BACKGROUND: The Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) associated with former President William J. Clinton’s Foundation is currently operating in Ethiopia carrying out a wide range of programs to support the Ministry of Health of Ethiopia in improving the health status of the country by ensuring access and quality of health services. We are committed to increasing our effectiveness through an innovative programming approach that optimizes quality, impact, and scale. Being the largest CHAI field office worldwide, we currently employ around 100 people in the following 7 programs: The Ethiopian Hospital Management Initiative (EHMI), Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health (MNCH), Drug Access, Nutrition, Lab Services, Vaccines Introduction, and Global Health Financing.
CHAI is working with the Government of Ethiopia to roll out a program to drive rapid and substantial reductions in chronic malnutrition among Ethiopian children. Robust program monitoring and evaluation, including research, will be a key component of the initiative to ensure evidence based implementation and tracking of results. CHAI is seeking a dynamic, highly motivated individual for a Research Assistant position.
SUMMARY OF THE POSITION: The Research Assistant is expected to administer household surveys to caregivers and children in their households across select kebeles and woredas in the Oromia and Amhara regions. Specifically, the Research Assistant will be responsible for setting up interview schedules with participating households, administering in-depth interviews with caregivers, taking weight, height, and mid-upper arm circumference of infants and young children. Beyond these interviews, the Research Assistant will interact with health extension workers and community leaders to ensure smooth implementation of the household surveys. The Research Assistant will need a high level of organization, self-motivation, and interpersonal skills.
Job Responsibilities:
- Reports are submitted on time
- Issues are identified, communicated to the CHAI team and rapidly addressed
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