Responsibilities:

•   Work closely with the M&E Director and Senior HIV Technical Advisor, lead the identification of key research questions and opportunities, the development of a research agenda, the development of research protocols and the implementation of formative and operations research in HIV prevention, care and treatment to build the evidence base for changes in programs and policies for key populations
•   Oversee documentation and dissemination efforts to communicate scientific information in formats understandable and usable to different audiences such as policy makers, program managers, donors, ministry representatives, and NGO staff (e.g research briefs, technical reports and manuscripts).
•   Provide oversight to research capacity-building efforts
•   Oversee the data analysis and interpretation activities and ensure data quality scale up to disseminate to key stakeholders
•   Ensure that the project's technical, cost share and cost timelines continue to progress as projected
•   Act as principal investigator/co-investigator on high quality research studies
•   Travel as needed to project sites for technical assistance, training and supervision
•   And other duties as assigned

Qualification Required & Experience

•   Doctoral or Master's degree in social sciences, public health, education or related field or comparable combination of education and experience with demonstrated expertise in operations research. Doctoral degree preferred
•   Five or more years of experience in operations research or implementation science with demonstrable skills in rigorous monitoring and evaluation
•   At least five years experience in managing research or program in different settings and developing country contexts
•   Solid understanding of relevant socioeconomic, institutional and policy issues in HIV programming for key populations
•   Excellent understanding of the research and data collection activities, including implementation science, longitudinal studies, qualitative interview and focus group design, quantitative survey design, quantitative data analysis, randomized controlled trials, monitoring and evaluation
•   Demonstrated ability to conduct and promote the use of research for social development and the scale up of successful interventions
•   Excellent writing skills to produce technical reports and scientific manuscripts
•   Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with a diverse group of stakeholders, internal and external partners
•   Strong management and organisational skills. Ability to handle a heavy workload with competing priorities
•   Proficiency in both Microsoft Office and statistical analyses programs required
•   Demonstrated knowledge of USG PEPFAR and USAID procedures pertaining to project design / implementation, M&E and financial management and reporting.
•   Exceptional communication skills (including-presentations) in written and spoken english required
•   Relevant experience in working in Ghana

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

If you know of a qualified candidate or you are interested in applying for this position. Please send resume and cover letter to:-

jobsearch.ghana@gmail.com  With ref. PC-ORA-16-HIV

Closing Date: 29 April, 2016