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Job Title:   Data Collectors (40 Job
Opportunities)

Organization: Management Sciences for Health (MSH)

Funding Source: United
States Agency for International Development (USAID)

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

 About US:

Management Sciences for Health (MSH) is implementing the United States
Agency for International Development (USAID) funded activity, Strengthening
Supply Chain Systems (SSCS) that aims to reduce Essential Medicines and Health
Supply (EMHS) stock outs and dependence on external supply chain support. The
SSCS project would like to conduct a baseline survey to inform the status of
supply chain systems and identifying drivers of performance in order to support
the design of interventions and strategies that could improve EMHS at national
and sub-national levels. The baseline with also provide SSCS with the data to
measure the impact of supply chain interventions during the lifetime of the
project.

Job Summary:  The overall duty of the Data Collector will
be to collect data and submit them electronically to the study supervisor. The
DC will be based in the study districts all over the country for the duration
of the survey.

 Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Participate in study team meetings throughout the duration of the
  study.
• Perform data collection and management activities following the study
  protocol including the consent process and confidentiality requirements.
• Review data for completeness and consistency before uploading and
  proceeding with another interview.
• Ensure secure storage of survey data according to study protocol.
• Maintain confidentiality and security of all data collected and in
  their possession at all times.
• Keep the data collection tablets in working condition, safe and secure
  at all times.
• Work closely with the health facilities in charge to ensure data
  collection is supported.
• Reports to the immediate supervisor any issues that may potentially
  affect the data collection process.
• Provide the supervisor with daily updates of data collection activities
  including interviews completed, and any other issues that may arise.
• Execute any other duties assigned by the study coordinator and the
  investigators.

Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:

• The ideal candidate must hold a University degree in any public health
  related course, social sciences, population studies, demography, economics,
  statistics etc.
• Medical qualification defined as (Nursing, Midwifery, Laboratory technology,
  Pharmacy, Clinical officer, Medical Officer).
• Prior experience conducting similar studies using face to face
  interviews.
• Prior experience conducting qualitative interviews.
• Familiarity with the public health system especially supply chain
  management and HMIS reporting at health facility level.
• Proficiency in English (both spoken and written).
• Familiarity with the assigned study region/district.
• Excellent communication, organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to adhere to Standard Operating Procedures.
• Willingness to spend and devote an extended period of time for the
  study (2 -4 weeks).
• Willingness to travel and reside in the assigned district for the
  entire study period.
• Ability to work under stringent deadlines and independently with
  minimum supervision.

NB: Availability to start on Monday October 5, 2020

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified and interested persons should send their applications
including a cover letter, current CV containing two referees and their contacts
addressed to:

The Country Human Resource Manager,

Management Sciences for Health,

P. O Box 71419 Kampala Uganda

Email to: hrug@mush.org:

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Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

Deadline: 29^th
September 2020

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