CcHUB is Nigeria’s first open living lab and pre-incubation space being designed to be a multi-functional, multi-purpose space where work to catalyze creative social tech ventures take place. The HUB is a place for technologists, social entrepreneurs, government, tech companies, impact investors and hackers in and around Lagos to co-create new solutions to the many social problems in Nigeria.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Research Associate
Location: Lagos
Job Description
The successful candidate will conduct research, produce reports and carry out analytics and visualization related to the public health sectors and trends.
You will have experience contributing to the development of applied research projects in a formal context and will need to show evidence of experience contributing to at least one research project outside their academic research.
Responsibilities
Technical:
Research and mine datasets to create impactful analyses and visualizations on the Unit’s key projects.
Review large amounts of data from multiple sources and curate the relevant facts.
Perform statistical analysis using R/Stata and Qualitative analysis tools.
Leverage analytical techniques and technologies to interrogate, visualize and understand data sets.
Support data and design production to research, scrape, refine, verify and interpret data to serve Design for Health’s portfolios.
Produce data and visualization packages in coordination with the Research team.
Work proactively and think critically to improve data and study design components of projects, tools and data stories created by the team.
Research Planning and Management:
Project-manage research projects, including creating and managing plans, schedules, budgets, deliverables, and stakeholders contributions.
Contribute to a portfolio of impactful research projects, from design to data collection, analysis, and follow-through.
Provide any other necessary support as needed.
Research Production and Distribution:
Contribute to the development of project reports and other knowledge products including research articles, briefings and presentations.
Directly contribute to and manage creation of research reports and presentations including drafting the findings report and presentation and collaborating with stakeholders on design and production.
Manage the process and ensure research findings/reports/presentations are announced and distributed. Seek and manage the development and distribution of new/innovative methods for sharing the finding with internal and external stakeholders.
Qualifications
We are looking for a researcher who combines excellent technical skills and experience in project and team management, including:
Graduate's Degree in Statistics or Development Research or a related field.
At least 2 years work experience in a research field or as a data analyst.
Experience undertaking research in the health sector is strongly desirable.
Knowledge and skills in Qualitative and Quantitative research methods.
Experience in writing proposals, research write ups.
Experience in developing research tools for qualitative and quantitative analysis
Experience using statistical languages such as R/Stata
Excellent written and oral communication skills including proven success in ability to present ideas and concepts effectively and persuasively
Strong analytical skills, numerical confidence and ability to translate numbers into clear insights and recommendations.
Demonstrated experience in managing research projects.
Solid project management skills to oversee a portfolio of projects at different stages in the research lifecycle.
A critical thinker, who is curious, intuitive and pays attention to details
Innovative with ideas on approaches to collecting, evaluating and modelling datasets that will be used as the foundation for the company’s future solutions
Strong work ethic and thrives working across multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
What We Offer
Paid time off
Healthcare coverage
A highly collaborative team environment that will support your professional and personal growth
Work alongside great talent.
A culture of learning and innovation.
Opportunities for career growth and training.
Interaction with industry leaders and forward-thinking people.