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.

Duties and Responsibilities

·         Carry out key survey activities such as coordinating, coaching and supervising field team, ensuring the quality of data, conduct data cleaning, and interpreting and reporting of findings.

• quantitative and qualitative data analysis, interpreting and reporting of findings

• Maintain and monitor the data collection process and adjust the system to operational activities’ needs with continued support

• Analysis, interpretation, management and ability to test and implement modifications and enhancements; and communicate and train staff on data collection, management, and analysis.

• Develop survey implementation SOPs

• Supervise of the team and the daily activities at the survey site

• Supervise the quality of the interview data collection work using quality check manual

·         Work with the coupon manager to ensure safety of the data stored in the electronic coupon tracking system, as well as exported to backup flash drive.

Job Requirements

Required skill

• Demonstrated experience in providing training on the quanitative research method

·         Excellent data organization, programming, communication skills and ability to work effectively in a team setting are required

• Profound knowledge and experience in conducting Bio-behavioral survey including, development of the survey tools, training research staff, supervising, writing analytical reports as well as interpreting data and making recommendations;

• Experience in the area of HIV Key/priority population survey, and/or programmatic response

·         Prior experience in coordinating a study using respondent driven sampling technique.

• Fluency in local language is a major advantage.

Required educational Qualification

·         MPH/MSc in the fields of Public Health, and having of 8+ years for MPH/MSc, demonstrated experiences in designing and executing qualitative and quantitative study and analyzing qualitative data, technical report and manuscript writing.

How to Apply

Note  Interested applicants can register in Online through THIS LINK and 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.