NGO Data Collection Jobs – Research Consultants at Marie Stopes Uganda (MSU)

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Job
Title:              
Research Consultants / Firms
Organization:      Marie Stopes Uganda (MSU)
Duty Station:       
Kampala, Uganda
Reports to:       
RME Manager
About MSU:
Marie Stopes
Uganda (MSU) is a marketing-focused, results-oriented social business that uses
modern management and marketing techniques to provide family planning and
reproductive healthcare across every district of Uganda. We aim to contribute
15 points to Uganda’s contraceptive prevalence rate by 2015, saving and
improving many thousands of Ugandan lives. For over 15 years, Marie Stopes
Uganda (MSU) has prided itself on providing a wide range of high quality,
affordable and client-centred services to men, women and young people. Our 340
team members work in every district of Uganda and provide approximately 35% of
all modern contraception, the majority of which is delivered in hard to reach
and remote areas. In 2012, MSU generated over 1.1 million Couple Years of
Protection and provided quality services to over 350,000 Ugandans.
Job Summary: The Research Consultants or firms
who will be called on a seasonal, short term basis depending on organization
needs to lead studies and evaluations in the following intervention areas: Family
planning, Cervical Cancer and HIV/AIDS.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Take
    lead or assist with the design and development of research and evaluation
    study designs, protocols and data collection instruments
  • Train
    Research Assistants, Supervisors and Data Entrants
  • Supervise
    data collection, entry and cleaning
  • Perform
    quality assurance during data collection and entry
  • Perform
    data analysis
  • Prepare
    or assist in preparation of results for reports, publications and/or
    presentations
  • Perform
    any other duties assigned by MSU
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
  • The
    candidate should possess a post graduate qualifications in social
    sciences, public health, epidemiology, research, monitoring
  • Experience
    in planning, implementing, evaluating and documenting national and
    community health-intervention programs is required.
  • Experience
    in working with the private sector and NGOs is desired.
  • Familiarity
    in conducting population studies is desired
  • The
    candidates should be flexible, innovative and with excellent writing
    skills and strategic thinking.
  • Previous
    publications in peered reviewed journals will be an added advantage
How to Apply:
All interested
candidates should send their applications with updated CVs and cover letters by
email to jobs.applications@mariestopes.or.ug / jobs@mariestopes.or.ug or post to
the Senior Manager, People and Development, Plot 1020, Kisugu-Muyenga, P.O Box
10431, Kampala-Uganda quoting the position title
Deadline: Friday 4th October, 2013
by 6pm

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