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Research Advisor
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4 years ago
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Research Advisor: Sightsavers International
Deadline: 16 February 2020
About Sightsavers
Sightsavers has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Administrative Assistant/Driver to provide support to our Zimbabwe country office. Our vision is of a world where no one is needlessly blind and where people who are blind and those with other disabilities enjoy the same rights as people without disabilities. Each year, we improve the lives of millions of people in the poorest parts of the world. Sightsavers is growing rapidly and offers a great place to work.
Position summary
Sightsavers has an opportunity for a motivated and passionate Research Advisor with a strong interest in health and disability research to join its Policy & Strategic Programme Support team. The post holder will work with our global Research team and will be responsible for supporting research and other evidence generating activities within Sightsavers’ health, education and social inclusion programmes in East, Central and Southern Africa (ECSA).
Job description
The role is incredibly varied and the post holder will be as comfortable working with programme beneficiaries in the field as they are in formal settings with academic, civil society and government partners. The post-holder will maintain a diverse portfolio of work that spans the research cycle from identification of problems and developing funding applications, conducting research through to dissemination of results for programme, policy and academic purposes.
The ideal candidate will be a self-motivated and driven research professional with excellent technical skills who is now looking for an opportunity for working in an inter- disciplinary environment to gain further practical and field based experience. They will be able to demonstrate their conviction to be involved with hands-on research processes and implementation work in an NGO context and for the right candidate, this role would provide an excellent platform for development. This is not an exhaustive list of duties or required professional skills, please read the complete Job Description for further details on https://jobs.sightsavers.org/job/research-advisor/
Qualifications
Candidates must have a postgraduate degree (or equivalent) in public health, epidemiology, statistics, social or behavioral sciences or a related discipline. They will have a good working knowledge of different research methods including both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Candidates with a good knowledge of survey research, including a practical and well-organised approach to the analysis of survey data will be of particular interest.
To apply
TO APPLY
To apply, and for further details about the role, please download an application pack from https://jobs.sightsavers.org/job/research-advisor/ CV’s and Cover letters will not be considered in the application process As an equal opportunities employer we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Qualified people living with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply
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