Senior Research Assistant, Center of Excellence in Women and Child Health

Senior Research Assistant, Center of Excellence in Women and Child Health

Entity: Aga Khan University

Location: Karachi

Introduction to the Aga Khan University:

Chartered in 1983, Aga Khan University (AKU) is a private, autonomous, and self-governing international university with 13 teaching sites in 6 countries distributed across three continents. As an integral part of the Aga Khan Development Network, AKU provides higher education in several disciplines, carries out research pertinent to the countries in which it exists and has campuses, programs and/or teaching hospitals in Afghanistan, Kenya, Pakistan, Tanzania, Uganda, and the UK. As an international institution, AKU operates on the core principles of quality, relevance, impact, and access; and AKU is a model of academic excellence and an agent of social change.

As an equal opportunity employer, AKU believes in promoting a diverse and inclusive culture and is committed to adopt appropriate standards for safeguarding and promoting a respectful relationship with and between diverse workforce of its faculty, staff, trainees, volunteers, beneficiaries, wider communities, and other stakeholders with whom it works, including children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees/trainees and partners to share this commitment.

Job Roles / Responsibilities:

To work with the Research Specialist and Research Manager on a research project in order to investigate/establish the aims and objectives of the research project.

The incumbent will be responsible in:

• Individually conduct interviews and write up detailed notes on interviews and observation visits;
• facilitate meetings among the research team and junior research staff;
• visit different household in the communities to ensure the successful completion of data collection including QC;
• liaison with admin for logistic arrangements;
• raise wider community awareness as per the project guidelines;
• supporting community mobilization and awareness activities, and coordinating with health, EPI, and community teams. Ensure timely reporting of nutrition activities and follow project and government nutrition guidelines;
• fully responsible for planning and implementing nutrition activities at assigned UCs, including nutrition screening and identification of malnourished children and women;
• counseling and nutrition education, referral and follow-up of nutrition cases, maintaining nutrition records and beneficiary data.

Requirements:

The applicant should have:

• Intermediate/Diploma in relevant field
• Graduation will be preferred
• One year experience will be preferred in relevant field
• Sensitivity to cultural differences
• Ability to manage time and prioritize tasks effectively
• Excellent team player
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Resilience and ability to cope with work pressure
• Willing to work in communities
• Good knowledge of utilization of handheld devices for data collection

Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.