Junior Field Research Assistant

RTM International Sylhet

RTM International Sylhet

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Summary

• Vacancy: 8
• Age: at least 25 years
• Location: Dhaka, Manikganj
• Minimum Salary: Negotiable
• Experience: At least 1 year
• Published: 7 Jul 2024

Requirements

Education

• Bachelor/Honors

Experience

• At least 1 year
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):
  NGO

Additional Requirements

• Age at least 25 years

• Minimum 1-year of experience in the related field

  Following capabilities are mandatory:

• Working experience in the relevant field will be an asset
•   Good communication skills

Responsibilities & Context

RTM International is going to appoint a number of skilled professionals for the study titled “Testing a Scalable Model of the Cholera Hospital-Based Intervention (Rural Model)”. The required qualification and experiences for the position is given below:

• Job Responsibilities:·
• Attending a 14-day randomized controlled trial training·
• Attending monthly refresher trainings·
•   Entering the collected data in the study database·
• Entering all paper forms into the study database within a week of data collection·
•        Screening and recruiting diarrhea cases at health facilitiesObtaining informed consent, assent, and/or parental permission from for all study participantsPutting barcodes on all study form, consent, assent, and parental permission forms, and water, and fecal samples PRIOR to data and sample collection.
• Conducting searching for the eligible compounds where the cholera patients live Enrolling eligible diarrhea and cholera patients, and administering baseline study questionnaires Conducting household spot checks and structured observations Enrolling eligible household members of diarrhea patients in the health facility and in their household and administering the baseline questionnaire Conducting fecal sample collection in the health facility and in the household Administering clinical surveillance forms and mobile use survey to study participants Conducting water sample collection at study households·
•        Testing water samples for chlorine concentrations·
• Obtaining height, weight and MUAC measurements of study children·
• Obtaining GPS locations of households and water sources Checking all study forms collected for completeness Returning to study participants (in the household or health facility) to complete missing or erroneous data collected.
• This includes responding to all queries sent by the study data manager.
• Attending weekly field team meetings with the evaluation and intervention teamAttending weekly meetings with the evaluation team only·
•       Coding open ended questions for knowledge, handwashing, and water treatment questions·
•        Conducting in-depth interviews and focus group discussions·
•     Transcribing and translating in-depth interviews and focus group discussions·
•        Coding in-depth interviews and focus group discussions conducted·
•     Assisting in any other aspects of the pilot, RCT and intervention studies as directed by the Project Coordinator, Intervention Coordinator, or Principal Investigator·
•       This position will sometimes include work early in the morning and late in the evenings and on Fridays and Saturdays.

Compensation & Other Benefits

• As an organization policy

Employment Status

Full Time

Job Location

Dhaka, Manikganj

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