Data Collector (BRANCH project)

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

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 contractual position.
Responsibilities
You will be responsible for:

data collection and accompanying research staff in field visits
door to door visits to identify project related enrollments
contacting the parents and explaining the purpose of the study
arranging and coordinating study center visits
counseling the mother for the study participation
any other logistic support that may be needed for the project
breastfeeding counselling of the mother.
Requirements
You should have:

Matric and above qualification
fresh or 1 year experience in community-based projects candidate will be preferred
maternal and child health-related project experience is highly desirable
the ability to give oral instructions/information to patients and parents in colloquial English and/or Urdu
effective communication skills
professional integrity, maturity and responsible attitude
the ability to understand and follow instruction
the ability to speak and understand Urdu and local languages
may handle Android based tablets.
To Apply
Kindly send your resume by email to [email protected] and mention “10054143” in the subject line.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Note: Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.