Research Coordinator (PRISMA) , Paediatrics & Child Health -MC

Introduction:

The Outreach and Research Programme of the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health has ten community-based field sites across Pakistan (including four in Karachi) and focuses on research for the betterment of women and child health. The Department has a Nutritional Research Laboratory as well as an Infectious Disease Research Laboratory that caters to the needs of its research projects. It has well-acclaimed work to its credit both at the national and international level.

AKU is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to safeguarding and aims to adopt appropriate standards for safeguarding and promoting a respectful relationship with and between all faculty, staff, trainees, volunteers, beneficiaries, wider communities, and other stakeholders with whom it works, including children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees/trainees and partners to share this commitment.

You will be responsible for supervising and monitoring the research activities including data collection as well as maintaining necessary records and creating and sustaining liaison with the relevant stakeholders for the smooth implementation of all necessary activities of the project. Specific responsibilities include to:

• supervise and monitor all field activities at all field sites in Pakistan
• coordinate with staff working at field sites in multiple cities of Pakistan for the completion of tasks within the stipulated timelines
• provide training to the project staff at multiple field sites
• coordinate with Government and Community stakeholders to carry out the project activities in high-risk areas of the city;
• visit field sites for monitoring and auditing purposes to ensure proper field operations as per the guidelines and SoPs provided
• ensure the completeness of all the log books, CRFs
• supervise and monitor household visits
• monitor storage (place and method), record-keeping, and data entry of project-related specimens to ensure the completeness, proper entry, and archiving of the CRFs and/or questionnaires
• monitor and report the hospital/mortality surveillance;
• monitor and report on disease surveillance from non-project facilities (private and public sectors, and NGOs)
• prepare and present weekly, fortnightly, and monthly project reports and presentations for the progress of study being carried out at multiple locations.

Eligibility Criteria / Requirements:

You should have:

• Bachelors or MBBS/Master in Arts / Master in Science/Masters in Organizational Psychology/Master in Sociology any other relevant degree
• 01-02 years of related work experience at community level
• strong communication and interpersonal skills
• ability to work in a team setting
• good writing skills
• basic Knowledge of survey and other research designs
• data collection, analysis and interpretation in terms of report writing and biostatics
• strong interpersonal skills and communication
• willingness to work on field sites.

Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.

The Aga Khan University is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at AKU are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications and experience, without regard to race, colour, caste or creed, national, social or ethnic origin, or gender (except where gender is a bona fide occupational qualification). AKU does not discriminate among the job candidates on account of any of these characteristics.