Research Assistant – INFORM Africa Research Hub

ORGANIZATION AND PROJECT BACKGROUND

The Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN) is a nonprofit organization supporting public-health programmes, research, capacity development and healthcare delivery in Nigeria. This position is based within IHVN’s International Research Centre of Excellence and supports activities funded through the INFORM Africa Research Hub grant.

ROLE PURPOSE

The Research Assistant will support the day-to-day implementation of research and project activities. The position combines scientific research, documentation, data management, reporting and communications support. The post holder will help ensure project outputs are completed on time and communicated through publications, reports, events and digital platforms.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the development of at least two scientific publications annually.
• Conduct literature reviews and contribute to manuscript drafts.
• Support the preparation of at least one grant application when assigned.
• Assist with research data collection, cleaning, analysis and visualization.
• Draft social-media posts, event summaries, success stories and visual-content briefs for at least 95% of assigned project activities.
• Monitor audience interactions with project communications.
• Support project reporting and grant-reporting inputs.
• Maintain organized project records, archives and the project’s OneDrive folder.
• Record and circulate meeting minutes within five working days, clearly showing decisions, action points, responsible persons and timelines.
• Support at least two capacity-development activities annually, including materials, attendance, logistics, follow-up and activity summaries.
• Support photography, documentation and project communications.
• Maintain grant and activity calendars.
• Support manuscript-development processes and undertake other assigned research or administrative duties.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology or another relevant discipline.
• At least one year of experience in scientific writing, project support, administration and reporting.
• Additional educational requirements: Not specified.
• Professional certification requirements: Not specified.

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

• Scientific and technical writing.
• Literature reviews and manuscript-development support.
• Research-data collection and management.
• Data cleaning, analysis and visualization.
• Project documentation and reporting.
• Meeting-minutes and action-tracking management.
• Social-media and research communications.
• Records and digital-file management.
• Training and event-logistics support.
• Ability to complete accurate work within agreed timelines.

CONTRACT DETAILS

• Employment classification: Ad hoc temporary appointment.
• Department: International Research Centre of Excellence.
• Duty station: Abuja, Nigeria.
• Opening date: 3 August 2026.
• Closing date: 10 August 2026.
• Salary: Not specified.
• Contract duration: Not specified.
• Number of positions: Not specified.
• Supervisor: Not specified.

SAFEGUARDING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

IHVN takes protection against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment seriously. Applicants agree to appropriate safeguarding background checks and must comply with the organization’s PSEAH requirements.

IHVN provides equal employment opportunity and does not discriminate based on religion, gender, national or ethnic origin, age, marital status, genetic information or another status protected by applicable law.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

Applicants must submit an application letter, detailed curriculum vitae and contact information for two professional references. All documents must be prepared in Microsoft Word format and sent to careers@ihvnigeria.org for the attention of the Assistant Director, Human Resources. Clearly state the position and location in the email subject. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.