Required Qualifications**

• Bachelor’s degree in public health, Population Health, Epidemiology, Development Studies, Sociology, Medical Antrolology, Environmental Studies, Gender Studies, Economics, or related field.

• Training in research ethics and/or project management is desirable.

Relevant Experience****

• Minimum of 3–5 years’ experience coordinating research or development projects, preferably multi-partner or interdisciplinary initiatives.

• Experience supporting data-driven research projects and working with research teams or surveillance platforms.

• Demonstrated experience in stakeholder engagement, reporting, and coordination of workshops or convenings.

• Demonstrated experience in undertaking field qualitative research and transcription.

• Familiarity with gender, care, climate change, or development research is an added advantage.

Personal Characteristics & Behaviours**

• Strong organisational, coordination, and time-management skills.

• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.

• High level of integrity, attention to detail, and professionalism.

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in multidisciplinary and multicultural teams.

• Commitment to ethical research and meaningful community engagement

Project Coordination and Implementation**

• Develop and track detailed work plans, timelines, and deliverables aligned with the approved project proposal.

• Coordinate activities across AKU, consortium partners, advisory group members, and external collaborators.

• Hub Development and Stakeholder Engagement Support stakeholder mapping across Kenya and the wider southern African region to identify key care–climate actors and policy entry points.

• Coordinate meetings, consultations, and policy dialogues with government, community-based organisations, and research partners.

• Support development and maintenance of the regional hub website and knowledge-sharing platforms.

Research Coordination and Data Support****

• Liaise with HDSS teams to support data access processes, documentation, and coordination of research activities.

• Support data preparation workflows, including documentation and coordination of climate-data matching processes.

• Lead qualitative data collection and analysis.

• Coordinate open calls for additional research partners and case studies.

• Ethics and Compliance  Support preparation, submission, and renewal of ethical and NACOSTI approvals in line with AKU, national, and partner requirements.

• Ensure adherence to data protection, confidentiality, and responsible research practices.

Monitoring, Reporting and Coordination**        **

• Prepare periodic technical progress reports, meeting notes, and documentation for internal and external stakeholders.

• Support compilation of donor reports and evidence summaries.

Capacity Building and Training Support**        **

• Support organisation of training sessions, research seminars, and peer-learning activities hosted through the hub.

• Coordinate student and early-career researcher involvement where applicable.

Scientific and Knowledge Translation Support**          **

• Contribute to literature reviews, synthesis of findings, and preparation of briefs, presentations, and manuscripts.

• Support translation of research outputs for policy and non-academic audiences.

Other assigned duties**

Undertake additional coordination and administrative duties as assigned by the Principal Investigator or study leadership, including flexibility to engage across time zones and undertake travel where required.