Job Responsibilities

1. Provide support to undertaking embedded implementation research within countries’ health programmes
• Help support PHC-HSS team and work with national, regional and global partners to identify key priorities for embedded implementation research within priority countries for health service delivery
• Conduct relevant literature reviews on different IR topics to expand knowledge in the area.
• Provide technical support to the development of protocols for implementation research within countries, and to the execution of ensuing research studies are conducted with quality.
 
2. Support dissemination and application of findings from existing implementation research activities.
• Support the facilitation of workshop(s) and other fora to disseminate the findings of implementation research to ensure uptake in policy and practice.
• Support the write-up in peer reviewed publications of the results of implementation research
• Support the write-up of policy briefs and other context specific dissemination products based on the results of implementation research
3. Help support capacity building activities within countries and within UNICEF and partners to undertake embedded implementation research
• Support to conduct capacity building activities within countries for implementation research, including protocol development workshops
• Support UNICEF staff to build capacity for implementation research and document the model UNICEF is employing with partners to undertake implementation research.