Reach Alliance Student Researcher Opportunity

Company Description

Amref International University, through the Research and Community Extension Division, is collaborating with the Reach Alliance to strengthen research capacity by connecting students and faculty to global opportunities. In partnership with the Reach Alliance, we invite applications for valuable opportunity.

The Reach Alliance is a consortium of global universities - with partners in Australia, Canada, Ghana, Mexico, Singapore, South Africa, United Kingdom, and the United States - developing the leaders we need to solve urgent local challenges of the hard to reach – those under-served for geographic, administrative, or social reasons.

Reach Alliance is a student-led, faculty-mentored, interdisciplinary team, research and leadership initiative focused on innovative development programs that are effectively reaching hard to reach populations. Research is conducted in collaboration with local communities and with guidance from university faculty members, building capacity and skills among Reach's student researchers.

To date, the Reach Alliance has trained over 434 students across nine universities in eight countries, launched over 100 case study reports, covering innovative interventions in more than 40 countries. These actionable research insights have been published in many journals and are used by policymakers and sector leaders to catalyze impact worldwide.

The Reach Alliance was created in 2015 by the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, in partnership with the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth. It is guided by an Advisory Council of leaders in academia, and in the private, public, and non-profit sectors who help to drive impact providing strategic advice on scaling and sustainability.

Job Description

Expected Deliverables: 

• Team Charter and coaching meeting outputs
• Collaborator Terms of Reference with research partner
• Literature Review
• Research Ethics Application to your university’s research ethics board
• Interview Guide/ research collection methodology
• Travel logistics requirements for primary research in the field
• Conduct in-person primary research in a local or international context depending on case study location.
• Data analysis of primary data 
• Draft of case study within six weeks of completing field work or project timeline and liaise with Reach’s editorial and design staff until publication (typically 4-6 weeks).
• Co-create a communications and knowledge translation plan with community partner, including social media content
• Leadership assessment surveys at the beginning and end of the year. 
• Team’s Large Group Meeting presentation to global network twice a year
• Participate in the preparation calls and outputs for the team’s presentation at annual Reach conference
• Participate in year-end feedback session 
• Engagement as alumni in ongoing professional development and leadership opportunities.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications :

• Applicants must be current students enrolled in AMIU postgraduate programmes, including Master degrees in Public Health, Health Systems Management, Bioethics, and Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights and Policy.
• Applicants must have successfully completed the first year of study and passed all their coursework.
• A one-page Curriculum Vitae (CV).
• A concept note (maximum 1,000 words) outlining a selected health issue to be addressed as a case study under the REACH programme. The concept note should include: Title, justification of the health issue, objectives, research question(s), proposed case study methodological approach, data collection and analysis procedures, and expected deliverables.
• A one-page motivational cover letter describing the applicant’s interest in the opportunity, suitability for the award, and commitment to the core activities and expected deliverables of REACH researchers.
• Preference will be given to applicants who are not currently on scholarship.

Additional Information

Applications should be submitted by 8th May 2026 (Nairobi time).                                                                Learn more about the programme at reachalliance.org/become-a-reach-researcher/                                    

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Amref International University is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Amref International University is dedicated to diversity and is an equal-opportunity employer with a non-smoking environment policy.