Research Assistant at Jhpiego Nigeria (3 OPenings)

Jhpiego, an Affiliate of Johns Hopkins University, is a global leader in improving healthcare services for women and their families.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Research Assistant

Job ID: 2025-6909
Locations: Abuja, Kebbi and Ondo
Category: International Positions
Employment Status: Casual

Overview

• Accelerating Measurable Progress and Leveraging Investments for PPH Impact (AMPLIPPHI) is a two- and half-year project that will catalyze early adoption and set the stage for scale up of new and recently recommended drugs for postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) in high-burden countries with a focus on DRC, Guinea, India, Kenya, Nigeria and Zambia.
• AMPLI- Nigeria will generate evidence (feasibility, acceptability, costing) to support the expansion of new PPH medicines at all different levels of the health system. Project is focused on supporting efforts towards State and national readiness, from community to district and national level stakeholders, to help propel scale-up after life of project. Implementation is in 2 LGAs in Kebbi State and 3 LGAs in Ondo State.
• Project is currently conducting a study to generate evidence on the feasibility, acceptability and budget impact of expanding the package of drugs (HSC and TXA) and approaches available for prevention and treatment of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH).

The specific objectives are:

• Assess the feasibility and acceptability of introducing heat-stable carbetocin (HSC) for PPH prevention, calibrated drapes for assessment of postpartum blood loss, and tranexamic acid (TXA) as part of a clinical care bundle for PPH treatment at selected health centers and hospitals.
• Examine how and why barriers and enablers to expanding the package of drugs and approaches for PPH prevention and treatment vary within and across selected project sites.
• Assess the financial consequences (budget impacts) of introducing HSC for PPH prevention, calibrated drapes for assessment of postpartum blood loss, and TXA as part of a first response bundle for PPH treatment at health centers and hospitals in selected project sites.
• The Research Assistants will facilitate key informant interviews in Kebbi and Ondo and states, including consent, transcription of recording, and detailed notes during the interviews. They will also facilitate facility level surveys, using Kobo Collect, across study health facilities in Kebbi in Ondo. Survey data will be sent to the central server daily. Similarly, s/he will share recordings with Data Analyst for review and approval daily.

Responsibilities

• Collect quality and reliable data for the AMPLI-PPHI Implementation Research.

Specific Responsibilities
Working closely with the field supervisors and the data manager, you are to:

• Participate in 4-day data collection training in Abuja.
• Participate in field testing the data collection tools in selected locations.
• Screen, recruit and consent study participants in accordance to the study SOP or research protocol.
• Conduct key informant interviews and share recordings with Data Analyst for review daily.
• Collect data using Kobo Collect
• Conduct facility surveys with providers using Kobo Collect and send records to central server daily.
• Notify the study team on any Severe Adverse Event, protocol deviation or any other ethical issues during the data collection process.
• Ensure data security and keep custody of recording devices and smart phones.
• Submit activity report as may be required
• Regularly submit audio recordings to the Data Analyst for review and approval.
• Handle and protect confidential and sensitive data with integrity in line with study standard operating procedures.

Required Qualifications

• A Degree in Sociology, Public Health, Medical or Health Sciences Research is required.
• Prior experience leading or supporting similar research projects is an advantage.
• At least 2 years’ experience in qualitative research methods and stakeholder level engagement is desirable.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are critical.
• Good spoken and written English as well as local languages of the preferred state (Sokoto, Niger, FCT and Akwa Ibom).
• Ability to multitask and meet deadlines at short notice.
• Excellent transcription (verbatim), note-taking and report writing skills
• Good computer skills

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online