Junior Field Research Assistant
Job Description
Title: Junior Field Research Assistant
Company Name: RTM International Sylhet
Vacancy: 1
Location: Dhaka
Experience:
∎ At least 2 years
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):NGO
Published: 3 Dec 2024
Education:
∎ Bachelor/Honors
∎ Minimum graduate from any reputed college / university
Requirements:
Additional Requirements:
∎ Minimum 2-years of experience in the related field
∎ Following capabilities are mandatory:
∎ Working experience in the relevant field will be an asset
∎ Good communication skills
∎ Job Location: Dhaka (Extensively visiting to the Slam areas)
∎ Minimum 2-years of experience in the related field
∎ Following capabilities are mandatory:
∎ Working experience in the relevant field will be an asset
∎ Good communication skills
∎ Job Location: Dhaka (Extensively visiting to the Slam areas)
Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Attending a 14-day randomized controlled trial training
∎ Attending monthly refresher trainings
∎ Conducting household structured observations from 7:30 AM to 12:30 PM
∎ Screening and recruiting suspected cholera cases at health facilities
∎ Conducting stool testing for cholera using the rapid VC Dipstick test
∎ Obtaining informed consent, assent, and/or parental permission from for all study participants
∎ Putting barcodes on all study form, consent, assent, and parental permission forms, and water, blood, and fecal samples PRIOR to data and sample collection.
∎ Conducting searching for the eligible compounds where the cholera patients live
∎ Enrolling eligible diarrhea and cholera patients, and administering baseline study questionnaires
∎ Conducting household spot checks
∎ Enrolling eligible household members of cholera and diarrhea patients in the health facility and in their household and administering the baseline questionnaire
∎ Conducting blood and fecal sample collection in the health facility and in the household
∎ Administering clinical surveillance forms and mobile use survey to study participants
∎ Conducting water sample collection at study households
∎ Collecting blood samples from study participants
∎ Testing water samples for chlorine concentrations
∎ Obtaining height, weight and MUAC measurements of study children
∎ Obtaining GPS locations of households and water sources
∎ Checking all study forms collected for completeness
∎ Returning to study participants (in the household or health facility) to complete missing or erroneous data collected. This includes responding to all queries sent by the study data manager.
∎ Entering the collected data in the study database
∎ Entering all paper forms into the study database within a week of data collection
∎ Attending weekly field team meetings with the evaluation and intervention team
∎ Attending weekly meetings with the evaluation team only
∎ Coding open ended questions for knowledge, handwashing, and water treatment questions
∎ Conducting in-depth interviews and focus group discussions
∎ Transcribing and translating in-depth interviews and focus group discussions
∎ Coding in-depth interviews and focus group discussions conducted
∎ Assisting in any other aspects of the pilot and intervention studies as directed by the Project Coordinator, Intervention Coordinator, or Principal Investigator
∎ This position will sometimes include work early in the morning and late in the evenings and on Saturdays and Sundays.
∎ RTM International is going to appoint a number of skilled professionals for the study titled “A Ring Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Intervention to Reduce Cholera in Hotspots in Bangladesh (Urban Model)”. The required qualification and experiences for the position is given below:
∎ Job Responsibilities:
∎ Attending a 14-day randomized controlled trial training
∎ Attending monthly refresher trainings
∎ Conducting household structured observations from 7:30 AM to 12:30 PM
∎ Screening and recruiting suspected cholera cases at health facilities
∎ Conducting stool testing for cholera using the rapid VC Dipstick test
∎ Obtaining informed consent, assent, and/or parental permission from for all study participants
∎ Putting barcodes on all study form, consent, assent, and parental permission forms, and water, blood, and fecal samples PRIOR to data and sample collection.
∎ Conducting searching for the eligible compounds where the cholera patients live
∎ Enrolling eligible diarrhea and cholera patients, and administering baseline study questionnaires
∎ Conducting household spot checks
∎ Enrolling eligible household members of cholera and diarrhea patients in the health facility and in their household and administering the baseline questionnaire
∎ Conducting blood and fecal sample collection in the health facility and in the household
∎ Administering clinical surveillance forms and mobile use survey to study participants
∎ Conducting water sample collection at study households
∎ Collecting blood samples from study participants
∎ Testing water samples for chlorine concentrations
∎ Obtaining height, weight and MUAC measurements of study children
∎ Obtaining GPS locations of households and water sources
∎ Checking all study forms collected for completeness
∎ Returning to study participants (in the household or health facility) to complete missing or erroneous data collected. This includes responding to all queries sent by the study data manager.
∎ Entering the collected data in the study database
∎ Entering all paper forms into the study database within a week of data collection
∎ Attending weekly field team meetings with the evaluation and intervention team
∎ Attending weekly meetings with the evaluation team only
∎ Coding open ended questions for knowledge, handwashing, and water treatment questions
∎ Conducting in-depth interviews and focus group discussions
∎ Transcribing and translating in-depth interviews and focus group discussions
∎ Coding in-depth interviews and focus group discussions conducted
∎ Assisting in any other aspects of the pilot and intervention studies as directed by the Project Coordinator, Intervention Coordinator, or Principal Investigator
∎ This position will sometimes include work early in the morning and late in the evenings and on Saturdays and Sundays.
Skills & Expertise:
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ As an organization policy
∎ As an organization policy
Employment Status: Contractual
Job Location: Dhaka
Read Before Apply:
job12@rtm-international.org
Apply Procedure:
Hard Copy:
∎ Attention:
∎ RTM International has Policy regarding Protection against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA), Gender Policy, Child Protection Policy. Organization has Policy of Zero Tolerance regarding this issue. Candidates having knowledge on PSEA will be preferred. Female candidates are encouraging to apply.
∎ ### Application Instruction ###
∎ Job Circular No.: 20241202-034 (Candidate must mention job circular no.).
∎ Interested candidates are requested to apply to the Director (Administration), RTM International, 581, Shewrapara, Mirpur, Dhaka. Electronic copy of the application, detailed curriculum vitae along with recent passport size photograph, contact number, e-mail address, copy of NID, academic all certificates are to be sent to Email: [email protected] on or before 10 December 2024. Submit your CV as per RTM International`s CV format file (CV format file link - http://www.rtm-international.org/478/ ).
∎ Only short-listed candidates will be called for interview. Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply and will be given priority in the selection process.
∎ No TA/DA will be provided for attending the interview.
∎ ______________________
∎ Director (Administration)
∎ RTM International, 581 Shewrapara, Begum Rokeya Sharani
∎ Mirpur, Dhaka-1216
Company Information:
∎ RTM International Sylhet
∎ RTM International, Shahi Edgah , Tultikor , Near Heart foundation, Sylhet Sadar , Sylhet.
Address::
∎ RTM International, Shahi Edgah , Tultikor , Near Heart foundation, Sylhet Sadar , Sylhet.
Application Deadline: 10 Dec 2024
Category: NGO/Development
