Several Fresher Data Collection Jobs – Research Assistants – Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH)

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Job Title:   Research Assistant (Several Fresher Data Collection Jobs)  

Organisation: Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH)

Project Name: Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) Programme

Funding Source: Global Fund

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Study Coordinator

 

About US:

Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) in collaboration with The AIDS Support Organisation (TASO) Uganda funded by the Global Fund is implementing a repeat survey of the HIV, sexual and reproductive health and gender-based violence status of AGYW aged 10-24 years in selected regions of the country in16 priority districts. The objective of the study is to evaluate if the interventions for AGYW have created changes in the desired impact in terms of behavioural and bio marker indicators. We will also do an Impact evaluation to assess the impact of the AGYWHIV prevention interventions to compare changes in the selected behavioural and biomarker indicator and document the extent to which changes are due to the AGYW HIV prevention interventions implemented in those districts.

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Properly sample households and enroll study participants as per study protocol
  • Perform field data collection and management activities, administer informed consent, conduct and complete interviews in accordance with the study protocol
  • Answer questions that the respondents may ask before or during the course of data collection
  • Collect data and participate in data management processes including validation to ensure quality data collection
  • Conduct Key informant interviews, in-depth interviews, focus group discussion, and desk reviews for the Impact evaluation and Repeat survey of the Global Fund-supported AGYW Project
  • Transcribe qualitative research interviews and participate in qualitative data analysis, where applicable
  • Provide the Team Leader with daily updates including households visited, interviews completed, and any other important information about assigned participants
  • Any other duties assigned by the data collection team leaders or the Study Coordinator


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Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

  • The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Humanities, Statistics, Public Health, or any other related discipline
  • Proficiency in both spoken and written English and a common local language spoken in that district
  • Prior experience in conducting face to face interviews
  • Prior experience in collecting quantitative and qualitative data particularly among adolescents and young people.
  • Excellent communication, organizational and interpersonal skills and ability to follow study specific procedures and guidelines reliably.
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and observe deadlines
  • Ability to spend an extended period of time in rural areas and away from home
  • Ability to work under stringent deadlines and independently with minimal supervision
  • Possession of a Certificate in Good Clinical Practice and/or Human Subjects Protection and prior data collection experience in the selected region is desired
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Knowledge and skills in electronic data collection is must.

 

Period of contract: Short term (not more than one month).

 

Note: Recruitment of Research Assistants will be based on the above-mentioned study regions. Candidates should indicate their region of preference in relation to the language that they are fluent in as they apply for this position

 

How to Apply:

All interested persons should send their updated CVs stating one referee and their contacts to the Dean, Makerere University School of Public Health at recruitment@musph.ac.ug. Please indicate the study name AGYW3 and your name in the subject part of your email.

 

NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

 

Deadline: 8th May 2023 by 5:00pm

 

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