Association for Reproductive and Family Health
(ARFH) is one of the leading Nigerian Non-Governmental Organizations
implementing programs for improving Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH), Care
and Treatment of HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis (TB) and Malaria, etc. We offer
professionals, opportunities for career advancement, good working environment
and competitive remuneration.
We seek applications from qualified persons for the following position in our Links for Children project (LFC) for Vulnerable Children and their families in parts of Northern Nigeria:
We seek applications from qualified persons for the following position in our Links for Children project (LFC) for Vulnerable Children and their families in parts of Northern Nigeria:
Research Assistants for the Qualitative Study
Job TypeFull
Time
Min QualificationBA/BSc/HND
Experience 3
years
Location Abuja
Job FieldMedical/Health
Ref Number: RA-001-2014
Location of assignment: FCT
Reporting to: Survey Principal Investigator.
Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH), a Principal Recipient to the Global Fund Round-9 TB grant in Nigeria, is hereby seeking for qualified and experienced research assistants to conduct an operation research in selected DOTS facilities in FCT. The successful candidates will collect qualitative data from selected respondents at both the TB DOTS facilities and communities within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for an approximate period of two weeks.
Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH), a Principal Recipient to the Global Fund Round-9 TB grant in Nigeria, is hereby seeking for qualified and experienced research assistants to conduct an operation research in selected DOTS facilities in FCT. The successful candidates will collect qualitative data from selected respondents at both the TB DOTS facilities and communities within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for an approximate period of two weeks.
The specific tasks of the research assistant are:
Attend the Central
training on the data collection methods
With the DOTS focal
person and the TBLS, the research assistant will facilitate mobilization of
study participants for Focus Group Discussions, In Depth Interviews and Key
Informant Interviews.
Determine the
appropriate venue within the community for the FGD, IDI and KII.
Liaise with the
consultant and the ARFH team in the provision of logistics arrangements
(transportations for participants of the FGDs, IDI and KII)
Actively participate
in collecting and collating data; this will entail conducting Focus Group
Discussions, and In Depth Interviews using qualitative questionnaires already
developed for the study. As such the Research assistant will
Conduct and moderate
the Focus Group Discussions (FGDs), In-depth Interviews (IDI), and Key
Informant Interviews (KII)
Take notes at the FGD,
IDI and KII
Record all sessions on
the Digital Voice Recorder that will be supplied for the task.
Transcribe and typeset
all audio recordings of the sessions (FGDs, IDI and KII)
Assist the consultant
in the analysis of the data using either NVIVO or any other qualitative
software.
Carry out any other
duties as may be required by the consultant or ARFH team.
Deliverables
All audio devices that
were used in the study.
Fully transcribed
recordings of all sessions (FGDs, KII and IDI).
Fully completed
retirement forms. All advances must be adequately retired using approved
retirement forms
Skills required:
Outstanding oral and
written communications and editing skills, with proven ability to compile
information coherently and succinctly;
Ability to facilitate
interviews and focus group discussions among very different types of
informants;
Previous experience in
conducting qualitative research in Nigeria will be highly desired
Ability to demonstrate
excellent research and fact-checking skills;
High attention to
detail and ability to work under tight deadlines;
Cultural, gender,
religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability
English and Hausa
fluency;
Consistently
approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude.
Qualifications:
Minimum of a
Bachelor’s Degree in a social sciences or science discipline.
At least 3 years’
experience working in the field of Public Health or International Development.
Knowledge of computer
programs with special reference to NVIVO or any other software used in analysis
of qualitative data as well as Microsoft word and excel..
Fluent in written and
spoken English.
Willingness and
ability to travel within the various area councils in FCT
Must be resident in
FCT.
Demonstrable
experience conducting and analysing qualitative field research.
Research Assistants for Operations Research (Quantitative Study)
Job TypeFull
Time
Min QualificationBA/BSc/HND
Experience 3
years
Job FieldMedical/Health
Ref Number: RA-002-2014
Location of assignment: Benue state and FCT
Reporting to: Survey Principal Investigator
Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH), a Principal Recipient to the Global Fund Round-9 TB grant in Nigeria, is hereby seeking for qualified and experienced research assistants to conduct an operation research in selected ART sites that offers TB services. The successful candidates will collect secondary data on some specific TB/HIV indicators from study sites within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Benue state, for an approximate period of two weeks.
Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH), a Principal Recipient to the Global Fund Round-9 TB grant in Nigeria, is hereby seeking for qualified and experienced research assistants to conduct an operation research in selected ART sites that offers TB services. The successful candidates will collect secondary data on some specific TB/HIV indicators from study sites within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Benue state, for an approximate period of two weeks.
The Specific tasks of the Research assistants are:
Attend the central
level training on the data collection methods
Locate selected study
sites in the respective states
Collect data from
facility patient registers using a data extraction tool designed for the study
Record data legibly on
the data extraction tool and transfer into excel template
Ensure data entry of
high quality and avoid reporting unreliable data
Data entry of
completed data extraction tools into appropriate qualitative software for
analysis.
Carry out any other
duties as may be required by the consultant or ARFH team
Deliverables
Completed data
extraction tools from the study sites
Completed data entry
forms
Completed Microsoft
excel template which must be a replica of the paper-based form
Fully completed
retirement forms. All advances must be adequately retired using approved
retirement forms
Skills required:
Outstanding oral and
written communications and editing skills, with proven ability to compile
information coherently and succinctly;
Ability to use SPSS,
Epi Info or other software for data analysis.
Previous experience in
conducting quantitative research in Nigeria will be highly desired
Ability to demonstrate
excellent research and fact-checking skills;
High attention to
detail and ability to work under tight deadlines;
Cultural, gender,
religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability
English fluency and
working knowledge of the local language will be advantage
Consistently
approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude.
Qualifications:
Minimum of a
Bachelor's Degree in a social science discipline or related field especially
demography, statistics, etc
At least 3 years'
experience working in the field of Public Health or International Development.
Knowledge of computer
programs with special reference to SPSS, Epi Info or any other software used in
analysis of quantitative data as well as Microsoft word and excel.
Fluent in written and
spoken English.
Willingness and
ability to travel within the various area councils in FCT and/or Benue state
Must be resident in
FCT or Benue state.
Demonstrable
experience conducting and analysing quantitative field research.
Method of Application
Duration of the study will be about 14 days. This
includes the central level training and actual field work and data entry.
Method of Application: Applicants should send their comprehensive curriculum Vitae and cover letter explaining suitability for the job on or before April-30th, 2014 to tbresearch@arfh-ng.org Applicants are advised to provide their functional e-mails and mobile phone numbers on their application, as well as professional referees. Please indicate the reference number on your application.
Method of Application: Applicants should send their comprehensive curriculum Vitae and cover letter explaining suitability for the job on or before April-30th, 2014 to tbresearch@arfh-ng.org Applicants are advised to provide their functional e-mails and mobile phone numbers on their application, as well as professional referees. Please indicate the reference number on your application.
