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Job Description
Report to: Nutrition and Environmental Health Research Directorate/EPHI
Duty station: Ethiopia Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Terms of Employment: Three months with Possibility of Extension
Required Number: 03
Job summary: the post holder will be primarily responsible for data entry role and may be assigned for data collection, field supervision activities and other project implementation activities.
Background
Multiple micronutrient supplementation (MMS) as part of maternal nutrition programming is an opportunity to accelerate progress toward several Global Nutrition Targets. Global evidence has concluded that antenatal MMS is beneficial both to women of reproductive age newborns than iron and folic acid (IFA) supplementation. The MMS through the routine antenatal care is proposed as an intervention to improve birth outcomes. The Ministry of Health in Ethiopia has been demonstrating MMS programme in selected districts (Woredas) from five regional states of Ethiopia, replacing IFA supplementation. As per the world health organizations recommendation, the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) in collaboration with partners is conducting MMS program evaluation implementation research. Date has been collected at facility-level from mothers who gave birth at health centers and hospitals in the selected districts for MMS Vs IFA program evaluation research districts. As the data has been collected with paper-based approach in hard copies, the project required data entrants to base at EPHI and primarily perform data entry but be responsible to accepted additional assignments. Goal of the research and primary Vs secondary objectives of the research are outlined below;
Objective of the study
The overall aim of the multiple micronutrient supplementation (MMS) evaluation is to evaluate the programme effectiveness on birthweight of providing MMS as part of routine antenatal care, relative to providing iron-folate supplements (IFA).
Primary objective
Secondary objectives
To assess the acceptability and adherence of MMS
Roles and responsibilities:
Attend on job training
Check data quality
Enter data in to data management and analysis applications
Keep data secured, both hard and soft copy
Keep data entry devices and other secured
Engage in activities of the directorate for effective implementation of research projects
Process administrative assignments from the directorate
Follow up and supervise field data collection remotely and in person when required
Prepare logistics for data collection, supervision, meeting, and any other for the implementation of the project
Accept any other related task as may be requested by the directorate
Desired Experiences and Skills:
Experience in data entry, data collection and field supervision
Skilled for computer basics
Familiar with data collection and management applications: ODK, Excel, SPSS and STATA
Accustomed with existing Ethiopian health system policies and programs
Comprehensive understanding of maternal and child health services in Ethiopia specially at public hospitals, health centres and health posts
Has basic skills for computer utilization
Demonstrated ability in email and virtual communication and video teleconferencing software program
Strong interpersonal communication skills, energetic, passionate, patient, proactive and self-motivated;
Be able and willing to sit for long
Experienced and willing to work for tight deadlines
Job Requirements
Minimum of first degree in Computer science/Information technology, Health Informatics/Health Information Technology, Statistics, Midwifery, Nursing, Nutrition or other related disciplines, received from public universities in Ethiopia
How to Apply
Note Interested applicants can register in Online through only ethiojobs.net send their CVs and relevant documents at the address given below within 7 days from the first appearance of the announcement
Remarks:Please attach copies of transcripts, academic degree or recommendation letters together with the application. If not attached the copies you may be not short listed.
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