Posted:Tue at 3:20 PM
By:Hiring Kenya
Company Details
Industry:
Non-Profit Organization Management
Description:
Jhpiego, an affiliate of Johns Hopkins University is implementing The Challenge Initiative (TCI), a project funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) through The Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health (GI), Department of Population, Family & Reproductive Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Job Description
Responsibilities
- Support focused group discussions and key informant interviews as required by the research management
- Obtain informed consent from study participants, and carry out study interviews as per the study guidelines
- Travel to field sites to conduct interviews for the identified study participants in targeted counties
- Maintain highest standards for protection/management of data per study guidelines
- Daily communication with the research team lead
- Assist team with resolution of any queries related to data collected during interviews
- Support transcription of the qualitative data collected through recordings
- Support any other research support duties relating to the study as assigned by the supervisor
Required Qualifications
- Degree in public health, sociology, community health, social science or any other related qualification
- Experience with community-based research for public health or clinical studies preferred
- At least 2 years’ hands on experience and training in conducting surveys, FGDs, IDIs and KIIs
- Knowledge and experience in use of electronic data collection software is an added advantage
- Excellent organizational skills and ability to follow study-specific procedures and guidelines reliably
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and fluency in English and Swahili
- Computer literacy, particularly in the use of MS word, Excel and PowerPoint
Education: Degree, Diploma
Employment Type: Full Time