Research Assistant (Sokoto, Niger, Akwa Ibom and FCT) At Jhpiego
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 barriers and opportunities for operationalizing WHO and national guidelines for advance distribution of misoprostol for PPH prevention at births outside of health facilities in Nigeria. Â This assessment is being conducted in FCT, Niger, Sokoto, Abuja and Akwa Ibom states.
Specific objectives:
Explore values, experiences and contextual factors that could influence policymaker and health professional association endorsement and scale-up of advance distribution of misoprostol for PPH prevention at births outside of health facilities.
Assess policymaker and health professional association perspectives on health system readiness to implement advance distribution of misoprostol for PPH prevention at births outside of health facilities.
The Research Assistants will facilitate key informant interviews in Niger, Sokoto, Abuja and Akwa Ibom states, including consent, transcription of recording, and detailed notes during the interviews.
Responsibilities
Collect quality and reliable data for the Misoprostol Assessment Study. Working closely with the field supervisors and the data manager, you are to
Participate in the data collection training for data collectors 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 using all provided study tools deployed for the study
Transcribe recordings
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 the recording devices
Submit activity report as may be required
Deliverables
Your specific deliverables are:
Daily activity report detailing work done on a centralized platform
Transcripts for interviews conducted.
Report detailing work done
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
