Job Title: Research Assistant, IDRC, Population Health
Date Posted: 23/06/2026
Job Type: Full Time
Employer: Aga Khan
University Hospital
Industry: Medical
Salary: Open
Location: Nairobi
Country: Kenya
Deadline: 03/07/2026
Role Summary
To coordinate and oversee all research activities for the project “The African Climate-Care Nexus Research Hub – valuing diverse forms of care work in Africa for sustainable and equitable economies” with a primary focus on activities based in Kilifi County, Kenya and linkages with regional hub partners.
The position exists to ensure high-quality research coordination, stakeholder engagement, hub development, and compliance with institutional and ethical requirements, thereby contributing to Aga Khan University’s mission of generating evidence that informs policy, strengthens capacity, and advances equitable and sustainable development.
Key Responsibilities
Project
Coordination and Implementation
- Develop and track detailed work plans, timelines, and deliverables
aligned with the approved project proposal.
- Coordinate activities across AKU, consortium partners, advisory
group members, and external collaborators.
- Hub Development and Stakeholder Engagement Support stakeholder
mapping across Kenya and the wider southern African region to identify key
care–climate actors and policy entry points.
- Coordinate meetings, consultations, and policy dialogues with
government, community-based organisations, and research partners.
- Support development and maintenance of the regional hub website and
knowledge-sharing platforms.
Research
Coordination and Data Support
- Liaise with HDSS teams to support data access processes,
documentation, and coordination of research activities.
- Support data preparation workflows, including documentation and
coordination of climate-data matching processes.
- Lead qualitative data collection and analysis.
- Coordinate open calls for additional research partners and case
studies.
- Ethics and Compliance Support preparation, submission,
and renewal of ethical and NACOSTI approvals in line with AKU, national,
and partner requirements.
- Ensure adherence to data protection, confidentiality, and
responsible research practices.
Monitoring,
Reporting and Coordination
- Prepare periodic technical progress reports, meeting notes, and
documentation for internal and external stakeholders.
- Support compilation of donor reports and evidence summaries.
Capacity
Building and Training Support
- Support organisation of training sessions, research seminars, and
peer-learning activities hosted through the hub.
- Coordinate student and early-career researcher involvement where
applicable.
Scientific
and Knowledge Translation
Support
- Contribute to literature reviews, synthesis of findings, and
preparation of briefs, presentations, and manuscripts.
- Support translation of research outputs for policy and non-academic
audiences.
Other
assigned duties
- Undertake additional coordination and administrative duties as
assigned by the Principal Investigator or study leadership, including
flexibility to engage across time zones and undertake travel where
required.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in public health, Population Health, Epidemiology,
Development Studies, Sociology, Medical Antrolology, Environmental
Studies, Gender Studies, Economics, or related field.
- Training in research ethics and/or project management is desirable.
Relevant Experience
- Minimum of 3–5 years’ experience coordinating research or
development projects, preferably multi-partner or interdisciplinary
initiatives.
- Experience supporting data-driven research projects and working with
research teams or surveillance platforms.
- Demonstrated experience in stakeholder engagement, reporting, and
coordination of workshops or convenings.
- Demonstrated experience in undertaking field qualitative research
and transcription.
- Familiarity with gender, care, climate change, or development
research is an added advantage.
How to Apply
