Background
Welthungerhilfe is a German-based NGO focusing on food and nutrition security, agricultural development, water sanitation and hygiene (WASH), infrastructure, education and refugee emergency and the support to civil society organizations.
WHH is conducting the project “Nutrition Smart CommUNITY”, which encompasses a combination of systemic interventions at different levels, designed to shift underlying causes of chronic hunger and malnutrition. It is based on 4 strategies: (1) Foster behavior change at household level; (2) Strengthen and support community-based institutions; (3) Activate and improve nutrition relevant services at community level; and (4) Advocate and promote a multisectoral community-based implementation model for the Right to Food. Each community must identify the specific drivers of malnutrition and address the problems using their own existing resources, including government services.
Part of the Nutrition Smart CommUNITY project is the measurement of children for malnutrition. Measurements will be conducted with a new tool (Child Growth Monitor, CGM), an application which works on artificial intelligence and empowers the community worker by giving accurate and precise outcome of childrens’ nutritional status. The upcoming project is planning to undertake ethical approval from the according bodies. We are looking for an experienced professional to coordinate the entire process and assure final approvals.
Duration: Short Term Consultancy (joining ASAP, approx. 35 working days spread across 2 months)
Job Description
· Review the recommendations of legal firm and prepare a detailed action plan to meet ethical compliance for the project
· Understand the process and protocols to get ethical approval based on project requirements from ACCREDITED INSTITUTE/ ETHICS COMMITTEE IN ETHIOPIA-
· Find out the requirements to receive approval from other National Council if necessary and coordinate and assure receiving approval with those
· Review and revision of project documents and policies to ascertain ethical compliance
· Prepare and finalize all the required documents including research protocol and power point presentations to present the project to concerned committees
· Present the project to any organization necessary for approval and regular follow up and revision of documents based on their recommendations and queries
Qualification and Experience-
- Post Graduate in any discipline
Experience
- Having received ethical approval before
- Possess working knowledge of the regulatory landscape
- Possess a working knowledge of health research methodology
- 3 to 4 yrs relevant work experience with research ethics & getting ethical approval for research and digital project in Ethiopia
Skills
- Outstanding communication, interpersonal skills with problem solving skills
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively within a team as well as independently
- Excellent Analytical Skills
- Computer proficiency, especially MS Office applications
- Must ensure confidentiality of privileged information
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