Vacancy title:
206 Research Assistant

Jobs at:
Rakai Health Sciences Program

Deadline of this Job:
not later than Friday, 24th February, 2017

Duty Station:
Uganda

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

The Program, in collaboration with the AIDS Control program (ACP) of the Ministry of Health, has been funded to conduct the “Evaluation of the Impact of the National Program for Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) in Uganda” study in 206 Health facilities based in the following districts:

Qualified and competent individuals able to work in the districts mentioned above are invited to apply to fill positions as indicated below:

206 Research Assistant (one year contract, renewable)
Reporting to: Study Team Supervisor

Job Location: indicate clearly the health facility of choice in the application and on envelop (You can apply for more than one health facility)

Language: English and the relevant local language of the health facility

location. These languages shall include Runyakitara, Swahili, Luo and Luganda.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Participate in protocol and standard operating procedures (SOP) training and retraining
• Screen and enroll study participants
• Administer study informed consent to study participants
• Collect service and research data from study participants using standard tools
• Collect study samples from participants
• Compile and submit progress reports
• Any other official duties as may be assigned from time to time by a study team supervisor.

Person specifications:

• Ugandan and able to fluently speak the relevant local language (Runyakitara, Swahili, Luo and Luganda).
• MUST be able to use a Smartphone
• Have a certificate in any nursing course from a reputable institution
• Minimum of one year working experience in PMTCT, immunization or research in a reputable institution or health facility
• Good interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Ability to effectively work with minimum supervision.
• Skills in interviewing adults.
• Computer literate.
• Certificates in Good Clinical Practice and/or Human Subjects Protection are an added advantage.
• Applicants must indicate the district Health Facility of preference in the application letter and on the envelope.

Job application procedure
Only qualified applicants should submit their application letter, valid academic 5; documents and detailed resume (C.V) with three recognizable referees not later than Friday, 24th February, 2017 to:
The Human Resource Manager
Rakai Health Sciences Program,
P. O. Box 279, KALISIZO
Or
Send by e-mail to:- info@rhsp.org