20 New Job Vacancies at PATH November 2024

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Research Assistants – 20 Positions

20 New Job Vacancies at PATH November 2024

VACANCY: Short Term Assignment-Research Assistants
BACKGROUND
PATH’s
Diabetes CarePak Project uses human-centered design to develop a
bundled set of diabetes supplies that enable safe administration of
insulin and diabetes selfcare.

Phase 3 of the Diabetes CarePak
project is a mixed-methods, longitudinal randomized control study to
explore the health impact and cost-effectiveness of the use of Diabetes
CarePak by People Living with Diabetes (PLWD) in sixteen Districts of
Tanzania. The participating districts include: Mbarali DC, Chunya DC,
Kyela DC, Mbeya DC (Mbalizi), Mafinga DC, Iringa MC, Vwawa DC, Kwimba
DC, Misungwi DC, Chato DC, Tarime TC, Maswa DC, Bariadi TC, Tabora MC,
Shinyanga MC and Songea MC. The study is anticipated to run for six
months beginning from July 2024.

The study work will involve up
to 500 individual interviews with PLWD, half at facilities that have
been randomly selected to receive the CarePak monthly for six months
(intervention arm), and half at facilities that will not receive the
kits (control arm) but will continue to receive standard medical care
for their condition. The individual interviews will include both
qualitative and quantitative questions as well as a quality-of-life
questionnaire. PATH will provide a detailed description of the study
procedures (“Standard Operating Procedures” or SOP) as well as all data
collection tools and instructions for submitting data to PATH.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Master study questionnaires and standard operating procedures
• Master and demonstrate effective interviewing skills.
• Conduct
  and document informed consent to eligible research participants, as
  described in the study protocol and SOPs to ensure voluntary
  participation.
• Conduct in-person audio-recorded interviews using tablet computers with PLWD.
• Interview in English and Swahili, following the wording and order of questions in the survey.
• Maintain respect and confidentiality during interviews.
• Follow confidentiality procedures, as described in the protocol, training and study SOPs.
• Upload survey data from tablet to study server every day. Report any problems with uploading to the PATH Study Coordinator.
• Translate and transcribe audio recordings of in-depth interviews.
• Inform PATH Study Coordinator and participants of delays or changes in schedule.
• Act responsibly, treat participants and community with respect and demonstrate integrity at work.
• Perform other miscellaneous study-related duties as required.

Period of Implementation:
The Research Assistant shall be expected to provide services for 1 month from January 2025 to February 2025.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Diploma in nursing, clinical medicine, social work, statistics or any other related field.
• Experience conducting qualitative interviews.
• Experience with data collection for research studies.
• Experience
  with conducting surveys on tablet computer or mobile phones using Kobo
  collect, ODK Collect, Survey CTO (or, at ease using mobile devices).
• Fluent in Swahili and English.
• Good organizational skills and ability to follow study-specific procedures and guidelines reliably.
• Good verbal and written communication skills, People-oriented, Works well with women and men, people of all ages.
• Friendly demeanor and ability to establish rapport.
• Must be available for the entire training period and anticipated periods of data collection.
• Applicants must be residents in the districts they are applying for.

Women and people living with disability are highly encouraged to apply.
Deadline for Application is 19th November 2024.
MODE OF APPLICATION
This is Full-time Job, Send your application to tztempjobs@path.org “Include the District you are applying for in the subject line.”