Population Services International Research Advisor Jobs in Uganda

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PSI seeks an innovative Research Advisor to provide technical leadership for high quality, relevant, and insightful analyses across an array of data workstreams in Uganda and Nigeria. This position is a key part of the Evidence and Learning team in the DISC project-- a $18-million five-year self-care project made possible with the generous support of the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF)

Your Contribution

As a key role in the DISC Evidence and Learning Team, you will work closely with country-level programmatic and M&E teams in Uganda and Nigeria to develop and optimize high quality, timely, and reliable research in line with the DISC project’s learning agenda, focusing on ensuring research is:

• Feasible and in line with budget requirements;

• Responsive to key learning areas for the project—including emerging questions that arise in the course of implementation;

• Well-understood by both the in-country program and Evidence & Learning staff;

• Acceptable to donors.

This position will require close coordination and collaboration with the DISC core and country teams, as well as with PSI’s Senior Research Advisor, and the Strategy and Insights department.

You will play a leading role within the DISC Evidence and Learning team to ensure DISC country research aligns with protocols and ethical guidelines, and effectively speak to DISC evidence objectives.

Our ultimate focus is learn about what it takes to help self-care advance consumer-powered SRH care across private and public sectors.

You will play a key role in helping us build this larger body of evidence and learning. Your specific contributions will include:

• Lead on development and execution of DISC key research projects, in close collaboration with the project’s senior research advisors. This will include building out the design of quantitative and some mixed methods research studies. You will serve as Principal Investigator in many instances, develop protocols, ensure smooth coordination of activities, maintain activities within budget, and conduct timely analysis of data.

These studies and activities include but are not limited to:

Quantitative willingness to pay study or discrete choice experiment for self-care services in the Uganda and Nigeria private and public sectors;

Whole system’ assessment (pilot study) of the DISC complex intervention;

Continuation research to ensure the project’s ability to routinely measure and track clients’ continuation journey from initiation of self-injection through sustained use;

Client Exit Interviews;

Mixed methods study of consumer journeys for self-care services in the Uganda and Nigeria private and public sectors.

• Lead quantitative research capacity building efforts and serve as a strong partner to country teams in the execution of research activities, including assisting with IRB applications, preparation of training materials, and study logistics management.
• Serve as a key member of DISC’s Design Learning Team to ensure design work effectively responds to and incorporates evidence in prototyping.

• Work in tandem with the project’s Monitoring and Data Analysis leads to support the development and the implementation of the M&E measurement system within the project’s EME framework.

• Work with DISC project team to identify research needs and gaps as they evolve over the course of project start up and implementation.

• Oversee progress of all research deliverables.

• Lead in development and submission of peer review journal manuscripts reflecting DISC research findings, synthesizing and packaging results, insights, and learning as relevant.

• Collaborate with PSI’s Senior Research Advisor and the Strategy and Insights department to synthesize DISC learnings with broader Strategic Evidence Agenda dissemination efforts.

• Represent PSI externally in relevant technical working groups within the broader SRH community of practice, build and identify strategic partnerships.

The Basics

• You have a master’s degree in public health, demography, epidemiology, or another related field, or equivalent experience.

• You have 5-7 years of demonstrated leadership in quantitative and mixed methods research projects.

- Ideal candidates have familiarity with human centered design processes.

• Fluent in the use of Stata; familiarity with SurveyCTO or other ODK-based platform is highly desirable.

• Highly organized; ability to multi-task, meet tight deadlines, and keep teams on track.

Experience in donor-funded organizations or projects, in the following areas:

Project/research management;

Technical sexual and reproductive health-related roles; and

Market development;

Demonstrable technical communications skills, both written and oral;

• Professional experience in Sub-Saharan African countries, including Nigeria, Uganda and/or similar contexts is desirable;

• Demonstrated understanding of the complexities of public health programming in challenging operating environments;

• You are a clear and consistent communicator, able to translate complex research information into technically accurate, understandable synthesis appropriate for a variety of stakeholders;

• References will be required;

• The successful candidate will be required to pass a background check;

• Valid work authorization is required.

What We Are Looking For?

The candidate we hire will embody PSI’s corporate values:

• Measurement: You use hard evidence to make decisions and guide your work. You set clear goalposts in advance and explain clearly if you need to move them.

• Pragmatism: You’ll strive to deliver the best possible result with the resources available. You won’t be paralyzed by a need to make things perfect.

• Honesty: You own your mistakes and are open about your shortcomings – it’s the only way you’ll learn and improve.

• Collaboration: You’ll quickly establish a mental map of whom you can rely on for what, on your team, at headquarters, and in our country offices – if you try to do it all yourself, you won’t succeed.

• Trust: You accept limits to your sphere of control and give colleagues the benefit of the doubt.

• Commitment: You are in it for the long-haul and want to grow with the organization, just like PSI serves its consumers and partners with host-country governments through thick and thin.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should email their cover letter addressed to the Human Resources and Administration Manager, PSIU, and an updated CV ONLY to apply@psiug.org indicating the Job title in the subject of the email.

Applications should reach us not later than 5.00pm (1700H) on Friday December 4th, 2020.

Applications received will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so we encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible!

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

PSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from qualified individuals regardless of actual or perceived race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, personal appearance, matriculation, political affiliation, family status or responsibilities, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions or breastfeeding, genetic information, amnesty, veteran, special disabled veteran or uniform service member status or employment status.

Please note PSI Uganda does not solicit for funds during any recruitment process.

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