Demographic Surveillance Systems (DSS) Field Coordinator Job Vacancy: APHRC

AFRICAN POPULATION AND HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER
Promoting the well-being of Africans through policy-relevant research on population and health

Demographic Surveillance Systems (DSS) Field Coordinator

The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) is an international nonprofit,
non-governmental organization that carries out high-quality and policy relevant research on population and health issues facing sub-Saharan Africa.

The Center seeks to recruit a DSS Field Coordinator

Duties and Responsibilities

He/She will be responsible for managing all field-related operational and logistical activities for the DSS. He or she will report to the Head of the Data Unit.

His or her specific responsibilities are to:

• Develop and manage annual and other operational work plans for the project.
• Train and supervise fieldworkers, making regular visits to the field to ensure adherence to data quality and ethical guidelines.
• Manage systems for monitoring and evaluating performance of fieldworkers and adherence to quality control guidelines, including carrying out spot checks in the field.
• Manage flow of questionnaires, including tracking of questionnaires sent back from the office to the field for call-backs.
• Participate in developing, revising and translating DSS study instruments, including questionnaires, field manuals, and quality control guidelines.
• Participate in planning and carrying out community mobilization and dissemination activities to community members, policy makers, and scientific audiences.
• Produce technical and other progress reports on field operations as required.
• Participate in data analysis, scientific writing, and proposal development.
• Manage the processing of research permits and ethical approval for the DSS.
• Perform any other functions as assigned by the Head of the Data Unit.

Essential (Skills and Qualifications)

• An MSc in quantitative social science discipline (for example Demography, Statistics and sociology);
• Experience and proven skills in managing large-scale community-based quantitative research projects;
• Strong quantitative background with good understanding of demographic concepts and experience in statistical data manipulation and analysis;
• Strong organizational skills; and
• Strong writing skills.

Desirable

• Knowledge of DSS Concepts;
• Knowledge of statistical packages;
• Experience in working in slum settlements;
• Knowledge and application of advanced statistical analysis and concepts (for example binary and multinomial logistic regression, survival analysis etc); and
• Experience in scientific writing (for example for journals).

Please, apply enclosing a detailed CV, quoting current and expected salary and providing
contact details of three referees (at least one of whom must be a former employer) to the
address below by December 31, 2008.

Online applications should be sent to jobs @ aphrc.org with the position applied for written on the subject line. We will contact only short listed candidates.

The Human Resources Manager
African Population and Health Research Center
P.O. Box 10787-00100 GPO
Nairobi

www.aphrc.org

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