Public Health Officer – Focus on Qualitative Research At Connecting Research to Development

Under the supervision of the CRD’s Lebanon Country Manager, the incumbent will:

1. Public Health Research Tasks:

• Conduct and lead qualitative research including research design, tool design, analysis and discussion, and generation of recommendations.
• Coordinate programs/projects, along with assisting in ongoing program development and measurable evaluations.
• Ensure ongoing programmatic excellence through active participation in the different components of the project/study process.
• Contribute to writing educational/promotional literature, proposals, articles, and reports.
• Participate in the development and translation of quantitative tools.
• Other tasks as assigned by the CEO.

1. Field Coordination Tasks:

• Coordinate public health field operations by monitoring and assisting public health teams.
• Participate in the planning process of field activities.
• Lead and supervise fieldwork operations.
• Lead in conducting field research in the form of focus groups, interviews, case studies, observations, and surveys, and other data collection methods.
• Ensure ongoing programmatic excellence through continuous monitoring and management of data from the field.
• Organize and deliver training sessions for field teams.
• Perform data entry whenever required.
• Other tasks as assigned by the CEO.

Desired Qualifications

• Master’s degree in public health; health promotion; community health; or any other similar field of study
• At least 5 years of working experience in qualitative public health research;
• Excellent verbal, written, analytical, and organizational skills;
• Collaborative and constructive team member;
• Ability to meet tight deadlines, multitask, manage multiple projects simultaneously, and work in a fast-paced environment;
• Strong presentation and training skills;
• Proficiency in Microsoft office;
• Knowledge of qualitative analysis software is a must;
• Examples of published research is a plus;
• Fluency in written and oral English. Other languages pertinent to CRD’s regional areas of operation are an advantage.