Overview

Position: Field Interviewer (32 posts)
Reports to: Project leader/Study Coordinator
Work station: Kibiti, Rufiji, and Kilwa
Apply by: July 12, 2019

Institute Overview

Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) is a leading research organization in Africa with a strong track record in developing, testing and validating innovations for health. Driven by a core strategic mandate for research, training, and services, the Institute’s work now spans a wide spectrum, covering biomedical and ecological sciences, intervention studies, health-systems research and policy translation.

Position Summary

IHI will be conducting a study on the application of malaria reactive community-based testing and Response, A community-based and integrated strategy to reduce Malaria disease burden (ACORBISREM).
Field interviewers will be required to conduct field interviews, explaining nature, risk, and benefits of the study, ensuring informed consent and maintaining client record and case report forms. Assist in collecting, compiling information and keying them into the computer database.

Duties and Responsibilities

Participate in research study as per the research protocol and SOPs.
To ensure protection, right, safety and wellbeing of study participants.
Take blood and other specimens and save as liaison with the laboratory.
To provide culturally appropriate health education on topics related to malaria.
To ensure that all study-related forms are properly and duly completed according to SOPs.
To communicate with other study staffs and participate in regular meetings as per schedule provided.
To maintain cordial relationships with the health center, the community in relation to IHI staffs and IHI a general.
Perform any other task that the supervisor may reasonably require from time to time.

Qualification and Experience

Form IV/VI or certificate/Diploma in social science or any related field.
Prior field/research experience.

Skills and Competencies

Ability to use a tablet for data collection.
Ability to work under minimum supervision but also within a team.
Good/Excellent writing and verbal communication skills.
Excellent attention to details.

Remuneration

An attractive and competitive remuneration package will be offered to a successful candidate as per IHI salary scales.

Equal Opportunity

IHI is an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit intentional biases or discrimination and harassment of any kind at the workplace and during recruitment. All employment decisions are based solely on job requirements and individual qualifications, and our recruitment process is governed by the labor laws of Tanzania.

Mode of Application

All candidates who meet the above job requirements should send their application letters together with their detailed curriculum vitae (CVs) showing contact addresses including email, telephone/cell phone numbers and copies of academic and professional certificates to the address below. The deadline for this application is 1700hrs, July 12, 2019.
All e-mail application subject line should read Field Interviewers

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for an interview.

Human Resources Manager,
Ifakara Health Institute,
Kiko Avenue, Mikocheni,
P. o. Box 78373, Dar es Salaam
Email: recruitment@ihi.or.tz