Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)

Society for the Study of Women’s Health (SSWH), a local scientific organization that seeks to promote the health and social well-being of women in The Gambia through applied research and evidence-based advocacy is seeking to recruit a Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI) for its implementation research project titled, Shifting Gender Norms for Improved Maternal and Adolescent Health in The Gambia.

Required qualifications and experience:

• A Master’s degree in a related field (gender, development, statistics, international development, sexual and reproductive health, or other social sciences)
• Previous relevant experience of research in contexts of gender and development, or maternal and adolescent sexual and reproductive health.
• Proven experience in writing research reports, evaluation assignments, and policy briefs
• Proven experience in project management and leading research teams
• Proven expertise in quantitative and qualitative data analysis and tools (for example, R, SPSS, NVIVO)
• Excellent verbal and written skills in English
• Keen attention to detail
• Ability to be patient and to work well within a national and international team
• Ability to cope well under pressure, occasionally work irregular hours, and meet tight deadlines

Roles:

•  Research & Fieldwork
  • Undertake and lead gender transformative research including fieldwork and primary data collection
  • Conduct qualitative and quantitative data collection (such as surveys, case studies, focus groups, field observations, and key informant interviews)
  • Support project fieldwork and monitor the quality of data collection
  • Provide input to improve the quality of the field teams’ notes, transcripts, outputs, etc

• Organizational Support and Project Coordination
  • Train field teams and colleagues as required on components of the project cycle and research standards
  • Plan fieldwork logistics, and adequate resource management with project officers
  • Convene annual planning meetings of Project Steering Committees (PSC) and relevant stakeholders in sexual, reproductive, and maternal health.
  • Training of project staff on project implementation strategies, gender transformative approach (GTA), and intervention mapping.
  • Convene bi-annual country project team planning and review meetings.
  • Responsible for the actual implementation of project interventions by providing technical support to Project Officers.
  • Ensure project inclusion and gender equality strategies are effectively implemented at all levels as well as lead project Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) at the community level
  • Supervise the research fieldwork of Project Officers who shall be assigned to specific geographic areas for field work and implementation activities of the project

• Reporting: Reports to the Director of SSWH while working closely with the Project Principal Investigator (PI) on research and technical issues.

Please send your CV, including at least two referees and a cover letter. Your CV and cover letter should be sent to this email address info@sswhgambia.org with a copy to Muhammedjobe14@gmail.com. Your cover should explain your suitability for the position you are applying for and should be no more than two pages. In the subject of your email, please indicate the position you are applying for. Your CV should also be no more than two pages. Please ensure you adhere to these considerations; otherwise, your application will not be considered. We will only interview shortlisted candidates. Both oral and written tests will be given.  The deadline for all applications is August 15, 2022.