Research Officer at Blue Gate Public Health Promotion Initiative (Blue-Gate Initiative)

Position Summary

• We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Research Officer to support the design, implementation, analysis, and dissemination of research and evaluation projects. The successful candidate will contribute to behavioral research, impact evaluations, environmental health studies, and monitoring and evaluation activities across our program areas.
• This role offers an opportunity to work within a dynamic team committed to generating evidence that drives meaningful public health impact.

Key Responsibilities

The Research Officer will:

• Support the development of research proposals, protocols, and tools
• Coordinate field data collection activities (quantitative and qualitative)
• Conduct literature reviews and evidence synthesis
• Participate in baseline and endline assessments
• Perform data cleaning, analysis, and interpretation
• Contribute to report writing, policy briefs, and manuscripts
• Support knowledge management and documentation processes
• Assist with stakeholder engagement and dissemination of findings
• Ensure compliance with ethical research standards

Qualifications and Requirements

Essential

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Health Education, Environmental Health, Biostatistics, or related health field
• Strong understanding of research methods (qualitative and quantitative)
• Good writing and analytical skills
• Proficiency in Statistical package (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Ability to work independently and within a team

Added Advantage

• Master of Public Health (MPH) or other relevant postgraduate qualification
• Experience in monitoring and evaluation
• Familiarity with data analysis software (SPSS, R, STATA, or similar)
• Experience with field research and community-based studies
• Knowledge of ethical guidelines in human subjects research