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KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation

KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation (KNCV) is one of the leading international non-profit organizations dedicated to fighting tuberculosis (TB) worldwide. We are an international center of expertise for TB control that stimulates effective, efficient, and sustainable tuberculosis control strategies in a national and international context. We are an organization of passionate TB professionals, including medical doctors, researchers, training experts, nurses, and epidemiologists. Over the past century we have built a wealth of knowledge and expertise, initially by successfully driving back TB in the Netherlands, and subsequently by partnering in the fight against TB in over 40 countries worldwide. We operate from a central office in The Hague in the Netherlands and additional country offices worldwide. KNCV raises funds from individual, institutional and corporate donors.

Background

Latent TB infection (LTBI) is the seed bed for developing TB disease and continued transmission. It is estimated that one quarter of the world’s population is latently infected with TB. WHO policy to give at least six months of isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) to people living with HIV (PLHIV) and child contacts has existed since 1993, yet the uptake of IPT in high burden countries remains poor. A short-course regimen of isoniazid and rifapentine weekly for three months (3HP) is now available in Ethiopia.

The IMPAACT4TB consortium is led by the Aurum Institute with core partners Clinton Health Access Initiative, Johns Hopkins University (JHU), KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation and the Global Drug Facility. KNCV is leading the implementation of IMPAACT4TB in Ethiopia. The goal of the project is to reduce TB incidence among PLHIV and child contacts<5 living in low- and middle-income countries by contributing to the sustainable scale up of 3HP preventive therapy.

 Purpose of the position and organizational position

As part of the implementation of 3HP in Ethiopia, we will conduct a qualitative and quantitative study (CHIP-TB) to assess whether integrated community-based pediatric TB/HIV prevention services are feasible, acceptable and effective in increasing TPT uptake among child TB contacts of under 15 years in the East Shewa zone, Oromia regional state of Ethiopia. 

Currently, KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation is seeking to recruit experienced and competent Interviewers. As an interviewer, you are mainly expected to perform in-depth interview with childcare givers (guardians), health care providers, health extension workers and policy makers. Moreover, you will engage in quality control and other field activities that are assigned by the central study team. The interviewers also work closely with the CHIP-TB research coordinator. The Interviewers are responsible for coordinating, scheduling, enrolling, obtaining consent, completing documentation, and safety reporting for the qualitative interviews in accordance to Qualitative Phase Interview Procedures SOP of the project.

Place in the organization

The interviewer reports hierarchically to the CHIP-TB research Coordinator, and functionally to the CHIP-TB study team (including local PI, KNCV M&E Lead and JHU team)

Duties and Responsibilities

• Participate in community/stakeholders’ sensitization training 
• Identification, recruitment, and enrollment of participants for qualitative study
• Assign a participant identification number (PIN) according to qualitative interview procedure SOP
• Conduct in-depth interviews with caregivers, health professionals, and stakeholders (managers and policy makers) and ensure all the sessions are audio recorded in a Home Language.
• Maintaining respectful interactions with participants
• Maintain participant confidentiality
• Asses the accuracy of the transcribed and translated interviews for at least 20% of interviews conducted
• Obtain informed consent for all study participants and maintain the confidentiality of participants
• Confirm eligibility using the Eligibility Form
• Arrange convenient setting for interview
• Coordinate and Schedule Interviews
• Complete missed or incomplete interview (if any)
• Share daily report with the central team
• Maintain all procedures of data quality and ethical requirements
• Properly manage audio records and hand over the audio record and all related study related documents to the research coordinator when the interview is completed.
• Carry out additional assignment as required

What do we offer?

• Rate contract based on the number of in-depth interviews conducted

Job Requirements

• BSc/MSc/MPH degree in Nursing or Public Health or other related fields from an accredited institution with not less than 5 years of work experience.
• Experience in research coordination and management
• Experience in doing qualitative health research (Key informant in-depth interview, FGD, translation, transcription, etc.)
• Strong coordination and organizational skills
• Ability to follow deadlines, accuracy, documentation, and attention to detail. 
• Ability to maintain study confidentiality
• Training in TB/HIV care (preferred)
• Training in Human subject research, GCP, Research ethics, and quality control/assurance (preferred)
• Excellent interpersonal communication skill
• Ability to work with others/teamwork, including collaborators
• Excellent oral and writing skills in Afaan Oromo and Amharic, and English.
• Willingness to take up additional responsibilities and training as needed

How to Apply

Interested applicants can apply for this position by submitting your CV, including a motivation letter and 3 professional references, via http://www.kncvtbc.org/vacancies before February 22, 2021. If you have any questions, feel free to contact our HRM Team: + 251116673801.

 Please note that we only consider the applications that are received through the KNCV website. Applicants that are sent to recruit email account are not taken into consideration.

  KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation is an equal opportunity employer offering employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, citizenship, physical or mental handicap, or status as a disabled person.