Data Collector

Position: Full Time

Organization: ABH Partners PLC

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ABH Partners PLC is recruiting data collectors for an upcoming Healthcare Safety Study in Ethiopia. The study will be conducted in 40 health facilities in Addis Ababa, Amhara, Oromia, SNNP, and Somali. This is a full-time position and will require a physical presence in the study area for the duration of the study. The study will take up to four weeks, and interested applicants must be fully available in February 2023. The study duration will vary by region, depending on the number and type of selected study health facilities.  Hence, the data collectors may be assigned to more than one region, or their assignment may be completed in less than one month.

Study Overview:

The study aims to investigate Ethiopia's healthcare safety and management practices. This facility-based survey involves interviews with patients (clients), healthcare providers, facility managers, and service unit focal persons, record reviews, and facility audits. The data will be collected using an electronic data capture platform (SurveyCTO) and standardized data collection tools. Interviews will be collected in the language the RESPONDENT is most comfortable in.

Data Collector Roles

  • Depending on the assigned duty, the data collector will conduct one or more of the following activities.

  • Health facility audits

  • Health provider interviews

  • Interviews with health facility heads

  • Interviews with the focal persons/ heads of selected health service units

  • Interviews with clients of selected health service units

  • Medical record reviews

Start Date: February 2023, specific date to be determined

Assignment Location: Addis Ababa, Amhara, Oromia, SNNP, and Somali

Reports to: Data collection supervisor

Compensation: Daily rate

Job Requirements

Eligibility:

Selection criteria:

  • Be a recent graduate (2021 or 2022) with MD or BSc. in Public Health (Health officer)

  • Have experience collecting health research data

  • Have experience using mobile data collection platforms

  • Be available full-time in February 2023

  • NOT be a current care provider in any health facility selected for the study or have provided care in the selected facility in the last 6 months.

  • Must NOT be a current staff of the administrative structures of the health system.

Preferred

  • Previous experience conducting interviews as part of a research study, preferably using electronic data capture (tablet, phone, laptop)

  • Speak and read Amharic, English, and either Somali or Oromiffa (or both)

  • Currently living in or near the study areas (regions)

Conditions of the assignment

  • The data collectors will work approximately 8 hours per day.

  • The data collector may be assigned to more than one health facility or reassigned as needed.

  • Strict supervision will be made during data collectors' training and data collection.

  • Accommodations may be of modest quality in some places.

  • The assignment requires the willingness to travel by ground transportation

How to Apply

Send your resume, including language proficiency in English, Amharic, Oromiffa, and Somali via email: fenotjob@abhpartners.com

Deadline: Jan 15, 2023, 12:00 AM

Location:

Amount: Not Specified

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