Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, February 12, 2020 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
  Society for Family Health is recruiting for the position of Research Assistant for a duration of Fourteen (14) Days required urgently. The Research Assistants must be available full-time for the duration of the contract and will work as members of the SFH research team, through the Sexual and Reproductive Health for all Initiative (SARAI). They will help generate timely and actionable evidence in the Assessment on Client and Provider satisfaction and perceived quality of Family Planning Services in the Copperbelt and Luapula Provinces of Zambia. The Research Assistants will be responsible for conducting quantitative data collection through in-depth interviews as well as carrying out any other duties as the supervisor may deem necessary for the success of the study.
RECRUITMENTS BY WORKSTATION
Kitwe x 1.

  Primary Responsibilities
• Attend and actively participate research assistant training
• Work with health providers to enrol eligible participants at assigned sites
• Administer and document information sheets and informed consent forms
• Conducting interviews (In-depth Interviews with participants at facility level)
• Transcribe and compile qualitative interviews
• Bring any issues related to enrolment of participants or data collection to the attention of the supervisor
• Ensure regular meetings with research manager and other channels of communications are done so that there is clear information flow concerning the project
• Follow all data collection procedures
• Protect all study documents, including study logs, informed consent forms and notes as required
• Keep identity of study participants and their responses confidential
• Liaise, establish, and maintain productive, effective working relationships with Health Facility staff at research stations/health facility/markets, learning institutions and ensure no disruption to normal activities
• Conduct any other duties related to the study

  Skills Specifications:
• Skilled in MS Office word
• Reading and writing
• Communication
• Other skills and attributes
• Good Planning and Analytical Skills.
• Team worker, supportive and approachable
• Manage time efficiently and able to work independently with minimum guidance;
• Able to collaborate effectively internally and externally
• Ability to meet all deadlines

  Qualifications and Experience
• A Certificate or Diploma in social sciences
• Working knowledge of Family Planning services
• Year 1 years of Experience in qualitative research methods using SurveyCTO® or ODK
• Excellent communication skills
• Fluency in Bemba A MUST
• Required to complete or provide proof of research ethics training certificate (SFH to provide test to shortlisted candidates)
• Prior experience with SFH preferred

Job Education Requirements: A Certificate or Diploma

Job Experience Requirements: 1 years of Experience

Work Hours: 8

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Job application procedure
PLEASE EMAIL APPLICATION AND CV TO: contact@sfh.org.zm  . Clearly indicate, “Research Assistant – SARAI”. Closing Date: 17th February 2020. SFH is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from qualified individuals regardless of actual or perceived race, religion, colour, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, personal appearance, political affiliation, family status or responsibilities, gender identity or expression.

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