Research Assistant at AIDS Prevention Initiative in Nigeria (APIN)

Responsibilities

•     The job holder will provide support to on-going, new and emerging research activities and collaborations as well as undertake study on Loss-to-follow-up
•     Support the APIN research management group and other adhoc teams in proposal development and submission.
•     Support the setup of programme evaluations and research operations
•     Participate in and/or support research implementation as appropriate
•     Participate in basic data collection, reporting and analysis on programme and outcome evaluations

Loss-to-follow-up Study

•     Implement research procedures in accordance with the protocol guidelines as provided by the Principal Investigator
•     Travel to study sites across Nigeria to recruit participants and conduct interviews, chart reviews and other data collection activities as required, using a standardized questionnaire and chart extraction tools.
•     Collect data, enroll and follow up clients for the loss- to- follow up study being jointly conducted by APIN and MGH
•     Coordinate and train additional staff to assist with study recruitment and consent procedures when required.
•     Record, organize and capture results of questionnaires in preparation for data analysis.
•     Conduct follow-up telephone interviews of patients enrolled in study.
•     Enter questionnaire and follow-up data into study database.
•     Maintain log of patients enrolled in the study as detailed in study protocol.
•     Produce regular research progress reports Principal Investigator and Co-investigators

Requirements

•     At least a first degree in Sociology, Nursing, Medicine or Public Health
•     Time management skills, basic administrative and organizational skills
•     HIV counselling or clinical experience
•     Fluency in English and Igbo/Yoruba/Hausa (verbal and written, at least one)
•     Computer literacy and with ability to use the computer for data entry and production of basic reports. Experience of working with datasets and data bases will be an advantage
•     Good interpersonal skills, strong service ethic, sensitivity to patients
•     Professionalism and attention to detail and accuracy
•     Flexibility to take on other duties as reasonably requested by the Project Manager and/or Co-investigators.
•     Willingness and readiness to travel to study sites as required
•     Computer literacy/skills in usage of personal productivity tools (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet browsing, emailing, etc.) are essential