Research Officer – Economist at African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP)

About the Role

AFIDEP seeks a Research Officer – Economist to coordinate implementation of research and capacity development programmes on various development policy and programmatic issues. The successful candidate will contribute to research studies including systematic literature reviews, primary data collection, and data analysis. Immediate work will focus on supporting African countries to operationalize the link between women's economic empowerment and macroeconomic policy. The position is based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate the planning and implementation of research and capacity strengthening projects
• Contribute to different types of economic analyses and modelling on various development policy and programmatic issues to generate critical insights for informing policy and programmatic reforms
• Conduct systematic literature reviews of existing research and produce research reports and policy publications
• Conduct primary data collection and collation of data to contribute to research studies
• Write policy briefs, research briefs, and contribute to the writing of scientific journal papers
• Support the planning and organization of policy dialogues with relevant government officials and other stakeholders at regional and national levels to facilitate research findings uptake in policy decision-making
• Support the implementation of capacity development activities to strengthen the generation and use of research and other types of evidence in decision-making
• Support the management of critical partnerships with relevant government agencies and other stakeholders to ensure ownership and support for research work
• Conduct monitoring, learning and evaluation of research and capacity strengthening projects

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree in Economics