Research Specialist, Centre of Excellence in Women and Child Health

5 days ago

Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan Aga Khan University Full time 1,200,000 - 3,600,000 per year

Research Specialist, Centre of Excellence in Women and Child Health

Entity

Aga Khan University

Location

Pakistan

Introduction

The Centre of Excellence in Women and Child Health aims to support the introduction, scale-up and further piloting of high quality and high impact interventions to improve Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (MNCAH) in Pakistan by harnessing the potential of both public and private sectors, coupled with introduction of women and girls empowerment intervention. UeN has two major components; one is to introduce proven effective MNCAH interventions at scale in 14 districts and the second is to  generate evidence through innovative approaches to improve MNCAH while included in the public health programme in Pakistan. Of the five innovation projects, one aims to measure the Men Engagement in Women Empowerment (MEWE) through Life Skills Building (LSB) and cash transfer to improve maternal mental health in Pakistan.

As an equal opportunity employer, AKU believes in promoting a diverse and inclusive culture and is committed to adopt appropriate standards for safeguarding and promoting a respectful relationship with and between diverse workforce of its faculty, staff, trainees, volunteers, beneficiaries, wider communities, and other stakeholders with whom it works, including children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees/trainees and partners to share this commitment.

This is a grant-funded contractual position.
 

Responsibilities

You will be responsible to supervise project activities related to field and data management to ensure quality control, while maintaining good working relationship with staff, community and various stakeholders involved. Specific responsibilities include to: 

  • Ensure proper identification and registration of patients as per study protocol;
  • supervise and monitor domiciliary visits;
  • monitor and report mortality and hospital surveillance;
  • monitor and report on the disease surveillance from non-project facilities (private and public sectors, and NGOs);
  • provide training to the study staff as per the protocols and guidelines of study;
  • ensure the completeness, proper filings, and archiving of the CRFs;
  • ensure the double entry is done for data entry;
  • preparation and compilation of study progress report;
  • in collaboration with the Data Manager, produce monthly project reports;
  • present the study results as per the requirement;
  • to develop high quality research proposals for funding agency; conduct research and contribute in publications;
  • knowledge of local health system and hierarchy;
  • proficient in using word, excel, power point;
  • supervise a team of research staff for regular surveillance activities;
  • should be able to develop M&E framework and execute as required;
  • develop and share Monthly and quarterly reports;
  • willing to travel to field sites when and where required.
     

Requirements

You should have: 

  • Master's is in anthropology/ sociology, MBBS with MSc. in Epidemiology and Statistics / MPH / master's in HPM/master's in nutrition or any other relevant field would be preferred;
  • two to Three years of experience in community-based research;
  • knowledge of surveys and other research designs;
  • strong interpersonal skills and communication;
  • excellent team player;
  • knowledge of qualitative and quantitative data collection, analysis and interpretation; 
  • knowledge of statistical programs such as SPSS, STATA, and R Studio.

Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted. 

This position is based in Karachi with frequent travel to Thatta, Badin and Tando Muhammad Khan.

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