Required Number ----One per site (Bahir Dar, Mekele, Gambella, Gondar, Addis Ababa, Hawassa, Adama, Dire Dawa). These sites could be amended depending on survey demand or other situations.

Duration of Contract: For 3 months, with possibility of extension.

Report to: TB & HIV Research Directorate

Background

Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) is a national organization mandated to manage, build research capacity, and promote and strengthen public health research activities in the country. The institute also synthesizes comprehensive health-related data and evidence that public health-related decision-making relies on. Currently, EPHI, in collaboration with partners, is planning to conduct the HIV Bio-Behavioral survey among Female Sex Workers (FSW) in Ethiopia.

As part of implementing the study, the EPHI would like to announce a vacancy for competent and interested individuals for the following posts. The qualified individual will be functioning in collaboration with a member of the HIV survey team.

Job Requirements

Duties and responsibilities

·  Manage the coupon-tracking system

·  Explain the aim of survey to participant; conduct and record consent

·  Provide instructions/train on peer recruitment and issue referral coupons

·  Ask screening questions to the target population to identify eligible participant and disqualify imposters

·   Establish a unique identifier to link recruit’s follow-up visit to initial visit Verify coupon work as the receptionist or interviewer as needed – Eligibility questions

• Maintain the database for data entry, editing, and analysis for electronic-based data collection

• Work closely with data management team and survey staffs

Required skill

· Experience in data, cleaning, preparation and management

·  Have prior experience on respondent driven sampling (RDS) coupon management

• Excellent data organization, programming, and communication skills are required, as is the ability to work effectively in a team setting.

· Proficient knowledge of database software (particularly excel and access)

·  Proven experience in designing survey tools/questionnaires in ODK is advantageous

• Fluency in local language is a major advantage.

Required educational Qualification

·  BSc or above in bioinformatics, health informatics, computer science or information technology and having experiences in designing and management of data base and health information and having of 6+ years demonstrated work experience. 

How to Apply

Note  Interested applicants can register in Online through THIS LINK send their CVs and relevant documents at the address given below within 10 days from the first appearance of the announcement

Remarks: Please attach copies of transcripts, academic degree or recommendation letters together with the application. If not attached the copies you may be not short listed.