Research assistant africa

About IFDC IFDC is a public international organization active in 27 countries in Africa, Asia, and America. IFDC uniquely approaches the global issues of food security and poverty by bridging the gap between research and impact, combining science-based innovations, holistic market systems development, an enabling policy environment, and strategic partnerships to assist farmers and countries to id...

Title: Program AssistantReports to: Program Manager and Program DirectorLocation: Nairobi, Kenya Grade: 5Contract: 12 months TECHNOSERVE BACKGROUND:Everyone deserves the opportunity to build a better future. This simple idea has been at the heart of work around the world for over 50 years. TechnoServe is a pioneer in leveraging the power of businesses and markets to create sustainable pathways ou...

Absa Bank Limited (Absa) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Barclays Africa Group Limited. Absa offers personal and business banking, credit cards, corporate and investment banking, wealth and investment management as well as bancassurance. Job Summary To support delivery of targeted business (non-medical) growth with the right parameters. Responsibilities Business Development Management of Tier 1 &...

Job Description In partnership with the IKEA Foundation, the IRC and a network of local and global partners have developed a program Refugees in East Africa: Boosting Urban Innovations for Livelihoods Development (Re: Build) that sets out to do just that. Re: Build's vision is for urban refugees and vulnerable host residents to achieve economic self-reliance and benefit fromstrengthened urban eco...

Key Responsibilities: Assisting with research and production of information products, including independent research. Conducting background research on political and security developments from a range of different sources. Identifying and monitoring potential significant incidents or events that may impact clients. Collecting, analyzing, and presenting data using different tools, including Excel....

JOB PURPOSE: To provide scientific leadership and lead implementation of day to day activities as part of the Improving Hypertension Control in rural sub Saharan Africa (IHCor Africa) NIHR Global Health Research Group Description: REPORTS TO:PI / Study Supervisor DIRECTLY SUPERVISES:PhD students and Research Assistants BUDGET AND RESOURCE RESPONSIBILITY:Work planning, requisition and procurement ...

JOB PURPOSE: The post-doctoral researcher will be responsible for 1) co-leading a body of work in the field of Implementation Science, with a particular focus on Routine Data Systems in Africa, specifically Civil and Vital Registration Services (CRVS) in Kenya 2) supporting and contributing to the capacity-building initiatives of the Population and health impact surveillance group (PHISG), 3) Sup...

Job Summary This position is required to contribute to refining the existing neonatal training courses that we have developed/ continue to develop for health care workers in Africa. In addition, as funding becomes available, the Research Assistant will be required to support with qualitative and quantitative data collection from learners to understand their experiences of using the learning resou...

OVERALL JOB PURPOSE The Assistant, HR is responsible for assisting the Human Resource & Talent Management Pillar in its administrative functions. Some of these functions include and are not limited to, recruitment support, internal HR communications, HRIS- data management, HR operations administrative support, EDI implementation support, HR procurement support, orientation & onboarding support, H...

POSITION SUMMARY: Population Council - Kenya has a large and growing portfolio of work to test innovative solutions and scale up successful strategies to improve the well-being of adolescents and young people, accelerate positive demographic trends, and strengthen the resilience of vulnerable populations to adapt to environmental shocks and stressors. The Research Associate I will lead a portfoli...

Description and will be considered for the screening, shortlisting and selection of candidates.Desired Candidate Profile The incumbent must have substantial experience in working for/with various government ministries, partners and private sector. Demonstrated experience in policy work and field programming related to economic inclusion and/or social protection and labour programmes including dir...

Absa Bank Limited (Absa) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Barclays Africa Group Limited. Absa offers personal and business banking, credit cards, corporate and investment banking, wealth and investment management as well as bancassurance. Job Summary To manage and sustain a portfolio of Commercial customers, building long term relationships founded on efficient and reliable support for their busin...

Objective of the Position: Assist in identifying and validating sources of logistic items in terms of quality, check the quality of the logistic items at the reception or delivery at the KSU warehouses, perform the quality control assessment based on the defined product specifications and maintain or further develop the data base management for the KSU's ERP system and MSF's online catalogue. Tas...

The World Agroforestry Centre, is an international institute headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, and founded in 1978. The Centre specializes in the sustainable management, protection and regulation of tropical rainforest and natural reserves. Overview To provide technical support to the Scientist/Maize Breeder in charge of line development under Eastern Africa Product Profile 2 (late maturity maize)...

Job Role Under the supervision of the Nairobi-Based Deputy Project Director, the Economic Inclusion Officer will work closely and in collaboration with the WUSC team in Kenya, the WUSC team based in Canada, and the Mastercard Foundation team. The Economic Inclusion Officer provides essential support to the DREEM project's day to day operations. Working closely with the the DREEM team, they will s...

Displaced and Refugee youth Enabling Environment Mechanism (DREEM) project WUSC through the DREEM project plays a unique role as a technical assistance and strategic learning partner to the Mastercard Foundation and its partners. The DREEM project contributes to the Mastercard Foundation's commitment to meaningfully include refugee and displaced youth in their Scholars Program and Young Africa Wo...

Aga Khan University Hospitals in Karachi, Pakistan and Nairobi, Kenya are private, not-for-profit institutions providing high quality health care. The Main Hospitals serve as the principal sites for clinical training for the University s Medical Colleges and Schools of Nursing and Midwifery in Pakistan and East Africa The Clinical Research Unit (CRU): The AKU Clinical Research Unit (CRU) is a cor...

We are an experienced team of scientists, professionals, and African and global partners. JOB PURPOSE The SFA Foundation Corporate & Science Communication Department seeks a skilled and creative Digital and Multimedia Assistant to join the Corporate and Science Communication department. The successful candidate will be responsible for producing high-quality multimedia content, including short and...

The United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON) is the UN headquarters in Africa and the Director-General of UNON is the representative of the Secretary-General in Kenya. UNON supports programme implementation of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) and the Resident Coordination System (RCS) globally, as well as other UN offices ...

Aga Khan University Hospitals in Karachi, Pakistan and Nairobi, Kenya are private, not-for-profit institutions providing high quality health care. The Main Hospitals serve as the principal sites for clinical training for the University s Medical Colleges and Schools of Nursing and Midwifery in Pakistan and East Africa. Job Summary We are seeking to hire four (4) Research Assistants who will be co...

For two decades, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has been helping make the world safer from drugs, organized crime, corruption and terrorism. We are committed to achieving health, security and justice for all by tackling these threats and promoting peace and sustainable well-being as deterrents to them. Because the scale of these problems is often too great for states to conf...

Created in 2012, FSD Africa is a £30 million financial sector development programme or FSD based in Nairobi. It is funded by the UK Government s Department for International Development (DFID). FSD Africa aims to reduce poverty across sub-Saharan Africa by building financial markets that are efficient, robust and inclusive. OVERALL JOB PURPOSE The Assistant, HR is responsible for assisting the H...

Aga Khan University Hospitals in Karachi, Pakistan and Nairobi, Kenya are private, not-for-profit institutions providing high quality health care. The Main Hospitals serve as the principal sites for clinical training for the University s Medical Colleges and Schools of Nursing and Midwifery in Pakistan and East Africa. Job Summary To assist with Neurodevelopmental assessments of study participant...

The International Rescue Committee is a global humanitarian aid, relief and development nongovernmental organization. Summary In partnership with the IKEA Foundation, the IRC and a network of local and global partners have developed a program Refugees in East Africa: Boosting Urban Innovations for Livelihoods Development (Re: Build) that sets out to do just that. Re: Build s vision is for urban r...