Research Officer

Impact Research and Development Organization is a national NGO headquartered in Kisumu, and mostly funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

We are looking for qualified and experienced personnel to fill the position of Research Officer to be based in Kisumu, Nyanza Province.

Key Responsibilities:
Support the design and conduct of different types of research and intervention studies, including clinical trials; oversee data management, analysis, reporting and manuscript preparation; and, support staff supervision.
Minimum Requirements:

• Masters degree in Public Health; PhD and/or mid-level training in Biostatistics added advantage.
• Minimum 3 years experience designing and conducting research studies.
• Demonstrated experience in data management and manuscript preparation (please include a copy of 1-2 published paper(s) where you are among the first 3 authors).
• Demonstrated competency in quantitative and qualitative data analysis software a must, specifically SPSS, SAS, STATA and Atlas-ti.
• Excellent writing skills and understanding of public health issues, particularly HIV/AIDS research and interventions.
• Experience supervising a large number of staff; extensive post-training experience with working in the field.

Submit applications, complete with CV, copies of certificates and testimonials, letters from and telephone numbers of four professional referees, current and expected salary, to reach the undersigned not later than Friday 16th September 2011.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

The Human Resources Manager,
Impact Research and Development Organization,
P. O. Box 9171-40141, Kisumu