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APHRC Program Administrative Assistants Jobs in Kenya

The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) is a pan-African, non-profit, regional research institute that conducts high-quality research on population, health, education and urbanization and other development challenges facing sub-Saharan Africa. The Center seeks to recruit two Program Administrative Assistants ; one will be based in the Operations Division and the other in the Research Division.   Manage the Division Leader’s office and respond to queries in his/her absence;Schedule appointments for the Division Leader and other members of the team as necessary;Review emails, respond to routine enquiries and draft responses for the Division Leader;Manage meetings of the Division, including preparing documentation and taking minutes as necessary; Identify action points during meetings and follow up with the concerned parties to ensure that action is taken;Maintain an effective record and filing system for contacts, project activities, correspondences, and documents for ...

APHRC Research Officer Job in Kenya

The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) is an international non-profit, non-governmental organization that carries out policy relevant research on population, health, education and development issues facing sub-Saharan Africa. The Center seeks to recruit a Research Officer to work in a newly funded research project “Genomic and environmental risk factors for cardio-metabolic diseases in Africans”.  The project aims to conduct a genetic association study with obesity, body fat distribution and cardiovascular diseases in Kenya as part of multi-country initiatives Lead the process for obtaining ethical approvalDevelop study tools, training manuals and field guides to use for data collectionCoordinate the recruitment and training of the field teamCoordinate field work and be responsible for data qualityOrganize for the procurement and inventory management of study equipment,Oversee the collection, transport of blood samples from the field to the laboratoryOversee the pr...