PROJECT ASSOCIATE

Job Description

Program

TBR-11

Employment

Full-Time

Duration

4-Months Contract

Reporting To

Manager, Monitoring and Quality Assurance

Location

Hyderabad/Kotri, Pakistan

JOb Purpose

The incumbent will oversee field implementation of an Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) study in Jamshoro District. Supervise field teams, conduct and manage qualitative interviews, ensure high-quality data collection, and lead facility mapping and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and guide enumerators in field data collection, ensuring adherence to study protocols.
• Provide hands-on support for KAP surveys when required to ensure professional and ethical data collection.
• Provide ongoing training and mentorship to enumerators to ensure professional, ethical, and high-quality survey administration.
• Conduct data quality checks to ensure completeness, accuracy, and integrity of data collected.
• Conduct qualitative interviews, including transcription, translation, and taking field notes as needed.
• Lead facility mapping and coordinate engagement with health facilities and stakeholders, including private practitioners.
• Plan and facilitate field logistics, including scheduling and coordination of team activities.
• Ensure that confidentiality and ethical research practices are maintained across all field activities, including proper informed consent procedures by field teams.
• Provide regular progress updates to the Principal Investigator (or designee) and ensure timely achievement of targets.
• Facilitate the preparation and submission of ethics applications and related documentation, as needed.
• Perform any other tasks as assigned to support the successful implementation of the study.
  
  

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (ksa)

Required Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Social Sciences, Epidemiology, or a related discipline; Master’s degree is a plus.
  
  

Required Experience

• At least 3 years of experience in field research, data collection coordination, or public health program implementation.
• Prior experience in primary research (quantitative and/or qualitative), including survey administration and interview-based data collection, is desirable.
• Prior experience with health facility mapping and stakeholder engagement will be an advantage.
  
  

Required Skills

• Strong data management skills.
• Ability to manage field teams and coordinate multi-site fieldwork.
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and coordination skills.
• Ability to work independently, with minimal supervision.
• Adaptability to changing priorities and field conditions.
• Commitment to ethical research practices and data integrity.
• Proficiency in written and spoken Sindhi, Urdu, and English languages.
• Familiarity with the local communities, geography, and logistics of Sindh.
  
  

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