Job Vacancy at ORIE

Job specification
ORIE is seeking a qualified and experienced health researcher to lead a team of four research assistants in Katsina. The Research Team Leader/Research Manager (depending on qualifications and experience) will have the following responsibilities under the general guidance of ORIE National Team Leader:

•     Identify project villages, obtain consents from the community for the study to be done, and maintain relationships with the community and community leaders throughout the study;
•     Identify local guides in study villages to help staff to locate households and keep track of study children;
•     Work with the Principal Investigator to develop data collection tools for the cohort studies, and the case-control study
•     Work with the Principal Investigator, staff of WINNN and ORIE to identify topics for investigation during nested sub-studies and develop data collection tools;
•     Test all data collection tools in the field and modify questions in consultation with the PI, WINNN and ORIE staff when appropriate;
•     Work with a programmer to develop data capture programmes for hand-held devices;
•     Help train and then lead the work of four Research Assistants to collect data on young children in the villages.
•     Check the work of the four Research Assistants to ensure that high quality data are collected;
•     Provide weekly updates on all activities and progress
•     Import data from hand held devices into statistical analysis software
•     Undertake basic data checking, labelling and analysis using statistical analysis software;
•     Write basic reports on the analysis of data from the gap sub-studies and contribute to analysis and reporting of other data;
•     Manage and supervise four fieldworkers and a driver;
•     Maintain a small office in Katsina and supervise all minor payments and office processes;
•     Communicate regularly by e-mail and Skype with the Principal Investigator (based in the UK) on all technical issues;
•     Reports to the National Team Leader of ORIE on all administrative, security and logistics matters.

Qualifications and experience
The following attributes are important:

•     A Master’s degree in nutrition, public health, epidemiology or a relevant discipline
•     At least 5 years of experience doing surveys, monitoring, evaluation or research studies
•     Experience of analysing quantitative data using statistical software
•     Fluent in English with a proven ability to write reports in English

The following attributes are desirable:

•     Nigerian nationality with experience of working in northern states
•     An ability to communicate in Hausa
•     Understanding of and sensitivity to local culture in Northern Nigeria

The position is based in Katsina. The contract is for a fixed term of 30 months with a gross annual salary of NGN4,400,000 – NGN5,200,000 (dependent on qualification and experience)