Research Coordinator, Paediatrics & Child Health -MC

IntroductionAga 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 provides state-of-the art clinical facilities and well-equipped diagnostic services. The University currently has teaching sites in Pakistan, East Africa, the United Kingdom and Afghanistan, and is a major component of Aga Khan Development Network.

The Outreach and Research Programme of the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health has ten community-based field sites across Pakistan (including four in Karachi) and focuses on research for betterment of women and child health. The Department has a Nutritional Research Laboratory as well as an Infectious Disease Research Laboratory that cater to the needs of its research projects. It has well-acclaimed work to its credit both at the national and international level.

The Aga Khan University invites applications for the grant-funded contractual position of Research Coordinator in the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health.

ResponsibilitiesYou will be responsible to:

• supervise and monitor all field activities at  field sites 
• coordinate with staff working at field sites for the completion of task withinthe stipulated timelines
• provide training to the project staff (Peer supporters/ lactation counsellor) for lactation counselling
• coordinate with Government and Community stakeholders  for carrying out the project activities in the field sites
• visit field sites for monitoring and auditing purpose to ensure proper field operations as per the guidelines and SoPs provided
• ensure the completeness of all the log books and checklists
• supervise and monitor household visits
• monitor storage (place and method), record-keeping, and data entry of project related specimens
• ensure the completeness, proper entry and archiving of data and questionnaires
• prepare and present weekly, fortnightly and monthly project reports and presentations for the progress of study being carried out at field sites     

RequirementsYou should have:

• Master's degree with two to three year's experience in MNCH or Bacholars preferability BSc.N with five years of experience in MNCH 
• strong communication and interpersonal skills
• good writing skills
• basic Knowledge of survey and other research designs
• a sound knowledge of data collection, analysis and interpretation in terms of report writing and biostatics
• strong interpersonal skills and communication
• willingness to work on field sites