Global Research Associate

7 days ago


Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Grassroot Soccer Full time

About Us

Grassroot Soccer is a rapidly growing adolescent health organization that leverages the power of soccer to educate, inspire, and mobilize at-risk youth in developing countries to overcome their greatest health challenges, live healthier, more productive lives, and be agents for change in their communities.

We have reached 13 million young people in more than 60 countries with life-saving HIV prevention and sexual and reproductive health information and services since 2002. Our goal is to continue scaling our impact via partnerships over the next five years.

What We're Looking For

  • A highly skilled Senior Research Coordinator to join our Global Research & Development team
  • A strong understanding of research methods, quantitative, and qualitative data collection and analysis methods
  • International grant/program management experience or familiarity
  • Minimum of 3 years of experience in adolescent health or program implementation of international health projects
  • Strong interpersonal, analytical, and problem-solving skills for managing activities and projects across various countries and staff/volunteers/partners from various cultures

Responsibilities and Requirements

  • Research Partnership Coordination: 60%
    • Support coordination of research partnerships with GRS teams, implementing partners, and external research partners, with a special focus on projects in South Africa and key GRS partnership geographies (Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Malawi, and Zimbabwe)
    • Support coordination with research consultants, including recruitment and onboarding process, tracking project timelines, budgets, and deliverables
    • Coordinate scheduling of meetings; prepare and share agendas, relevant documents, and resources; document and circulate record of discussions with internal and external teams participating in research
    • Support drafting, review, and formatting of research protocols, quantitative, and qualitative data collection tools
    • Contribute to analysis and interpretation of primary and secondary data as needed
  • Thought Leadership: 20%
    • Track relevant international, regional, and local scientific meetings, conferences, and workshops and GRS submissions
    • Support coordination of GRS scientific abstract development and submission process, including formatting, copy editing, etc.
    • Review and contribute to dissemination of GRS evidence through publications, abstracts, posters, presentations, panels at conferences, and or special events
  • Internal Learning: 20%
    • Coordinate and contribute to internal and external information-sharing and learning calls (including leading the coordination of the quarterly Learning & Insights calls)
    • Lead the development of the Scouting Report
    • Support maintenance of research team intranet pages


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