8 Fresher Research Assistant Jobs – Rakai Health Sciences Program (RHSP)

Job Title: Research Assistants Group 1 (8 Fresher Jobs)

Organisation: Rakai Health Sciences Program (RHSP)

Duty Station:  Kalisizo, Uganda

About US:

Rakai Health Sciences Program (RHSP) is a collaborative bio – medical research and service delivery organization. RHSP 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 districts of South-central Uganda.

Job Summary:  The research assistant shall participate in health education of study participants, data collection, documentation, informed consent process, pre- and post-test HIV counseling, and ensure that high quality data produced in a timely manner from participants of the Rakai Community Cohort Study and/or related studies

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Tracking potential study participants for enrolment into the study.
• Administering the informed consent process.
• Completing household census forms, survey questionnaires, and/or Geographic Information System data according to study protocols .
• Checking for validity/consistency of the information collected, as well as collecting and validating information (during survey) that was not readily available at the time of census for reasons such as absence of a household member.
• Maintaining regular contact with the team leader and interviewers for purposes of continuous guidance to the team on matters pertaining to data quality.
• Participating in regular peer-mentorship.
• Updating the study coordination office, data, and quality control team(s) in a timely manner when there are challenges relating to ambiguity of forms, questions, or electronic data capture systems.
• Performing pre- & post-test HIV counseling for community members whenever applicable
• Conduct health education and mobilization of participating communities.
• Identifying and documenting errors and cause the interviewers/Team Leaders to correct the identified errors preferably the same day.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Social Sciences.
• Certificate in HIV/AIDS Counselling.
• A minimum of two years’ experience working in a research setting.
• Registration with relevant body.
• Computer use skills, especially Microsoft Office.
• Ability to interact productively and work in a team environment.
• Self-motivated, innovative, and capable of meeting deadlines.
• Willingness to travel and provide care services at selected health facilities and outreaches.
• Willingness to work and live in rural areas is required.
• Ability to ride a motorcycle with a valid permit is a MUST.

How to Apply:

All interested candidates possessing the above attributes can send their; applications including a cover letter, updated CV with 3 referees, and copies of academic qualifications/certificates in One document (PDF/ Word), addressed to the HR Manager to jobs@rhsp.org. Kindly indicate the job title in the subject line of the email. Only online applications will be considered.

Deadline: Friday 27th November 2020 by 5:00pm

NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted by Rakai Health Sciences Program. Any form of lobbying and canvassing will lead to disqualification.