Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in psychology, public health, social sciences, education, or a related field is required
  
• Demonstrated experience in scientific writing, including drafting or contributing to manuscripts, reports, or policy briefs
  
• Strong understanding of research methods and study design
  
• Experience maintaining structured documentation systems is an advantage
  

• Scientific Writing, Publications & Dissemination
  
• Draft, edit, and prepare manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals.
  
• Coordinate manuscript timelines, author contributions, revisions, and submissions.
  
• Prepare conference abstracts, posters, and presentations.
  
• Produce policy briefs, practitioner summaries, infographics, and evidence digests for non-academic audiences.
  
• Collaborate with the Communications team to develop public-facing research outputs.
  
• Knowledge Management & Documentation
  
• Maintain a structured repository of protocols, instruments, datasets, analyses, and publications.
  
• Ensure clear version control for research documents and study materials.
  
• Build and maintain systems for storing research artifacts and institutional knowledge.
  
• Oversee documentation for study decision logs, analytic memos, and learning notes.
  
• Internal Learning & Research Translation
  
• Synthesize research findings into accessible summaries for service delivery, clinical, tech, and product teams.
  
• Present insights in internal learning sessions and cross-functional meetings.
  
• Support development of training or decision-support materials informed by research.
  
• Translate technical results into actionable learnings for implementation teams.
  
• Research Partnership Coordination
  
• Serve as a liaison for academic collaborators, universities, and research institutions.
  
• Coordinate meetings, communication, and deliverables with partners.
  
• Maintain partnership documentation (MOUs, NDAs, data agreements).
  
• Track joint workplans, timelines, and co-authored outputs.
  
• Support onboarding of new research partners where needed.
  
• Scientific Quality Assurance
  
• Conduct QA checks on study protocols, consent forms, instruments, and SOPs.
  
• Ensure consistent use of measurement tools across studies.
  
• Maintain an audit trail of protocol deviations and corrective actions.
  
• Review drafts of study materials for clarity, consistency, and scientific accuracy.
  
• Cross-Study Harmonization & Research Systems
  
• Support standardization of research processes, instruments, and documentation across projects.
  
• Develop templates for study manuals, checklists, and research workflows.
  
• Collaborate with data teams to ensure consistent coding structures and metadata standards.
  
• Build or improve systems that make research more efficient (e.g., workflow tools, version control, trackers).
  
• Capacity Building
  
• Train junior staff, delivery teams, or enumerators in research documentation, ethics, and communication.
  
• Support internal workshops on scientific communication and protocol adherence.
  
• Grant & Reporting Support
  
• Draft or review sections of grant proposals.
  
• Prepare content for donor reports, progress summaries, and evidence updates.
  
• Ensure accuracy and alignment of reported research activities.
  
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
  
• Work closely with Delivery, Clinics, Tech, and Product teams to align research insights with operational needs.
  
• Participate in cross-functional working groups to ensure research is informing ongoing decision-making.
  
• Support translation of findings into improved processes, interventions, and tools.
  
• Key competencies
  
• Excellent scientific writing, editing, and communication skills
  
• Strong ability to synthesize complex research into practical insights
  
• High attention to detail and strong documentation discipline
  
• Understanding of research methods, study design, and scientific standards
  
• Strong project management and coordination skills
  
• Experience working with academic collaborators or multi-institution teams
  
• Professionalism, reliability, and high ethical standards