Research Assistants (Nasarawa and Abuja)

February 10, 2023
Posted by: humanitarianweb
Category: Humanitarian Jobs

Closing date: 23 Feb 2023

Overview

Antenatal/Postnatal Care Research Collective (ARC) project is conducting a study to explore the effect of Group Antenatal Care on Women’s Place of Childbirth in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. The study is funded by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The primary objective of the study is to determine where G-ANC participants (i.e., women who attended at least one meeting) gave birth, disaggregated by place of childbirth (e.g., the same health facility where they attended G-ANC, another facility, home) and survey method (e.g., phone, in-person). Explorative objectives include; To identify factors associated with each place of childbirth (e.g., the same health facility where they attended G-ANC, another facility, home), stratified by survey method (e.g. phone, in-person)To explore potential associations between greater intervention exposure (i.e., number of attended sessions) and childbirth in the same G-ANC facility, stratified by survey method (e.g., phone, in-person).

Responsibilities

Identify eligible G-ANC cohorts in the facility’s G-ANC attendance record using the EDD ranges relevant to the data collection period.
Select a specific number of G-ANC participants based on inclusion criteria from eligible cohorts based on weighted proportions across facilities, provided by the study team
Enter the eligible women’s names, cohort numbers, phone numbers and total meeting attendance data (i.e., confirming at least 1) into the REDCap app on tablets
Call each G-ANC participant up to three times
Conduct phone survey for consenting women whose mobile numbers are reachable using tablets provided
Conduct in-person interviews for eligible women whose mobile numbers are unreachable by tracing women’s contact address from facility attendance register, map addresses and visit women in their homes to administer survey using tablets provided
Selected research assistants will contact IDI participants by phone, based on information gathered during the surveys, to request the women come for a IDI on a specific day and time.
Ahead of each interview, ensure supplies (copies of the informed consent documents; a tape-recorder that is fully charged and or with batteries; a notebook and pen); and the transport reimbursement to compensate participants for the transport costs that they may have had to attend the IDI
Take written consent, begin recording, and conduct interview in a private place
Conduct in-depth interviews with study participants
Report of activity and issues identified submitted to project team

Required Qualifications

BSC or HND
Experience conducting quantitative and qualitative interviews
Must be able to speak local languages (Hausa) and English.
Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and within a team
Ability to use online data collection tools
Good team player

How to apply

Interested and qualified candidates should apply using this link:

https://jobs-jhpiego.icims.com/jobs/4951/research-assistants-%28nasarawa-and-abuja%29/job

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found.
Only shortlisted candidates will receive an invitation for an interview
Any successful candidate will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation.
There will be travel requirements and opportunities both within Nigeria.
JHU is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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