Pearls and Wellbeing Foundation (PWF) was established in 2019 as an indigenous non-governmental and developmental organization, committed to fostering equity in health, education, ICT, food security and nutrition sectors respectively, for all Nigerians by blending stakeholders in a context-tailored solutions with world class expertise. Our space of dynamic and innovative professionals work with international and local partners as well as government’s stakeholders, to deliver a wide range of interventions in our thematic areas, which include Research, Planning & Program Management and Leadership.
Job title: Research and Development Officer
Job Type: Full Time/Remote (Hybrid)
Duty Station: Sokoto State
Publication Date: 28th August, 2023
Deadline for Applications: 3rd September, 2023 (5:00pm)
Main objective and responsibility of the position
Coordinating research and building organizational capacity on research, creating knowledge and bridging knowledge gaps towards evidence-informed policy making and management support.
Key Area of Accountability
• As a member of the Research and Development Team, you will contribute to the Support of developing of an organizational culture, that reflects our dual mandate values, promotes accountability and high performance, encourage a team culture of learning creativity, innovation, and frees up PWF team
• You will also be responsible for carrying out research proposal and grant relating to PWF thematic areas.
Roles and Responsibilities
• Document all phases of research and development
• Writing of proposal
• Support Director to hire and develop Research and Development Personnel
• Oversee complex research projects, analyze results and provide recommendations based on findings
• Assess the scope of proposal and projects to ensure they are submitted before the deadline and within budget
• Organizing knowledge and skills sharing to increase organizational research capacity
• Assisting and controlling quality of all projects across divisions, including but not limited to research designs, methods, data management strategies, data analysis, and publication writing
• Aligning focus and research priorities; identifying potential external research grants
• Provide research work, support for data and assist to provide evidence for project implementation
• Establish project goals and priorities by collaborating with relevant department
Communicating with Impact
• Communicates clearly and confidently with others to engage and influence; promotes dialogue and ensures timely and appropriate messages, building confidence and trust.
• Level required: Accomplished
REQUIREMENTS (QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE / KNOWLEDGE) To apply for this role, applicants MUST meet the following criteria:
Passionate About writing proposal;
Success Stories for winning grants from the past proposals written
Education
Skill
Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in Science or any Social Sciences related discipline. (MSc will be as added advantage)
Proposal writing and Familiarity with northern context
Experience
Expertise
At least 2 years’ experience in research and development related jobs
Medical Doctor, Nurse, Gender expert, Nutrition specialist, Finance/budget expert
Languages Essential English language and any other local language desirable
Knowledge Computer literacy
Competencies Strong proposal writing, Results and Quality Orientation, Teamwork and Cooperation, Behavioral Flexibility, Commitment to PWF Principles, Service Orientation, Stress Management.
Notes:
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interviews. No face-to-face contact or phone contact will be considered.
- Any documents sent to PWF (CV, cover letter, recommendations letters) will not be returned by PWF.
- Deadline for application: 3rd September 2023, at 5:00 pm.
APPLICATION PROCESS:
Please use this link: https://forms.gle/9nnXtvb2SKnG7mSs9 to refer your preferred candidate.
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