Background: Harvard School of Public Health is conducting a
study in collaboration with Jacaranda Health, a social venture that aims to set
a new standard for maternity care in East Africa.
As it builds a network of maternity
hospitals, Jacaranda Health has launched one clinic in Nairobi in 2012, a
second in 2014, and two more are in process in other locations in the region.
Location: Nairobi
Job Summary: This study is seeking a Field Officer (FO) to report to our Program Manager for Research and Evaluation.
This individual will work closely
with the Program Manager to conduct research on maternal birth planning.
FO roles for this evaluation will
include but are not limited to:
- Collecting and organizing data
- Conducting data entry
- Ensuring data quality
- Working with Program Manager to improve and
refine data collection and entry tools
We are looking for someone who is
interested in building up their research methods skills.
This person should be an intelligent,
proactive, and flexible individual with experience conducting surveys for
health research and evaluations.
Tasks, Duties and Responsibilities
Tasks, Duties and Responsibilities
General
- Arrive to work promptly and reliably
- Interact with community members with the
highest level of integrity, sensitivity and understanding
- Recruit eligible women into study and obtain
informed consent using proper ethical standards
- Collect data through means such as household
surveys, phone calls, and observation
- Collaborate with colleagues to improve one
another’s data collection and data entering skills
- Work with the Project Manager to implement
improvements to data collection tools and methods
- Conduct data entry using computer data entry
system
- Attend to other administrative duties, as
assigned
Qualifications
Required
- Bachelors’ degree or college
diploma/certificate
- 1-2 years of work experience (preferably in
research)
- Excellent oral and written communication
skills in both English and Kiswahili
- Experience with data collection through
household and/or phone surveys, exit interviews, focus groups, observation
- Ability to recognize when questions are
difficult or unclear to participants
- Excellent note taking ability during
interviews
- Willingness to travel within Nairobi
- Dependable and upholding highest level of
honesty and confidentiality
- High attention to detail and problem-solving
skills
- Proactive, self-motivated and team-oriented
- Ability to multi-task effectively
- Comfortable with interviewing individuals in a
variety of locations
- Ability to withstand demanding targets; does
well under pressure
Desired
- Experience or familiarity with maternal or
newborn health
- Experience with all data entry methods
mentioned above
- Experience with pilot studies, especially
related to improving data collection tools
- Proficient in Microsoft (MS Excel in particular);
familiarity with database management programs is a plus
To Apply
Interested candidates may apply by:
Interested candidates may apply by:
1. Completing the online form
available by clicking here: Field Officer Application Form - Jan 2015 or by pasting
this link into your web browser: http://goo.gl/forms/6sCuUp6d82
2. Submitting their CV to
jobs@jacarandahealth.org with subject title, “BIRTH PLANNING FO APPLICATION –
FULL NAME”. Please copy and paste this title in the email subject and replace
“FULL NAME” with applicant’s full name.
“Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply”
Only applicants that have completed the online form as well as submitted their CV will be considered. No calls please.
“Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply”
Only applicants that have completed the online form as well as submitted their CV will be considered. No calls please.
Unfortunately, due to the volume of
applications received, we will be unable to confirm all submissions.
Submission should be received by
December 1, 2014.