• Application Deadline:
• Position: Operations Research and Ethics Consultant


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification MBA/MSc/MA


• Experience 5 years


• Location Nigeria


• Job Field Data Science / Research 
  

 Primary Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Conduct a needs assessment to inform the establishment/strengthening of the institutional OREACs in Taraba and Akwa Ibom States


• Propose key activities to strengthen the capacity of members and make the OREAC functional optimally in each state


• Support, as required, National Health Research and Ethics Committee (NHREC) trainings of OREAC members and facilitate their registration/re-registration with NHREC


• Support the OREACs to review and identify priority health research areas for the state to guide conduct of research by individuals and organizations in the state


• Support the OREACs to establish a system of research protocol submission, review, approval and archival to promote ethical conduct of health research in the state


• Support in-house trainings on key aspects of ethics in health research for OREACs in the two states


• Support the Committees in the technical review of research protocols submitted to it by individuals and organizations


• Support the conduct of monthly OREAC review meetings 


• Support the Committees in their roles in creating awareness on ethical conduct of health research among the community of practice

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s degree or Doctorate in Public Health or other health related fields with training in public health research and other types of research involving human subjects


• Minimum of 5 years’ experience conducting research involving human subjects and working with and mentoring health research ethics committees


• Thorough knowledge of all aspects of research design, implementation, and dissemination


• Experience training and mentoring senior public officials on research and research ethics


• Strong interpersonal skills and proven ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships among teams and organizations


• Excellent written and verbal skills in English; ability to communicate technical information to audiences with varying levels of technical expertise