Background

Makerere University School of Public Health, in collaboration with Jhpiego, is implementing the Scaling the Optimal Use of Multiple ACTs to Prevent Antimalarial Drug Resistance (STOP-AMDR) Project. The project is implemented in close collaboration with the Ministry of Health’s National Malaria Elimination Division and other stakeholders to generate evidence for the introduction and scale-up of Multiple First-line Therapies in Uganda.

Responsibilities

• To lead and supervise quantitative and qualitative data-collection teams in Buikwe and Busia districts and ensure that field activities are conducted in accordance with the study protocol.
• Attend study meetings and support the training of research assistants and enumerators, including pretesting activities.
• Supervise field data collection in accordance with the study protocol and in coordination with the Project Coordinator
• Oversee project materials and field logistics.
• Lead community entry and liaise with district and local leaders.
• Ensure that household listing and mapping are completed correctly before random sampling.
• Support the selection of facilities and participants for provider surveys.
• Monitor data quality, conduct spot checks and ensure adherence to enumeration-area boundaries and study protocols.
• Review completed study forms and compile regular and end-of-assignment field reports.
• Help resolve challenges encountered by field teams, including troubleshooting data-collection tools.
• Perform other duties assigned by the Project Coordinator or investigators.

Qualifications and Desirable Qualities

• A minimum of a master’s degree.
• Experience leading field teams conducting large and complex surveys at national or regional level.
• Experience collecting quantitative data using mobile-assisted data-collection systems.
• Experience collecting qualitative data.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to follow study procedures and guidelines reliably.
• Ability and willingness to reside in the assigned study district throughout the data-collection period.
• Ability to work independently, meet strict deadlines and operate with minimal supervision.
• A valid certificate in Human Subjects Protection and/or Good Clinical Practice.

• To lead and supervise quantitative and qualitative data-collection teams in Buikwe and Busia districts and ensure that field activities are conducted in accordance with the study protocol.
• Attend study meetings and support the training of research assistants and enumerators, including pretesting activities.
• Supervise field data collection in accordance with the study protocol and in coordination with the Project Coordinator
• Oversee project materials and field logistics.
• Lead community entry and liaise with district and local leaders.
• Ensure that household listing and mapping are completed correctly before random sampling.
• Support the selection of facilities and participants for provider surveys.
• Monitor data quality, conduct spot checks and ensure adherence to enumeration-area boundaries and study protocols.
• Review completed study forms and compile regular and end-of-assignment field reports.
• Help resolve challenges encountered by field teams, including troubleshooting data-collection tools.
• Perform other duties assigned by the Project Coordinator or investigators.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to follow study procedures and guidelines reliably.
• Ability to work independently, meet strict deadlines and operate with minimal supervision.

• A minimum of a master’s degree.
• Experience leading field teams conducting large and complex surveys at national or regional level.
• Experience collecting quantitative data using mobile-assisted data-collection systems.
• Experience collecting qualitative data.
• A valid certificate in Human Subjects Protection and/or Good Clinical Practice.