Data Collector (I3P Project), Department of Paediatrics & Child Health

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.

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.

Responsibilities

You will be responsible to:

• collect patient data in the health facility, administer questionnaires, record relevant information, ensure accurate electronic data entry, and maintain confidentiality
• conduct door to door survey
• complete house old related questionnaire by following project guidelines on table
• dealing with refusals and following con respondents on daily basis
• any other logistic support that may be needed for the project.

Requirements

You should have:

• Matric and above
• one year experience in community and conducting household
• ability to give oral instructions/information to patients and parents in colloquial English and/or Urdu
• effective communication skills
• demonstrating professional integrity
• mature, reliable and responsible
• able to understand and follow instruction
• ability to speak and understand job related English and Urdu
• basic computer skills (MS Word, Excel).

To Apply

Interested candidates should send their CV by email to [email protected] and mention “10053540” in the subject line.

Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.

Applications should be submitted latest by April 2, 2