Research Assistants

Responsibilities

• Identify, screen, and recruit eligible study participants using approved procedures.
• Obtain informed consent before data collection.
• Administer approved survey tools and conduct in-depth interviews, as assigned.
• Facilitate interviews using appropriate probing, active listening, and neutral interviewing techniques.
• Conduct interviews in the participant's preferred language, where appropriate.
• Record interviews and take comprehensive field notes where consent has been obtained.
• Maintain accurate participant and interview tracking records.
• Participate in daily field briefings and debriefing sessions.
• Provide regular updates on recruitment and data collection progress.
• Report recruitment challenges, technical issues, participant concerns, and protocol deviations promptly.
• Maintain confidentiality and secure custody of study data, equipment, and materials.
• Support data quality assurance activities as required by the study team.

Required Qualifications

• Degree in Social Sciences, Public Health, Community Development, Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience in qualitative research, in-depth interviews, and/or survey data collection.
• Experience in participant recruitment, screening, and informed consent.
• Experience working with human subjects in health, social science, community, or related research.
• Experience in FP, reproductive health, digital health, telemedicine, e-pharmacy, or related health services research is an added advantage.
• Experience in qualitative data management, transcription, cleaning, or coding is desirable.
• Ability to establish rapport and communicate respectfully with diverse participants.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal, listening, and interviewing skills.
• High level of integrity, professionalism, confidentiality, and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a research team.
• Good organizational and time-management skills.
• Ability to meet assigned data collection targets without compromising data quality.
• Competence in using smartphones, tablets, digital recording devices, and electronic data collection tools.
• Willingness and ability to travel within the assigned study area.
• Flexibility to conduct interviews at times and locations convenient and safe for participants.
• Availability to work full-time during the assigned data collection period.