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POSITION: PART TIMEVACANT POST: 6 Posts.REPORTS TO: RESEARCH COORDINATOR AND RESEARCH SUPERVISORS.
Program Description
IMA World Health in partnership with the Partnership for Nutrition in Tanzania (PANITA) and Development Media International (DMI) is implementing a five year program (from 2015 to 2019/2020) for Addressing Stunting in Tanzania Early (ASTUTE), to improve early childhood development and reduce the prevalence of stunting (low height for age) among Tanzanian children under 5 years old with focus on the first 1,000 days of life from conception. ASTUTE aims to operationalize Tanzania’s National Nutrition Strategy at scale by reaching three million mothers and preventing stunting in 50,000 children in 5 regions named Mwanza, Kagera, Kigoma, Geita and Shinyanga. In addition, IMA is partnering with the Tanzania Food and Nutrition Center (TFNC) and Cornell University to implement operations research to assess the quality of ASTUTE interventions. ASTUTE relies on community health workers (CHWs) to implement a significant portion of community-based programming, which includes negotiation of behavior on recommended practices through a home visit model. This research will assess CHW success in reaching and targeting priority families (coverage).The ASTUTE program is looking for a team of male and female enumerators who will be based in rural areas of the Kagera and Shinyanga regions. The position is initially for 4 months. Females are encouraged to apply.
Position Summary
Enumerators will work closely with and report to the Research Supervisors and Research Coordinator. They will be responsible for surveying households and community members. The enumerators are expected to accomplish the following duties.
1. Primary quantitative Data collection
Attend and actively participate in the training sessions
Meet village-level officers/workers and collect village/community level information
Review/compare English and Kiswahili data collection tools and check for discrepancies
Pretest questionnaire with community members
Conduct house-to-house census and surveys on foot in multiple rural and town communities in Shinyanga and Kagera, spending up to 10 consecutive weeks in the field
Conduct informed consent procedures with all eligible applicants
Conduct face-to-face household surveys
Assist in arranging the logistics required for conducting surveys
Able to conduct data collection on electronic tablets
Assist the Research Supervisors/Research Coordinator in field travel plan and logistics
Other field research tasks, as needed
2. Data management
Periodically review data collection for any errors
Adhere to the schedule for data collection and data entry developed by the Research Supervisors and Research Coordinator
Required Qualifications
Tanzanian national
Excellent Swahili and English communication skills, including written English skills.
Cultural understanding and nuances in Tanzanian Kiswahili and English
Willing and motivated to travel, stay and work in rural areas with limited access to modern facilities
Be able to travel and live in rural areas for up to 4 months
University degree with substantial previous experience in field/community-based research
Be able to meaningfully relate, interact and build rapport with study participants
Excellent typing skills and basic computer skills in Microsoft Word
Willingness to work in a team
Highly motivated and energetic with the ability to commit to long days, walking and collecting data in the field sites
Able to work independently with minimal supervision while maintaining great attention to data quality, documentation, and management.
Sensitive towards other local cultures, religions, and beliefs/norms different than their own
Be in good health and have a good sense of humor
Honesty, good communication skills, able to build trust with community members and maintain confidentiality
Willingness to learn and explore new experiences
Preferred qualifications
Either from or familiar with the study regions (Kagera and Shinyanga)
University or master’s degree in social sciences (e.g. Nutrition, community development, public health)
Nutrition and health background
Familiarity with nutrition, infant and child health, gender issues will be an added advantage
Substantial experience in translation from Kiswahili to English
Experience with collection of survey research
How to apply
The application should be addressed to the Human Resource Department of the IMA World Health; P.O. BOX 9260, Dar-es-Salaam; and send through the below email: To: latifamkwawa@imaworldhealth.org cc. medardmushi@imaworldhealth.org, rosemarykayanda@imaworldhealth.org, and felix@hrsolutions.co.tz With the subject of Application for Survey Researchers (Enumerators). The application should include your updated CV with three contactable professional referees, copies of certificates and detailed cover letter on how your experience matches the post. The application which does not include all of these details, will not be considered. Note: The closing date for this application is Friday- 14th September 2018. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organization. Selected candidates will be subjected to the Training for two weeks, before the final selection for the job offer.
Program Description
IMA World Health in partnership with the Partnership for Nutrition in Tanzania (PANITA) and Development Media International (DMI) is implementing a five year program (from 2015 to 2019/2020) for Addressing Stunting in Tanzania Early (ASTUTE), to improve early childhood development and reduce the prevalence of stunting (low height for age) among Tanzanian children under 5 years old with focus on the first 1,000 days of life from conception. ASTUTE aims to operationalize Tanzania’s National Nutrition Strategy at scale by reaching three million mothers and preventing stunting in 50,000 children in 5 regions named Mwanza, Kagera, Kigoma, Geita and Shinyanga. In addition, IMA is partnering with the Tanzania Food and Nutrition Center (TFNC) and Cornell University to implement operations research to assess the quality of ASTUTE interventions. ASTUTE relies on community health workers (CHWs) to implement a significant portion of community-based programming, which includes negotiation of behavior on recommended practices through a home visit model. This research will assess CHW success in reaching and targeting priority families (coverage).The ASTUTE program is looking for a team of male and female enumerators who will be based in rural areas of the Kagera and Shinyanga regions. The position is initially for 4 months. Females are encouraged to apply.
Position Summary
Enumerators will work closely with and report to the Research Supervisors and Research Coordinator. They will be responsible for surveying households and community members. The enumerators are expected to accomplish the following duties.
1. Primary quantitative Data collection
Attend and actively participate in the training sessions
Meet village-level officers/workers and collect village/community level information
Review/compare English and Kiswahili data collection tools and check for discrepancies
Pretest questionnaire with community members
Conduct house-to-house census and surveys on foot in multiple rural and town communities in Shinyanga and Kagera, spending up to 10 consecutive weeks in the field
Conduct informed consent procedures with all eligible applicants
Conduct face-to-face household surveys
Assist in arranging the logistics required for conducting surveys
Able to conduct data collection on electronic tablets
Assist the Research Supervisors/Research Coordinator in field travel plan and logistics
Other field research tasks, as needed
2. Data management
Periodically review data collection for any errors
Adhere to the schedule for data collection and data entry developed by the Research Supervisors and Research Coordinator
Required Qualifications
Tanzanian national
Excellent Swahili and English communication skills, including written English skills.
Cultural understanding and nuances in Tanzanian Kiswahili and English
Willing and motivated to travel, stay and work in rural areas with limited access to modern facilities
Be able to travel and live in rural areas for up to 4 months
University degree with substantial previous experience in field/community-based research
Be able to meaningfully relate, interact and build rapport with study participants
Excellent typing skills and basic computer skills in Microsoft Word
Willingness to work in a team
Highly motivated and energetic with the ability to commit to long days, walking and collecting data in the field sites
Able to work independently with minimal supervision while maintaining great attention to data quality, documentation, and management.
Sensitive towards other local cultures, religions, and beliefs/norms different than their own
Be in good health and have a good sense of humor
Honesty, good communication skills, able to build trust with community members and maintain confidentiality
Willingness to learn and explore new experiences
Preferred qualifications
Either from or familiar with the study regions (Kagera and Shinyanga)
University or master’s degree in social sciences (e.g. Nutrition, community development, public health)
Nutrition and health background
Familiarity with nutrition, infant and child health, gender issues will be an added advantage
Substantial experience in translation from Kiswahili to English
Experience with collection of survey research
How to apply
The application should be addressed to the Human Resource Department of the IMA World Health; P.O. BOX 9260, Dar-es-Salaam; and send through the below email: To: latifamkwawa@imaworldhealth.org cc. medardmushi@imaworldhealth.org, rosemarykayanda@imaworldhealth.org, and felix@hrsolutions.co.tz With the subject of Application for Survey Researchers (Enumerators). The application should include your updated CV with three contactable professional referees, copies of certificates and detailed cover letter on how your experience matches the post. The application which does not include all of these details, will not be considered. Note: The closing date for this application is Friday- 14th September 2018. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organization. Selected candidates will be subjected to the Training for two weeks, before the final selection for the job offer.