Ethiopian Public Health Institute Research Officer Jobs in Ethiopia

Job Overview

The Research Officer will be responsible for supporting the overall research strategy by making sure that research areas are more relevant to the local community’s health problems; will plan and prepare research proposals on priority areas of study; agree on project requirements and objectives; participate in various types of global and national (Ethiopian) evidence and experiences generating in implementing PHC; search for and retrieve information from paper-based sources, the internet and online databases; write questionnaires; conduct interviews in field study; analyze data and manage various research projects.

The Research Officer will support technical experts within the Program and provide support across programs.

This position will liaise with global, regional and local officials, implementing partners and IIfPHC-E project staff. This position will report to the Senior Research Advisor.

Key Responsibilities but not limited to

Technical Support

Undertake research initiatives of the Institute’s as well as the Ministry of Health, regional bureaus and district authorities to provide the evidence required for the formulation and implementation of PHC programs

Support the preparation of case study about Ethiopia’s PHC system

Conduct PHC research using a variety of methods: qualitative, quantitative and mixed research methods

Engage in various systematic reviews, meta-analysis on PHC at global and national levels

Supervise, tutor and act as a mentor to junior/external researchers

Support research fellows working for the Institute;

Ensure procedures and protocols are followed in research work

Coordinate and supervise small research award grants of the Institute

Support the Institute’s capacity building training and advocacy work

Prepare proposals, internal and external reports, policy briefs and other documents

Prepare manuscripts and publish research papers in peer-reviewed journals

Support the development of policy briefs

Write speeches, digest, articles, reports, etc.

Organize international/national conferences; make conference presentations

Liaison and program contact

● Identify strategic partners for research in primary health care nationally and globally

● Liaise with external researchers, academics

and local authorities

● Assist in capacity building, training programs of the Institute so that the relevant research proposals are ahead of time and ready for the respective trainees and instructors

● Engage in monitoring and evaluation of programs and projects

● Involve in research complimentary and optional assessment which include program management and robust and publishing on journals

Policy development

● Contribute to the development of PHC policy briefs

● Contribute to national and global policy analysis and research on primary health care, including maternal and child health, reproductive health, child health etc and Universal Health Coverage.

● Keep up-to-date with research/policy developments; evaluate policy implementation and make recommendations

Publication and dissemination

● Ensure sharing of state of the art evidence of health interventions and best practices

● Ensure the documentation and dissemination of lessons learned from PHC programs

Resource Mobilization

●Identify potential research grant opportunities

●Support the development of research proposals and protocols

Job Requirements

MPH/MSc/MA in health or related field with a minimum of 7 years’ experience on related assignments. For Bachelor’s Degree, a minimum of 10 years’ experience

A minimum of 4 years relevant professional work experience for PhD

A minimum of 2 publications in reputable journals as principal investigator in the area of health

Proven ability to conduct research, proposal development, research methods, conducting research, data entry, data analysis with different software, write up and presentation skills.

Excellent command of written and spoken English -additional language is a plus

●Excellent program/project management, coordination and administrative skills

● Familiarity with online data collection platforms such as ODK, kobo

● Proficient in Microsoft Office, SPSS, EPinfo, etc

● Carry out any other duties according to skills and experiences as required.

● A strong interest and commitment to health systems, primary health care, health financing and Universal Health Coverage

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; Ethiopian Public Health Institute Research Officer Jobs in Ethiopia

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