• Support the Research Coordination team in the implementation of current and future initiatives; • Ensure coordination of health research across the regional office’s clusters, programme and units; • Participate in the implementation of the research coordination workstream and coordination of activities around health research • Support the implementation of the health research priorities in the regional office; • Strengthen the health research network in the region; • Assist in donor reporting and proposal preparation; • Support the development and strengthening of national and regional health research systems across member states; • Support the publication system and ethics committee activities at the regional office; • Support the harmonization of existing and future health research activities in AFRO; • Support the strengthening of collaborations and engagement on health research in the region; • Support the implementation and coordination of key research activities; • Establish and strengthen partnerships with research institutions and networks in the region to strengthen research and evidence generation; • Support coordination, convention and harmonization of research; • Support the organization of internal and external meetings and training activities on health research; • Support the coordination of the activities of the regional advisory bodies and networks for research in the region; • Support the documentation and dissemination of lessons learnt and best practices in research and their translation to evidence to support countries; • Support the team lead in communicating the achievements and results of health research initiatives; • Undertake any other assignment as requested by the supervisor.