The Schools of Public Health and Medicine at College of Health Sciences of Addis Ababa University seeks an Evaluation Research Assistant for the implementation research it is planning to implement in partnership with Harvard T.H Chan School of Public Health Department of Global Health and Population and Oromia Regional Health Bureau. The Implementation Research Initiative aims to accelerating scale-up of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) in Oromia. The KMC research initiative will study the implementation of KMC by gaining an understanding of barriers and facilitators, and using data in repeated rapid cycles of model development-implementation-evaluation-refinement until a promising model is found to achieve high coverage of quality KMC. We will work within the existing government health system and the Oromia Regional Health Bureau to implement the models with the goal of providing KMC to 80% or more of the target population of newborns, aiming to reduce mortality associated with preterm birth.
Job Summary:
This position will be based in Asella, Bekoji and Kersa, Ethiopia. Under the guidance of the Evaluation Coordinator, the research assistant will be responsible for high quality data collection for program evaluation. The Research Assistant will be consenting participants and collect data using standardized data collection forms.Duration of work: 1 year with possible extension
Tentative Start Date: Immediately
Number of posts: 4
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