Job Title:   Female Research Assistant

Rakai Health Sciences Program is a collaborative Bio-medical research and service delivery organization. It strives to improve the quality of life of the local population through a combination of community based research, curative services and prevention strategies in the District of Rakai, South Western Uganda. It is based at the Uganda Virus Research Institute – Entebbe and Kalisizo in Rakai District.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Conduct high quality data collection using ethically sound techniques;
• Take part in ongoing mobilization and sensitization about research activities within the study communities;
• Work in liaison with the team leaders and community mobilizers to identify research participants and to schedule with them when and where to hold interviews;
• Conduct all data collection, timely transcription and handling using appropriate and ethically sound research techniques and according to the developed research protocols and standard operating procedures;
• Carrying out Census at household level;
• Administer study consent to study participants;

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The Research Assistant should hold a Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Social Work and Social Administration or Education from a reputable institution.
• Two or more years’ working experience in a reputable health research organization as a research assistant.
• Past experience doing qualitative research related work.
• Certificates in Good Clinical Practice and Human Subjects Protection, as an added advantage but not a requirement.
• Willingness to reside in Rakai district.
• Fluency in Luganda.
• Ability to work under minimum supervision.
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.

How to Apply for the job: 

All suitably qualified and interested applicants should send their application letter, valid academic documents and detailed resume (CV) with three recognizable referees to:

The Human Resource Manager Rakai Health Sciences Program,

P.O. Box 279, Kalisizo, Rakai, Uganda

OR

Send by E-mail to: info@rhsp.org

Deadline: Friday, 28th November, 2014

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