Posted:Oct 15
By:Hiring Kenya
Company Details
Industry:
Consulting
Description:
Flexi Personnel Ltd is a HR Company that was founded in 2008. It is currently the fastest growing HR firm in Kenya offering a wide range of services including Headhunting and Executive selection, Outsourced Labor management, HR Outsourcing, Outsourced Payroll Management, HR consultancy, Psychometric Assessments and Expatriate Services and relocation support. What makes us a unique Recruitment and Outsourcing Agency in Kenya, and the whole of Africa, is our systematic approach and listening to our clients’ recruitment and payroll needs. We've offered and will continue offering appropriate solutions to our clients. We only forward candidates within the client’s specification. As a Recruitment firm, integrity and value are key elements of our Recruitment, Staff Outsourcing, Payroll Management, and HR Consultancy services. We deliver to our promise to our clients within a 3-day deadline. This is enhanced by our dedicated team of recruitment, screening, and management experts.
Job Description
Duties/Responsibilities
- Lead the designing, implementing, and managing health systems strengthening research within the Center. Tasks may include study conceptualization and design, project management and coordination including, obtaining ethical approvals and research permits for studies, recruiting and training of field interviewers, supervision of field work and data management, data analysis, and report writing.
- Collaborate in the co-design and test interventions with stakeholders to inform health systems policy & practice.
- Lead and contribute to financial sustainability of the unit through contributing to fundraising efforts in the unit and cultivating relations with key donors and partners.
- Lead and contribute to scientific paper writing, policy briefs and other publications on health systems research outcomes
- Supervise, mentor and train early career researchers in the unit and the Center at large.
- Lead policy engagement, knowledge translation and communication to appropriate audiences.
- Participate in strategic planning for the unit and contribute to regular unit reports.
Qualifications, Skills, and Experience
- PhD preferably in a health-related field including Public Health, Epidemiology, Health Systems or Clinical Medicine.
- Post-doctoral experience in research on health systems in sub-Saharan Africa.
- Experience in developing proposals and attracting research grants, particularly in health systems.
- Demonstrated experience in managing research teams and partnerships.
- Experience in conducting and managing health systems research projects.
- Strong qualitative and quantitative analysis skills (managing, analyzing and interpreting data), with extensive familiarity with quantitative statistical packages (e.g. STATA, SAS or SPSS).
- Excellent communication skills and good record of publications on relevant areas in sub- Saharan Africa.
- Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills and ability to work in a culturally diverse team and an understanding of working among vulnerable populations such as in urban slums and rural populations.
Desirable
- Expertise/experience in working with healthcare workers, caregivers and policy makers.
- Expertise in design of community-based cluster randomized trials and quasi experimental studies.
- Expertise in qualitative methods, including familiarity with qualitative analysis software packages (e.g. NVivo).
Education: Degree, Diploma
Employment Type: Full Time
Contact Information
Name: Hiring Kenya
