Vacancies at Jhpiego

Responsibilities

• Support focused group discussions and key informant interviews as required by the research management
• Obtain informed consent from study participants, and carry out study interviews as per the study guidelines
• Travel to field sites to conduct interviews for the identified study participants in targeted counties
• Maintain highest standards for protection/management of data per study guidelines
• Daily communication with the research team lead
• Assist team with resolution of any queries related to data collected during interviews
• Support transcription of the qualitative data collected through recordings
• Support any other research support duties relating to the study as assigned by the supervisor

Required Qualifications

• Degree in public health, sociology, community health, social science or any other related qualification
• Experience with community-based research for  public health or clinical studies preferred
• At least 2 years’ hands on experience and training in conducting surveys, FGDs, IDIs and KIIs
• Knowledge and experience in use of electronic data collection software is an added advantage
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to follow study-specific procedures and guidelines reliably
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and fluency in English and Swahili
• Computer literacy, particularly in the use of MS word, Excel and PowerPoint

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Responsibilities

• Support all monitoring data management and ensure quality transcription process for data collected.
• Develop a thematic codebook for generating themes and sub-themes in line with the objectives of the analysis to respond to site visit purposes. This will involve producing summaries, abstracts, and coding.
• Develop coding notes from the Key Informant Interviews (KIIs) and Focus group discussions (FGDs).
• Carry out a detailed analysis of the qualitative data collected using NVivo qualitative analysis tools.
• Develop a qualitative analysis report that includes a description of results in terms of themes and sub-themes, including but not limited to quotations, examining relationships and patterns between categories and themes, discussion of results, and annex for the final codebook.
• Work with the MEL advisor to identify appropriate analytical methods to conduct qualitative data collection and analyses accordingly.
• Coordinate with the MEL advisor and the project lead to ensure timely submission of high-quality

Required Qualifications

• Degree in public health, sociology, community health, social science or any other related qualification
• At least 5 years’ hands on experience and training in conducting surveys and qualitative data analysis
• Advanced computer skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and fluency in English and Swahili
• Ability to identify trends and themes from unstructured data
• Knowledgeable on ethics and compliance in research