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Job Description
PATH is an international organization working on global health. Since 2007, PATH has been working to improve health systems and services to create healthier futures for Ethiopians. PATH is planning to undertake a study in Ethiopia to estimate the costs to deliver a single-dose schedule HPV vaccines via a multi-age cohort (MAC) campaign and to understand the contextual factors of this delivery approach. PATH will lead the data collection activities in collaboration and coordination with the MOH and other partners. This study builds on prior research to explore the operational context and estimate the cost of HPV vaccine delivery under a single-age cohort approach using a two-dose schedule. The data collection will be done through interviews with Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) staff working at different levels of the HPV vaccine program. The study will be conducted in Addis Ababa, Afar, Amhara and Somali regions.
Activities for the data collectors
As part of the study, data collection will be done through interviews with EPI staff working at different levels of the health system. The interviews will be conducted in person through the administration of a questionnaire and the responses will be recorded electronically on a tablet using Open Data Kit (ODK), a free, open-source suite of tools. The interviews will be conducted using an electronic ODK data collection tool including English and Amharic. The data collectors will receive didactic and field-based training before conducting the study interviews. After training is completed, the data collectors will be deployed for the data collection activities. The team will conduct data collection in an assigned region. Data collection will happen during a continuous period of up to four weeks, starting in January 2025 into February 2025.
PATH will cover costs of the training and provide vehicles for travel to conduct of the data collection activities. Data collectors/interviewers will be provided a professional fee and a per diem. The profession fees will cover their labor time and the per diem will cover food and lodging during data collection days including the training days. PATH will also provide data to enable internet access for ODK. Study teams will be responsible for arranging their own accommodation and obtaining their own food during field data collection, using the per diems that will be provided by PATH, as described above. PATH will ensure data collectors/interviewers have technical support for the use and maintenance of the tablet devices being used for data collection, including backup battery packs and IT support via mobile phone or in-person, if practical. PATH and EPI will create a WhatsApp or Telegram group to facilitate communication with the data collection team and the study supervisor and investigators.
Duty station:
- In different districts of Afar, Addis Ababa, Amhara and Somali regions
Position Type
- Contract
Duration of employment:
- 20 days
Duty station:
- In different districts of Afar, Addis Ababa, Amhara and Somali regions
About You
Specific duties and responsibilities of the data collector:
- Attend each day of the data collector training session, including the practical training component. The training will be conducted over a 5-day period in January 2025.
- Before the start of data collection, familiarize yourself with the data collection tools to be used for the study and be clear about the expected data for each question and questionnaire. Seek the needed clarifications from the study supervisor and other study investigators.
- Travel to the specified study sites in the assigned region and conduct the interviews for the study, working with another assigned data collector in accordance with the study protocol and interviewer guide.
- Ensure proper and ethical execution of the study as per the defined methodology, including obtaining and documenting informed consent from all study participants prior to each interview.
- Ensure timely completion of data collection in assigned region in accordance with the interview/study schedule.
- Collect high quality, complete and accurate data for the study.
- Within a day of completing each interview, upload the completed survey in ODK after reviewing and ensuring the data are complete and correct.
- Maintain regular contact with study supervisor and at a minimum provide updates every two day via the WhatsApp or Telegram group on the status of data collection and to inform the supervisor of any problems or difficulties related to the research.
- At the end of the data collection period, draft a report with the assigned data collector to summarize the progress and challenges and other relevant contextual factors related to the data collection activity in the assigned region.
Job qualifications
- Minimum BSc Degree in health science fields.
- Previous experience with HPV vaccine cost data collection from health survey and health offices is an asset
- Previous quantitative data collection or health survey experience
- Experience with data collection using ODK
- Excellent communication skills
- Good written and spoken English and Amharic
- Willingness to learn and develop skills
- Knowledge of data backup/recovery
- Must be of good health as the field work may demand extensive travel on rough roads
- Must be able to organize his/her assignment and work independent of data manger
- Maintains good team spirit within the assigned team
- Must be willing/able to stay and work in a selected regions (Afar, Addis Ababa, Amhara and Somali) during data collection period and be fully available
Required Skills
- Oral and written communication
- Data analysis
- Effective communication and sociability
- Training and Development
How To Apply
Interested applicants should submit in person a hard copy of their CV in a sealed envelope on or before November 15th , 2024; 4:00 P.M to the following address: PATH Ethiopia Country Program, Bole Sub-city, Woreda 03, 711 MOENCO Road, P.O. Box 493 code 1110, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia or please use the following e-mail to send out your application: Bizuayehu G/Michael hgebeyehou@path.org