Employment type: Contract

Duration: 45 days (with possibility of extension)

Required number: 4

Gender: Female /Male 

Report to:  Nutrition, Environmental Health and Non-communicable Disease Research Directorate

Salary: 20,000 

The Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) strives to address nutrition and health-related problems by conducting population-based research and contributing to the effective implementation of the Food and Nutrition Policy and Strategy in Ethiopia. To this end, the Nutrition, Environmental Health and Non-communicable Disease Research Directorate of EPHI in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and World Bank, is planning to conduct research on Minimum acceptable dietary intake among children aged 6–23 months in selected Woredas of Ethiopia.

The Minimum Acceptable Diet (MAD) is one of the eight main indicators that the World Health Organization (WHO) has developed to evaluate infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices for children aged 6 to 23 months.  It was the original indicator included in the Global Nutrition Monitoring Framework, which was defined as indicators for assessing infant and young child feeding practices; proportion of children 6–23 months of age who receive foods from 5 or more food groups.

Proper feeding practice in children aged 6–23 months significantly reduces the morbidity and mortality caused by malnutrition. The age of 6–23 months is a critical window for improving child nutrition because deficits acquired by this age are difficult to reverse. 

In order to strengthen the program, inclusive estimates of the extent of minimum acceptable diet are needed for the programmatic intervention of malnutrition within the context of ensuring a minimum acceptable diet. Therefore, this study aims to estimate the current prevalence of minimum acceptable diet among all specific purpose grant (SPG) pilot woredas in Ethiopia through collecting relevant data in the areas. 

Job Requirements

• BSc in Human Nutrition, Food science and nutrition, Public health and Nurses with 2 years’ experience in health research data collection (nutrition and health)

• Able to understand the tools developed for data collection

• Good communication and teamwork experience.

Language: Speaking and reading skills in Afaan Oromo, Amharic and English is must.

Duty station/location: The selected candidate will be assigned to the study location in Oromiya region.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Each data collector will visit the randomly selected Households from the list of eligible households.

2. Identify and obtain informed consent from the selected target groups for a follow-up visit.

3. The data collector will interview all selected target groups in the household and accurately record their responses.

4. Review each questionnaire on the tablet prior to leaving the survey respondents house and make sure all questions are answered correctly.

5. Data collector should be willing to stay at the study site until the end of the study period

6. Each data collector is required to ensure the quality and integrity of the data collected are of high standard.

7. Measure length and weight of eligible children 

8. Each data collector is required to maintain good team spirit with team members

9. Each data collector should be willing to take additional responsibilities.

How To Apply

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