IT, Computer Science and Software Engineering

Duration of Contract:&nbsp;For&nbsp;one year, with possibility of extensionMain Duties and responsibilitiesThe project/admin assistant is accountable to Infectious disease research Directorate recruited for effective office management and implementation of all projects to accomplish its vision and mission. The project/admin assistant coordinates, communicate and compile report in regular basis from project coordinators in the.&nbsp;She will have the following duties and responsibilities:&nbsp;<ul><li>Compile the report and give feedback to all members.</li><li>Manage records and files and&nbsp;Update paperwork and databases</li><li>Create documents, including correspondence and reports</li><li>Book appointments and&nbsp;Handle travel-related bookings</li><li>Maintain supplies and order more when inventory is low</li><li>Process mail and maintain office equipment</li><li>Greet visitors</li><li>Document copy of the proposals to track the main terms and conditions for management attention to meet the requirements.</li><li>Support the annual/biannual/quarterly/monthly plan and report preparation of each project in infectious disease directorate.&nbsp;</li><li>Assist the director of Infectious disease directorate in the routine activities</li><li>Actively participate in other activities of the infectious disease directorate and the Institute.</li></ul>

Project/Admin office/assistant position (1)

Health Care

Required Number ---- One per site (Bahir Dar, Dilla, Harar, Dessie, Jimma, Mizan Aman).&nbsp; These sites could be amended depending on survey demand or other situations. Priority will be given to female candidates.Duration of Contract:&nbsp;For 3 months, with possibility of extension.Salary: Based on the Institute contract payment scaleReport to: TB &amp; HIV Research DirectorateDuties and responsibilities&nbsp;<ul><li>Collect biologic specimens, process for storage&nbsp;</li><li>Conduct on-site testing as specified in protocol</li><li>Process specimens for transportation</li><li>Transport specimens for permanent storage&nbsp;</li><li>Complete relevant forms and proper archival&nbsp;</li><li>Meet/communicate with supervisor daily to update collected sample, information and challenges faced during sample collection.</li><li>Track inventory of medical and lab supplies; maintain tracking and management of sample flow</li><li>Establish mobile laboratory facility</li><li>Implement lab quality control and quality assurance measures</li><li>Collaborate with EPHI laboratory staff and act as counsellor/interviewer/ receptionist when required.&nbsp;</li></ul>Required skill&nbsp;<ul><li>Excellent organization, programming and communication skills&nbsp;</li><li>Proven experience on HIV, HBV/Syphilis testing using rapid test kits&nbsp;</li><li>Proven experience on the current algorithm of HIV rapid testing procedures&nbsp;</li><li>Experience on sample management for virological testing purpose is preferred&nbsp;</li><li>Prior experience on venous blood collection for bio behavioural survey among key population is an asset.&nbsp;</li><li>Fluency in local language is a major advantage.</li></ul>

Laboratory technologist (6)

Required Number ----One per site (Bahir Dar, Dilla, Harar, Dessie, Jimma, Mizan Aman).&nbsp; These sites could be amended depending on survey demand or other situations. Priority will be given to female candidates.Duration of Contract:&nbsp;For 3 months, with possibility of extension.Salary: Based on the Institute contract payment scaleReport to: TB &amp; HIV Research DirectorateDuties and responsibilities&nbsp;<ul><li>Manage the coupon-tracking system</li><li>Explain the aim of survey to participant; conduct and record consent</li><li>Provide instructions/train on peer recruitment and issue referral coupons</li><li>Ask screening questions to the target population to identify eligible participant and disqualify imposters</li><li>Establish a unique identifier to link recruit’s follow-up visit to initial visit&nbsp;Verify coupon&nbsp;work as the receptionist or interviewer as needed – Eligibility questions</li><li>Maintain the database for data entry, editing, and analysis for electronic-based data collection&nbsp;</li><li>Work closely with data management team and survey staffs</li></ul>Required skill&nbsp;<ul><li>Experience in data, cleaning, preparation and management</li><li>Have prior experience on respondent driven sampling (RDS) coupon management</li><li>Excellent data organization, programming, and communication skills are required, as is the ability to work effectively in a team setting.</li><li>Proficient knowledge of database software (particularly excel and access)</li><li>Proven experience in designing survey tools/questionnaires in ODK is advantageous&nbsp;</li><li>Fluency in local language is a major advantage.</li></ul>

Coupon manager (6)

Required Number ---- two Counsellors and two interviewers per site (Bahir Dar, Dilla, Harar, Dessie, Jimma, Mizan Aman). &nbsp;These sites could be amended depending on survey demand or other situations. Priority will be given to female candidates.Duration of Contract:&nbsp;For 3 months, with possibility of extension.Salary: Based on the Institute contract payment scaleReport to: TB &amp; HIV Research DirectorateDuties and responsibilities&nbsp;HIV Counsellor&nbsp;is responsible for a professional in providing essential counselling services to the participants of HIV/AIDS bio behavioural survey among highly vulnerable population in Ethiopia. She/he must be good at providing advice, aware, inform people and help them to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS infection.<ul><li>Obtain informed consent from eligible study participants</li><li>Conduct interview or oversee the interview process(if using self-interview)</li><li>Ensure that information collected is securely saved and/or stored after the interview</li><li>Assist in the collection, processing and storage of biologic specimens</li><li>Provide pre-and post-test HIV counselling based on testing guideline&nbsp;</li><li>Complete relevant forms and processes</li><li>HIV Counsellor&nbsp;is responsible for a professional in providing essential counselling services to the participants of HIV/AIDS bio behavioural survey among highly vulnerable population in Ethiopia.</li><li>She/he must be good at providing advice, aware, inform people and help them to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS infection.</li></ul>Required skill&nbsp;<ul><li>Experience in HIV bio behavioural survey and or surveys involving Venus blood drawing, storage and processing&nbsp;</li><li>Excellent communication and interpersonal skills&nbsp;</li><li>Have experience and trained in the area of HIV testing and counselling, ART and ANC&nbsp;</li><li>Experience and training of quantitative and qualitative data collection&nbsp;</li><li>Certified training on HIV testing and counselling (HCT) and familiar with national HCT&amp; ART guideline&nbsp;</li><li>Fluency in local language is a major advantage.</li></ul>

HIV counsellor and Interviewer (24)

Required Number ----One per site (Bahir Dar, Dilla, Harar, Dessie, Jimma, Mizan Aman). These sites could be amended depending on survey demand or other situations.Duration of Contract:&nbsp;For 3 months, with possibility of extension.Salary: Based on the Institute contract payment scaleReport to: TB &amp; HIV Research DirectorateDuties and responsibilities&nbsp;<ul><li>Carry out key survey activities such as coordinating, coaching and supervising field team, ensuring the quality of data, conduct data cleaning, and interpreting and reporting of findings.</li><li>quantitative and qualitative data analysis, interpreting and reporting of findings</li><li>Maintain and monitor the data collection process and adjust the system to operational activities’ needs with continued support</li><li>Analysis, interpretation, management and ability to test and implement modifications and enhancements; and communicate and train staff on data collection, management, and analysis.</li><li>Develop survey implementation SOPs&nbsp;</li><li>Supervise of the team and the daily activities at the survey site</li><li>Supervise the quality of the interview data collection work using quality check manual</li><li>Work with the coupon manager to ensure safety of the data stored in the electronic coupon tracking system, as well as exported to backup flash drive.&nbsp;</li></ul>Required skill<ul><li>Demonstrated experience in providing training on the quanitative research method&nbsp;</li><li>Excellent data organization, programming, communication skills and ability to work effectively in a team setting are required&nbsp;</li><li>Profound knowledge and experience in conducting Bio-behavioral survey including, development of the survey tools, training research staff, supervising, writing analytical reports as well as interpreting data and making recommendations;&nbsp;</li><li>Experience in the area of HIV Key/priority population survey, and/or programmatic response</li><li>Prior experience in coordinating a study using respondent driven sampling technique.</li><li>Fluency in local language is a major advantage.</li></ul>

Survey supervisor (6)

The Ethiopian Public Health Institute(EPHI) is established by the council of ministers regulation No. 301/2013 which recognize the Institute an autonomous federal government office having its own legal personality. The institute is accountable for the Federal Minister of Health. The institute shall have the following objectives:
1.&nbsp;Undertake research, based on&nbsp; national public health research agenda, on priority health and nutrition problems, and&nbsp; generate, absorb and disseminate scientific and technological knowledge to improve the health of the general public;
2.&nbsp;In collaboration with the concerned bodies conduct surveillance for the early identification and detection of public health risks and prevent public health emergencies through adequate preparedness; and alert, warn and dispatch timely information during public health emergency, respond effectively and timely and ensure rapid recovery of the affected population from the impact of the public health emergency;
3.&nbsp;Strengthen&nbsp; its laboratories with trained man power and technology to undertake problem solving researches provide effective response to public health emergencies, carry out referral diagnostic and analytical tests; and support the capacity building of health and food science laboratories at the national level to enable them provide quality&nbsp; laboratory services.
The Institute secures average annual revenue of 25 million Birr and more than 20 million USD (in cash and in kind) from different donors.
The Ethiopian Public Health Institute, EPHI shall have advisory board in respect of policy, strategy and other major institutional matters.

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