Survey Specialist at African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET)

Work Hours: At least 40 hours/week
Duration: 4 months

Terms of Reference

• Support the day-to-day technical related activities in LAGAIS secretariat 
• Support the LAGAIS secretariat in documentation of survey technical related activities 
• Assist in timely retrieval and compilation of any completed hard copy questionnaires, incident forms, requisite forms e.t.c
• Full participation in all technical meetings including submission of reports, recording of meeting minute 
• Be prepared to work weekends 
• Be prepared to travel to enumeration areas when needed 
• Work with the data management team to ensure success of the data collection procedures for the LAGAIS 
• Support dissemination of survey results including production of charts, maps,presentations and technical briefs/fact sheets on the outcome of the survey 
• Work with the survey manger and other Survey Implementation Team (SIT) to ensure the prompt day to day running of LAGAIS conduct, following the agreed timeline 
• Any work that may be assigned during LAGAIS implementation.

Key Deliverables

• Comprehensive weekly report of survey processes and proceedings 
• Reports of all LAGAIS related activities including report of meetings, briefings e.t.c., 
• Work on power point presentation slides as training materials and for dissemination ofsurvey findings 
• Trip reports (for trips made during the contract period) 
• Log of activities related to contract implementation 
• Documentation of lessons learnt during the survey period 
• End-of-survey report - Survey reports including fact sheets, technical briefs and full survey report
• Weekly report on the survey field team monitoring and performance analysis

Education/Experience

• A University Degree in Medicine with an MPH or its equivalent, with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience in HIV/AIDS programs
• A sound understanding of HIV/AIDS surveys in resource constrained settings
• A PhD or fellowship in public health or related field will be an added advantage
• Demonstrated experience in the leadership, design, implementation, management and tracking/monitoring of HIV surveys.