Research Analyst
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ABOUT LEARNING FOR LIFE (L4L)
The Learning for Life (L4L): Building a Resilient and Responsive Health Workforce in Africa programme sits within the Institute of Capacity Development (ICD) and is a 4year programme in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation which is being implemented in Kenya Senegal and Zambia during this first phase. The programme focuses on creating sustainable job opportunities fostering innovation and entrepreneurship and building leadership capacity in the health sector. The Learning for Life Programme focuses on three key pillars of work: Health Employment Health Entrepreneurship and Health Ecosystem. This comprehensive approach aims to improve training infrastructure increase employment and incomegenerating opportunities enhance regulatory frameworks for primary healthcare workers and equip future leaders with the skills needed to transform healthcare delivery across Africa.
ABOUT THE ROLE
The Research Analyst will play a pivotal role in shaping and informing the programmes strategic direction. A critical thinker with strong analytical skills the Research Analyst will apply a systemsthinking approach to assess and interpret data across the health entrepreneurship landscape. This role involves ongoing analysis to position health as a viable economic sector capable of generating sustainable job opportunities. This Analyst will continuously monitor trends policy developments funding opportunities and privatesector engagements and assess innovative models to integrate young healthcare workers into entrepreneurship and innovation value chains.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Research and Analysis
- Conduct qualitative and quantitative research (desk reviews interviews field visits).to inform strategic interventions within health innovation entrepreneurship and employment.
- Perform market policy or ecosystem analysis to understand health innovation and entrepreneurship challenges and opportunities.
- Synthesize complex market intelligence economic data and contextual insights to guide programmatic decisions.
- Analyze datasets using Excel Python or other analytical tools.
- Synthesize insights from reports stakeholder interviews and field data. Example: Map business models of health startups in Africa
Problem Solving and Strategy Development
- Break down complex problems into structured actionable workstreams.
- Develop hypotheses and model solutions or scenarios.
- Contribute to strategy documents and implementation roadmaps. Example: Design a scaleup strategy for digital health solutions in West Africa.
Client Deliverables and Communication
- Develop compelling and structured reports presentations and actionable insights for stakeholders and senior leadership
- Translate data into clear compelling insights.
- Support client workshops or stakeholder engagements. Example: Create a stakeholder landscape infographic or a 5year investment roadmap.
Stakeholder Engagement
- Support interviews and consultations with partners.
- Take notes and follow up with documentation.
Internal Knowledge Development
- Contribute to internal intellectual property creation.
- Develop toolkits policy briefs and sector scans.
- Share insights in internal forums. Example: Build a landscape database of health solutions in Africa.
Monitoring Evaluation and Learning (MEL)
- Support the implementation of MEL frameworks and tools for the health innovation and entrepreneurship programme components.
- Assist in tracking progress towards key indicators and outcomes.
- Analyze MEL data to inform adaptive programming and continuous learning.
- Contribute to learning agendas and documentation of case studies lessons learned and success stories.
- Design and maintain dashboards or data visualizations to track KPIs monitor progress and communicate outcomes to internal teams and external stakeholders
Other
- Perform additional duties as assigned by the project supervisor.
Qualifications :
Education and Professional Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Economics Political Science International Relations Social Sciences or related fields; Masters degree preferred.
Required Experience
- Minimum of three (3) years experience in a research analytics or business strategy role within an international or fastpaced entrepreneurial environment preferably in a consulting or social impactfocused organization.
- Demonstrate interest in health systems strengthening health innovation youth employment and entrepreneurship.
Skills and Competencies
- Demonstrate strong analytical skills critical thinking and quantitative thinking
- Proficiency in data analysis software such as Python and R.
- Exceptional organizational and time management skills; ability to initiate and complete tasks independently.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to tailor messaging for diverse stakeholders.
- Rational decisionmaking skills grounded in data and logical reasoning.
- Flexible selfmotivated team player comfortable operating in a fastpaced environment.
Advantages
- Fluency in English required; proficiency in French is advantageous.
Desired Qualifications:
- Experience working in health innovation and entrepreneurship sectors/startup space
Additional Information :
Please include a cover letter that highlights why you believe you are an ideal candidate for this role along with your CV showcasing your relevant skills and experience. Kindly note that the application deadline is June 02 2025.
Amref Health Africa does not require applicants to pay any money at whatever stage of the recruitment and selection process and has not retained any agent in connection with recruitment. Although Amref may use different job boards from time to time to further spread its reach for applicants all open vacancies are published on our website under the Vacancies page and on our official social media pages. Kindly also note that official emails from Amref Health Africa will arrive from an @ address.
Amref Health Africa is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Amref Health Africa is is dedicated to diversity and is an equalopportunity employer with a nonsmoking environment policy.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
