We are an internationally recognized non-governmental organization focused on preventing the needless deaths of women and their families.  Our Ghana office is seeking a qualified, skilled and highly motivated candidate to fill the position of Research and Evaluation Specialist on the USAID funded Maternal and Child Survival Program (MCSP). This is a local hire position and international allowances are not available.

Position Overview

MCSP is working with the Ghana Health Service to improve pre-service education for midwifery and nursing, and to strengthen the management and support systems for community-based health planning and services (CHPS). The Research and Evaluation Specialist will be based in Accra, Ghana with extensive field travel, and will support program learning and evaluation activities.

Responsibilities:

•   Provide significant input on project learning/research agenda and lead its implementation.
•   Develop research protocols, data collection tools, consent forms and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
•   As principal investigator, manage relationship with Ghana-based ethical review committee, including submission of applications, amendments and progress reports and have overall accountability for ethical study implementation and adherence to protocols.
•   Support effective management of US-based ethical review committee activities as a co-investigator.
•   Oversee implementation of research/learning activities, including recruitment and management of evaluation teams, data analysis, and documentation and dissemination of results.
•   Train data collectors in study design, SOPs, tools and protection of human subjects.
•   Ensure development and maintenance of IRB compliance binders for all studies.
•   Support routine monitoring and evaluation activities to be led by the Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, especially as they relate to the learning/research agenda.
•   Mentor Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Assistant in developing consent forms and data collection tools, ethical review committee processes and documentation and maintaining IRB compliance binders.
•   Contribute to quarterly reports and participate in quarterly project reviews.
•   Develop influential presentation materials that work for varying audiences.
•   Perform other tasks as necessary as part of the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Research team.

Qualification Required & Experience

•   Master’s or other advanced qualification in public health, epidemiology, or relevant degree with at least 3 years of experience in human subjects’ research or bachelor’s qualification with at least five years of relevant experience.
•   Deep understanding of protection of human subjects in research.
•   Previous experience in development of research protocols, working with an ethics review board, and research management.
•   Excellent writing, communication, and organizational skills and attention to detail.
•   Excellent computer skills, including use of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and proficiency in at least one statistical software package (e.g., SPSS, Stata, EpiInfo, Access).
•   Demonstrated experience in designing and/or implementing qualitative research.
•   Strong quantitative analytical skills.

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Please apply with a cover letter and detailed CV including three referees. Either email applications to:

work2savelives@gmail.com

or post to:

HR Department
PMB 18
Legon
Accra

Closing Date: 19 December, 2014