Research Assistant, Centre of Excellence in Women and Child Health at Aga Khan University Hospital

Job Summary

This position is required to contribute to refining the existing neonatal training courses that we have developed/ continue to develop for health care workers in Africa. In addition, as funding becomes available, the Research Assistant will be required to support with qualitative and quantitative data collection from learners to understand their experiences of using the learning resources on the course.

The successful candidate will be primarily involved in reviewing the existing problems in the eLearning neonatal nutrition training platform and reaching out to learners undertaking the course to address any challenges navigating the learning environment.

He/she will be required to be sensitive and considerate throughout the encounter with learners. He / She will be the face of the AKU-led neonatal training programmes and will be required to display a professional attitude at all times.

This position is based at the Centre of Excellence in Women and Child Health in Nairobi. The role may include some local travel to meet groups of learn ers for support and training on using online learning platforms. The role may also require out of hours work on nights, weekends and public holidays.

 Responsibilities

• Lead on evaluation of AKU-led neonatal training programmes;
• Design data collection tools for course evaluations;
• Collect data from learners on their experiences of accessing the online neonatal training resources;
• Liaise with members of the African Neonatal Association with regard to designing and evaluating the neonatal training programmes;
• Address any queries with logging in;
• Support learners to navigate the platform;
• Gain understanding of the needs of learning when accessing online learning resources; and
• Update learners on existing or new AKU-led neonatal training programmes.

Requirements

• At least a Diploma in Health Sciences or any health-related field;
• Experience in data collection for research studies or other programs;
• Experience in online learning resource development;
• Experience in mobile data collection tools;
• Willing to work long hours. This may include weekends and/or public holidays;
• Intermediate computer literacy; and
• Good written and verbal skills in English and Kiswahili.