Job Description: Research
Assistant
Background: Jacaranda Health is a social venture that aims to set a
new standard for maternity care in East Africa. Jacaranda Health combines
business and clinical innovations to provide affordable maternity and
reproductive health services to low-income urban women.
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.
Job Summary: This study is seeking a research assistant to work on the
Monitoring and Evaluation team. This individual will work closely with the
various members of the team to conduct research on various aspects of
reproductive, maternal and child healthcare.
This role will include the following
responsibilities:
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Collecting and organizing data
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Conducting data entry
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Ensuring data quality
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Working with M&E team members to
improve and refine data collection and entry tools
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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.
Conditions: This is a part time position with the possibility to
transition to a full time position, subject to performance and availability of
funding. Employee schedules will be planned on a weekly basis and Remuneration
will be on a daily rate
Tasks, Duties and Responsibilities
General
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Arrive to work promptly and reliably
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Interact with community members with
the highest level of integrity, sensitivity and understanding
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Recruit eligible women into study and
obtain informed consent using proper ethical standards
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Collect data through means such as
in-person interviews, phone calls, and observation
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Collaborate with colleagues to
improve one another’s data collection and data entering skills
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Work with the Program Officer to
implement improvements to data collection tools and methods
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Conduct data entry using computer
data entry system
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Attend to other administrative
duties, as assigned
Qualifications
Required
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Bachelors’ degree or college
diploma/certificate
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1 or more years of research-related
work experience
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Excellent oral and written
communication skills in both English and Kiswahili
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Experience with data collection
through household and/or phone surveys, exit interviews, focus groups,
observation
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Ability to recognize when questions
are difficult or unclear to participants
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Excellent note taking ability during
interviews
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Willingness to travel within Nairobi
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Dependable and upholding highest
level of honesty and confidentiality
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High attention to detail and
problem-solving skills
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Proactive, self-motivated and
team-oriented
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Ability to multi-task effectively
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Comfortable with interviewing
individuals in a variety of locations
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Ability to withstand demanding
targets; does well under pressure
Desired
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Experience or familiarity with
maternal or newborn health
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Experience with all data entry
methods mentioned above
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Experience with pilot studies,
especially related to improving data collection tools
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Proficient in Microsoft (MS Excel in
particular); familiarity with database management programs is a plus
How to Apply
Interested candidates may apply by
submitting their CV to jobs@jacarandahealth.org with subject title RA POSITION.
Part Time Job.
Deadline is Friday February 2, 2018.