Job Title: Laboratory Research Assistant (Bio and Medical) – UNCEF Research Development Center
Work Scope:
- The scope of work is scaled to cover Environmental Assessments Remediation, Restoration and reclamation Environmental Regulations relating to oil&gas industry Pollution Prevention, Abatement and Control Waste Management systems Processes, and Procedures Sampling and analytical Work related to Environmental Activities Environmental Management Systems
About the Opportunity:
- We are looking for an energetic, smart and motivatedResearch Assistantwho believes in the power of research and evidence and wants to change the world with it.
- The Research Assistant will work with our Global policy team to support our policy-related activities.
- Specifically, they will initially be responsible for supporting our work on Agriculture, Medical, Renewable Energy,Food security and Nutrition.
- The Assistant will work from our office in Kaduna, Kebbi, Platu, Kano etc., and will report to the Policy Director in Abuja.
- We work in a collaborative and creative environment towards reaching a common goal of ending extreme poverty and preventable disease.
- You will receive an exceptional benefits package along with the opportunity to contribute to worldwide causes impacting those most in need
Responsibilities
In this Role, you will:
- Collect, analyze, and edit reports on important policy issues on environmental, water resources, waste management, agriculture, food security and nutrition
- Prepare for and attend internal and external briefings and meetings, taking thorough notes and reporting back to the Policy Director
- Support the Policy Director in our work across several key agriculture and nutrition coalitions
- Monitor all global trends on our issues to ensure the team is informed of relevant updates.
- Update policy materials as needed
- Perform other tasks as assigned by the supervisor or designer
Required Qualifications, Skills and Competencies
- Minimum Qualification: Degree
- Experience Level: Mid-level
- Experience Length: 3 years
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain relationships at all levels.
What We Need From You:
- 1-2 years work experience in management consulting, a leading think-tank, academia, agriculture improvement programs, nutrition or any related field
- Excellent analytical, quantitative and problem-solving skills. Experience of quantitative techniques and data science approaches is desirable.
- Excellent experience of MS Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Demonstrable interest in development issues, and Africa
- Excellent organizational capacities
- Excellent written and verbal English communication skills; French is desirable
- Strong sense of teamwork and collaboration.
Salary
USD1,900 – USD2,500 Monthly.
Application Instructions:
The application deadline is on the 30th of November, 2024. Therefore, qualified and interested candidates can send their Applications to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.
Note
Candidates should provide 5 character references (a person, or persons), that can be contacted to give a statement of the employee’s good qualities values, and work ethics using the following information:
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Job Features
Job Category | Laboratory Scientist Jobs, Research / Survey Jobs |