Research Assistant (Graduate) Job in Kenya

Graduate Research
Assistant

Purpose:

• This
  role will provide administrative, logistical and research support to the
  USAID Empowered Youth Project.

Reports To:

• The
  Graduate Research Assistant will report to the USIU-Africa Project Field
  Outreach Coordinator.

Project Responsibilities:

• Support
  the coordination and organisation of field visits by project staff, donors
  and partners.


• Develop
  appropriate documentation for travel and make bookings for field visits.


• Assist
  in organizing internal and external meetings, conferences and workshops


• Support
  in the facilitation of stakeholder engagements


• Present
  project updates and reports to the line manager.


• Support
  in coordinating training session at select counties


• Provide
  technical training on entrepreneurship, career development and life skills
  transformation.


• Ensure
  that all relevant documents and data collection files (soft and hard
  copies) are stored appropriately.


• Manage
  the satellite career centers.

Research Responsibilities:

• Conduct
  desk and literature reviews.



• Planning
  and collecting data using a variety of methods including but not limited
  to field data collection, key informant interviews, telephone, and online
  surveys


• Undertake
  data analysis and data visualization.


• Assist
  with drafting project reports.


• The
  Graduate Research Assistant to perform any other relevant duty as maybe
  required by the line supervisor.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Undergraduate
  degree in Business.


• USIU-Africa
  students enrolled in the MBA program in their first or second semester.


• Adept
  with business and entrepreneurial skills.


• High
  degree of discipline to interact and work with youth.


• Data
  collection, analysis and visualization skills


• Ability
  to work under tight schedules and meet deadlines.


• Quality
  results-oriented and team player

How To Apply

If you have the
requisite qualifications and experience and desire to work as a team member in
a modern, progressive, international, and multicultural institution where you
can make a difference, please apply. Interested applicants must indicate on the
subject line of their email address the specific position they are applying
for, provide current CVs, copies of educational certificates and transcripts,
names and addresses of three referees, current salary and benefits, telephone
and e-mail contacts to the address below by 5.00 pm, Friday, October 29, 2021.

Director of Administration,

United States
International University – Africa,

P. O. Box 14634 –
00800, Nairobi, Kenya

Email: jobs@usiu.ac.ke

Web: www.usiu.ac.ke

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