Career @ ORIE Nigeria
The Company:
Working to Improve Nutrition in Northern Nigeria (WINNN) is a United Kingdom Department for
The Company:
Working to Improve Nutrition in Northern Nigeria (WINNN) is a United Kingdom Department for
International Development (DfID) funded nutrition programme being implemented by a consortium of UNICEF, Save the Children and Action Against Hunger. The DFID-funded Operations Research & Impact Evaluation (ORIE) Project evaluates the impact of the WINNN programme and ORIE is being implemented by a consortium of four UK-based organisations led by Oxford Policy Management.
ORIE is recruiting to fill the position of:
Job Position: Cohort Research Team Leader
Location: Katsina
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
Remuneration
►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)
Application Closing Date
15th September, 2014.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send a copy of their cover letter and CV as a single MS Word file to Dr. Vincent Ahonsi at: vincent.ahonsi@orie-ng.org with a copy to Aly Visram on: Aly.Visram@opml.co.uk
Note: Questions of clarification can also be sent to these email addresses. While we appreciate all applications, only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted.
ORIE is recruiting to fill the position of:
Job Position: Cohort Research Team Leader
Location: Katsina
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
Remuneration
►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)
Application Closing Date
15th September, 2014.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send a copy of their cover letter and CV as a single MS Word file to Dr. Vincent Ahonsi at: vincent.ahonsi@orie-ng.org with a copy to Aly Visram on: Aly.Visram@opml.co.uk
Note: Questions of clarification can also be sent to these email addresses. While we appreciate all applications, only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted.
