Research Coordinator, Centre of Excellence in Women and Child Health

• Research Coordinator, Centre of Excellence in Women and Child Health
• Entity: Aga Khan University
• Location: Karachi
• Introduction to the Aga Khan University:

Aga Khan University, chartered in 1983 as Pakistan's first private international university, is committed to the provision of education, research and health care of international standard relevant to Pakistan and the region. The affiliated Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) has well-equipped investigative services and provides state-of-the-art clinical facilities. AKUH is the first hospital in Pakistan to be awarded the prestigious Joint Commission International Accreditation (JCIA) for practicing the highest internationally-recognized healthcare standards.

The Centre of Excellence in Women and Child Health aims to support the introduction, scale-up and further piloting of high quality and high impact interventions to improve Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (MNCAH) in Pakistan by harnessing the potential of both public and private sectors, coupled with introduction of women and girls empowerment intervention.

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.

This is a grant-funded contractual position.
 

Job Role / Responsibilities:

You will be responsible to supervise and monitor the research activities including data collection as well as maintain necessary records, create, and sustain liaison with the relevant stakeholders for the smooth implementation of all necessary activities of the project.

Specific Responsibilities Include To:

• assist the supervisor in the development of research instruments for the projects according to their objectives;
• ensure validity of data collected from the field;
• independently conduct interviews and prepare detailed notes for it;
• ensure proper data collection as per the project guidelines;
• follow and ensure field implementation of project related SOPs and guidelines, as defined in the research project;
• assist supervisors in carrying out day-to-day research work;
• prepare and present periodic project related activity reports;
• keep track and follow-up with research teams on progress reports of the project;
• provide assistance in the preparation of periodic research and progress reports;
• ensure quality control by random checks and field monitoring.

Eligibility Criteria / Requirements:

You Should Have:

• at least a Master’s degree preferably in Sociology or equivalent from a recognized university;
• at least two years of relevant experience in health research;
• good interpersonal skills particularly communication skills;
• proficiency in the use of computer applications, particularly MS Office;
• ability to manage time and prioritize tasks effectively;
• ability to work effectively in teams and resilience to cope-up with work pressure;
• good communication and report writing skills;
• willingness to work in the community settings and travel to field sites.

Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.