Research and Community Care Manager

About the role

A full-time, on-site Research and Community Care Manager is sought in Adjiriganor, Accra, to coordinate research initiatives, oversee community health programmes and drive effective community engagement. The successful candidate combines research and programme management skills with the ability to lead field teams, build stakeholder relationships and contribute to evidence-based community care.

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate and oversee research projects and community health programmes.
• Develop research proposals, manuscripts, reports and academic publications.
• Identify funding opportunities and prepare research grant applications.
• Supervise and support Community Care Guides and field teams.
• Build and maintain partnerships with community leaders, healthcare providers and other stakeholders.
• Monitor programme performance, analyse data and prepare periodic reports.
• Support project budgeting, resource allocation and operational efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with research ethics and organisational standards.

Required profile

• Master's degree in public health, health sciences, nursing, social sciences, development studies, research methods or a related discipline.
• 2-3 years of relevant experience in research coordination, community health, public health projects or programme management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong research, analytical and report-writing skills.
• Good knowledge of research methodologies, data collection and research ethics.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and familiarity with research and data collection tools.
• Strong leadership, organisational and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience in academic publications, grant writing and community-based programme management is an added advantage.

Candidates apply by sending their CV by email with the subject line "Application - Research and Community Care Manager"; only shortlisted candidates will be contacted, and the application deadline is 13 November 2026.