate in program monitoring and evaluation, including supporting the development of M&E workplans, defining key performance indicators, designing data collection tools, etc.
• Participate in the monitoring and inspection of research and clinical trials
• Participate in grant writing and protocol development activities
• Assist with data analysis and interpretation of in-house data collection activities
• Create platforms that support evidence-based decision-making
• Offer support for epidemic preparedness and response to institutions that directly respond to epidemics through the following:
  • Offer statistical information from research that will help inform policy
  • Participate in monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of ongoing epidemic and outbreak response programs
  • Prepare activity and M&E reports as required and submit research activity reports
• Harmonize, network, and promote public-private partnerships
• Develop and disseminate technical guidelines for conducting research in traditional, complementary, and alternative medicine in order to promote utilization of local remedies and discoveries
• Promote multidisciplinary and intersectoral research collaboration
• Participate in other activities as requested by supervisor

• Proficient scientific writer, as evidenced by producing technical reports, abstracts, journal articles, or other related materials*
• Strong research background, including quantitative and/or qualitative data analysis*
• Experience in data management software like SPSS, SAS, STATA, MS Access, and/or NVivo*
• Experience in program monitoring and evaluation activities (e.g. developing M&E plans, developing data collection and reporting tools, defining goals or performance indicators, etc.)
• Experience with grant writing or management (e.g. proposal development, implementing proposed projects, and/or reporting back to donors, especially in a research context)
• Experience with advocacy work
• Experience with capacity building initiatives (e.g. designing or implementing efforts to strengthen an organization’s ability to perform functions, solve problems, and achieve objectives)
• Familiarity with research ethics, ideally in health contexts
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary and multicultural environment
• Commitment to professional integrity and confidentiality

The National Health Research Authority (NHRA) is a statutory body established through an act of parliament, Act no. 2 of 2013. The mandate of the Authority derived from the act is to provide a regulatory framework for the development, regulation, financing, and coordination of health research and to ensure the development of consistent health research standards and guidelines for ethically sound health research while promoting utilization of research results through knowledge translation to inform policy and programs.