Research Associate, Human Development Programme

Medical College

Karachi, Pakistan

Aga Khan University chartered in 1983 as Pakistan's first private international university, is committed to the provision of education, research, and health care of international standards relevant to Pakistan and the region. The affiliated Aga Khan University Hospital provides state-of-the-art clinical facilities and well-equipped diagnostic services. The University currently has teaching sites in Pakistan, East Africa, the United Kingdom, and Afghanistan, and is a major component of Aga Khan Development Network.

As an equal opportunity employer, AKU believes in promoting a diverse and inclusive culture and is committed to adopt appropriate standards for safeguarding and promoting a respectful relationship with and between diverse workforce of its faculty, staff, trainees, volunteers, beneficiaries, wider communities, and other stakeholders with whom it works, including children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees/trainees and partners to share this commitment.

HDP is determined to promote better development of future generations and with its educational and community-based programmes. The Programme aims to build the capacity of professionals, parents and communities who have the responsibility of providing a strong foundation and learning opportunities for ensuring a good start in life to every child.

This is a grant-funded contractual position.

Responsibilities

You will be responsible to:

• provide management support to the PIs in planning, implementing and monitoring of all project activities
• provide support for the arrangement of meetings, training sessions, data collection, field visits, maintaining material inventory, etc
• coordination and support to project team for project-related activities
• provide support to the PIs for various arrangements and documentation pertaining to project
• develop, manage and maintain project documents
• manage and keep records of reference materials used for projects
• data collection, analysis, transcription, review of transcripts and data entry
• attend project team meetings and respond to correspondence.

Requirements

You should have:

• bachelor’s degree preferably in health/social sciences or education (a Master’s degree is preferred)
• at least one year of prior work in research, material development, translation, data analysis, report writing and field work
• understanding of Gender Based Violence (GBV), its risks, challenges, and solutions
• strong verbal and written communication skills in Urdu and English
• proficiency in MS Office and videoconferencing platforms (Zoom, MS Teams)
• excellent planning, organizational, and time management skills
• ability to work independently and in teams
• strong problem-solving, analytical, and coordination abilities
• flexibility to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.