Summary
Date Posted: Friday, May 19, 2023 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Job Purpose:
The position holder will work with the Principal Investigator, Trial Manager, Research Team Leads and other trial staff on the MENISCUS (Menstrual health interventions, schooling and mental health symptoms among Ugandan students) study. This school-based clusterrandomized trial will evaluate the effectiveness of a menstrual health intervention on a range of health, educational and wellbeing outcomes among students attending 60 Ugandan secondary schools. The trial will be conducted in Wakiso and Kalungu districts.
The fieldworker will report directly to the Project Team Leader. He/she will engage in field based activities including collecting quantitative data from students and seeking informed parental consent and student assent.
The fieldworker will have a minimum of one-year experience in conducting fieldwork including quantitative data collection from participants (ideally electronic data collection), and collection of informed consent/assent from study participants, ideally including adolescents.

Roles & Responsibilities
Principle Responsibilities; -
• Administer study information to eligible participants and their parents;
• Seek informed consent and assent from parents, teachers and students for the MENISCUS trial;
• Participate in the recruitment of study participants and administer study questionnaires and other study tools using tablet computers and paper;
• Collect, enter and safely keep information obtained from the field both electronically and on paper, working closely with the project team leader;
• Transcribe and translate all data collected from the schools and parents;
• Keep documentation of all field activities and participate in writing reports;
• Manage field based project equipment, materials and data;
• Ensure timely and accurate completion of study forms;
• Maintain and regularly update the database which contains the contact details and information of the participants;
• Attend MENISCUS project meetings and workshops as required;
• Follow up study participants to remind them of appointments, to inform them of study activities, or to carry out study procedures, according to SOPs;
• Carry out desk based research on selected topics as directed by the project team leader; and,
• Perform other related duties as assigned to you.

Financial Responsibilities; -
• Ensure proper accountability of project resources in line with MRC/UVRI and LSHTM policies.

Person Specification
• Possession of a Bachelor’s degree in Social sciences or related;
• Certificate in Good Clinical Practice or Research Ethics;
• At least 2 years’ experience working in a research-based organization;
• Minimum 1-year experience in conducting fieldwork including quantitative data collection from participants;
• Experience delivering and collecting informed consent from study participants;
• Experience in electronic data capture;
• Experience in community mobilisation and interviewing;
• Experience working on adolescent health research studies;
• Good computer skills, knowledge of Microsoft Office (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook);
• Organized with excellent attention to detail;
• Excellent networking, and communication skills (written and verbal);
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team;
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines; and,
• Interest in adolescent health


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure

Follow the link below to fill a form and submit your application documentation:
https://redcap.link/Field_Worker_Interviewer 

Filling the form more than once will lead to automatic disqualification. High level of integrity while filling the form is required and will be considered during shortlisting.

Combine all your application documentation i.e. cover letter, CV & certified copies of academic documents into one PDF document. Deadline for application is 26th May 2023, 5:00 pm. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview. This position is open to Ugandan nationals only. Strictly follow the application procedure as failure to do so will lead to automatic disqualification. Only online applications through the link provided will be accepted. You will receive a notification in your email if your application and documentation have been successfully received.
N.B: You will be required to present certified copies of your academic documentation before employment.

The applications should be addressed to:
The Head of Human Resources,
MRC/ UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit,
P.O. Box, 49, Entebbe, Uganda.

Consider your application unsuccessful if not contacted within eight (8) weeks after the closing date of the advert. Any form of lobbying at any stage will lead to automatic disqualification. By submitting your personal information, you consent to the MRC/ UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit holding and using it in accordance with its recruitment policy and procedure. The Unit reserves the right to verify documents attached with the relevant awarding institutions to authenticate their validity.



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