Research Assistants at Operations Research and Impact Evaluation (ORIE) Project (4 Positions)

The Operations Research and Impact Evaluation (ORIE) Project is an independent component of the six-year, DFID, UK-funded Working to Improve Nutrition in Northern Nigeria (WINNN) programme which seeks to improve the nutritional status of 6.2 million children under five years across the five northern Nigerian states of Kebbi, Katsina, Jigawa, Zamfara, and Yobe. The overall purpose of ORIE is to “fill important gaps in knowledge about the causes of and optimal responses to undernutrition in Northern Nigeria”. ORIE undertakes various kinds of research and evaluation to this end.

ORIE is being implemented by a consortium of four UK-based organisations led by Oxford Policy Management.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Research Assistant

Job ID: #737261
Location: Katsina State

Job Specifications

• ORIE is seeking a qualified and experienced Health Researcher Assistants to support the cohort studies in Katsina. The Cohort Research Assistants will have the following responsibilities under the guidance and supervision of ORIE National Team Leader through the Cohort Research Manager:
• Assist the Cohort Research Manager to identify project villages, obtain consents from the community for the study to be done, and maintain relationships with the community and community leaders throughout the study;
• Assist the Cohort Research Manager to identify local guides in study villages to help staff to locate households and keep track of study children;
• Assist the Cohort Research Manager to test all data collection tools in the field and modify questions in consultation with the PI, WINNN and ORIE staff when appropriate;
• Collect data on young children in the villages.
• Provide weekly updates on all activities and progress
• Import data from hand held devices into statistical analysis software when required.
• Assist the Cohort Research Manager to undertake basic data checking, labelling and analysis using statistical analysis software;
• Assist the Cohort Research Manager to write basic reports on the analysis of data from the gap sub-studies and contribute to analysis and reporting of other data;
• Assist the Cohort Research Manager in the maintenance of a small office in Katsina.
• Reports to the National Team Leader of ORIE on all administrative, finance, security and logistics matters through the Cohort Research Manager.

Qualifications and Experience
The following attributes are important:

• HND or first Degree in Nutrition, Public Health, Epidemiology or a relevant discipline
• At least 1 year of experience doing surveys, monitoring, evaluation or research studies
• Experience of analysing quantitative data using statistical software is an added advantage
• Fluent in English with a proven ability to write basic reports in English

The following attributes are desirable:

• Nigerian nationality with experience of working in northern states
• An ability to communicate in Hausa
• Understanding of and sensitivity to local culture in Northern Nigeria

Application Closing Date
9th December, 2014

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV's to: Dr. Vincent Ahonsi at [email protected] with a copy to Adesoye Aro on [email protected]