IMA World Health Evidence & Knowledge Management Lead Job Vacancy in Ghana

IMA
World Health is seeking applications for an Evidence & Knowledge Management
Lead for an anticipated DFID-funded violence against women and girls (VAWG)
opportunity in Ghana. The Preventing Violence Against Girls (PVAAG) program
aims to contribute to the long-term reduction in the prevalence of VAWG as well
as to strengthen the evidence base on what works to mitigate violence against
adolescent girls (aged 10-19) in Ghana. The Evidence and Knowledge

Management
Lead will be responsible for leading operations research aimed at producing
knowledge and evidence on the drivers and effects of VAWG against adolescent
girls and ‘what works’ to tackle this. She/he reports directly to the Team
Leader and will advise the Implementation Team, providing technical direction
for project implementation and ensuring the project meets stated goals,
expected results, and reporting requirements.

Duties

Lead
qualitative (formative) research to inform curriculum development for the
safe spaces and pilot test and iterate the curriculum as appropriate.
Lead
qualitative (formative) research to inform the content (branding,
messages, characters) for the social norms component of the program.
Collaborate
with key stakeholders to determine possible areas for further research to
strengthen the evidence base on violence against adolescent girls.
Develop
materials (e.g. curriculum) to be developed for use in challenging harmful
attitudes and behaviors.
Ensure
high quality program delivery and the cost-effective use of IMA World
Health and DFID resources.

The
position requires a competent and experienced person with the following
attributes

A
minimum of a university degree in Gender Studies, International
Development, Global Health, or a related field is required; Advanced
degree in relevant field is strongly preferred.
A
minimum of X years experience working with programming in contexts similar
to Ghana; experience working in West Africa and particularly Ghana will be
strongly preferred.
A
thorough understanding of the drivers of VAWG, in Ghana and/or the region,
will be an asset.
A
professional level of oral and written fluency in English language.
Strong
interpersonal and communication skills.
A
demonstrated ability to work effectively with government representatives,
for-profit private sector entities, local community organizations, donors
and other stakeholders, particularly at the sub-national level.
Ghanaian
nationals are encouraged to apply.