3 Data Management Jobs – Team Leader – Makerere University College of Health Sciences, School of Public Health (MakSPH)

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Job Title: Team Leader (3 Data Management Job Opportunities)

Organisation: Makerere University College of Health Sciences, School of Public Health (MakSPH)

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Study Coordinator

 

About US:

Makerere University College of Health Sciences, School of Public Health (MakSPH) received funding from the US Mission for one (1) year to support the Strengthening of Makerere University’s Research, Grant Writing and Publication Capacity.

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Properly sample households and identify eligible respondents for interview
  • Obtain administrative clearance from the selected district and sub counties prior to data collection
  • Answer questions that the area authorities may ask before, during or after the course of data collection
  • Ensure that the research assistants comply with the set data collection and ethics guidelines at all times
  • Lead the assigned team in conducting field data collection, including assigning households for interviews, and ensuring that the required number of respondents is covered
  • Lead data collection and participate in data management processes including validation to ensure quality data collection
  • Provide the Study Coordinator with daily updates on the work done by his/her team. This includes progress on the work done, any challenges experienced, and suggestions (if needed) in field data collection schedules, among other aspects


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Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

  • The ideal applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree in a health-related discipline such as Environmental Health, Medicine, Nursing and Public Health OR Social sciences or Statistics. Possession of a Master’s degree in Public Health, Social Sciences or Statistics will be an added advantage.
  • Evidence of being a team leader on at least 2 research projects
  • Must have a certificate of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) or Human Subjects Research
  • Proven experience in working with key populations is mandatory
  • Should have at least three years’ experience in collecting quantitative and qualitative health research
  • Proficiency in English and at least one of the local languages (Acholi, Lusoga, Langi, Luganda, Ateso (both spoken and written)
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • Prior experience in using mobile data collection applications (ODK, Kobo collect or Survey Monkey)
  • Must have an android phone of version 10 and above and should be willing to use it for data collection
  • Must be willing to work beyond official working hours in the field

 

How to Apply:

All Interested persons should send on email their applications, scanned copies of their academic documents with a current Curriculum Vitae (C.V) (addressed to the Dean School of Public Health) to communityledadvocacystudy@gmail.com, indicating the language of preference, two referees and their active (24hour) phone contacts.

 

Deadline: 11th November 2022 by 17:00 pm

 

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