{"id":24569,"date":"2017-06-22T13:26:31","date_gmt":"2017-06-22T13:26:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/?p=24569"},"modified":"2017-06-22T13:26:31","modified_gmt":"2017-06-22T13:26:31","slug":"vacancies-jhpiego-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/vacancies-jhpiego-2017.html","title":{"rendered":"Vacancies At Jhpiego 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jhpiego is an international, non\u00adprofit health organization affiliated with The Johns Hopkins University. For 40 years and in over 155 countries, Jhpiego has worked to prevent the needless deaths of women and their families.<\/p>\n<p>Jhpiego works with health experts, governments and community leaders to provide high\u00adquality health care for their people. Jhpiego develops strategies to help countries care for themselves by training competent health care workers, strengthening health systems and improving delivery of care.<\/p>\n<p>Jhpiego designs innovative, effective and low\u00adcost health care solutions to ensure a level of care for women and their families. These practical, evidence\u00adbased interventions are breaking down barriers to high\u00adquality healthcare for the world\u2019s most vulnerable populations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Title:\u00a0 Qualitative Interviewer\/Translators \u2013 (4) Consultants<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Project Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Maternal and Child Survival Program (MCSP) in Ghana is a five\u00adyear strategy for providing technical leadership nationally and supporting the Ghana Ministry of Health (MoH), Ghana Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), and the Ghana Health Service (GHS) to provide high\u00adquality health education and community\u00adbased health care services.<\/p>\n<p>The five\u00adyear strategic vision of MCSP Ghana is: Pre\u00adservice, in-service<br \/>\neducation and Community\u00adbased Health Planning and Services (CHPS) are delivered with quality and strengthened existing systems.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Position Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>MCSP seeks project field staff to perform the roles of Interviewers, focus group discussions and Transcriptionists on a 6 week contract and will assist with a variety of activities for the qualitative evaluation including:<br \/>\nrecruiting and screening providers at selected health facilities for In\u00addepth Interviews conducting In\u00addepth Interviews translating and transcribing In\u00addepth Interviews<\/p>\n<p>This position is temporary and will be based in Accra but will require extensive travel within and across Ashanti, Brong Ahafo, Central, Eastern,<br \/>\nGreater Accra, Northern and Western Regions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scope of Work<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Responsibilities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Interviewer will work closely with both international and local researchers and other field staff to perform a variety of tasks including, but not limited to:<\/li>\n<li>Work with the Local Principal Investigator (PI) to recruit selected providers into the study, ensuring adherence to selection protocols and criteria.<\/li>\n<li>Screen participants for eligibility and ensure informed consent process is thoroughly conducted for all participants.<\/li>\n<li>Conduct in\u00addepth interviews and focus group discussions with clinic staff and beneficiaries, taking notes when necessary<\/li>\n<li>Handle environmental conditions, and respond to unexpected interruptions<\/li>\n<li>Follow\u00adup on comments made by respondents that need clarification<\/li>\n<li>Ensure participants feel comfortable and safe, and that their confidentiality is protected<\/li>\n<li>Have a good understanding of the subject matter for discussion<\/li>\n<li>Assist in organizing the interviews, i.e. logistics planning, identify locations, advance contact with participants etc.<\/li>\n<li>Debrief with team after interviews<\/li>\n<li>Provide suggestions for improving guides and interviewing techniques<\/li>\n<li>Completion of scheduled activities each day in a timely manner<\/li>\n<li>Keep PI updated on interview progress and any issues that arise<\/li>\n<li>Listen to original recording material in English and in the local languages (mostly Twi) and type out texts word\u00adfor\u00adword<\/li>\n<li>Translate Twi text into English, ensuring that translations from these languages retain the content and meaning of the original material<\/li>\n<li>Proofread to correct spelling mistakes and grammar in English<\/li>\n<li>Accurately relay style or tone so that meaning remains the same when translating or interpreting from local languages to English language<\/li>\n<li>Adhere to strict deadlines when dealing with translating written material<\/li>\n<li>Protect the confidentiality of material as required<\/li>\n<li>Timeline: The 15\u00adday consultancy will fall within 10 July \u2013 4 August, 2017<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Required Skills or Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Masters, Master of Philosophy in Social Sciences or related field of discipline is required<\/li>\n<li>Previous experience conducting qualitative research interviews and focus group discussion is required<\/li>\n<li>Must be a careful listener that will guide the discussion<\/li>\n<li>Complete knowledge of both English and Twi languages<\/li>\n<li>Excellent verbal communication in both English, Twi and Dagbani<\/li>\n<li>Ability to work independently and follow study protocols without direct supervision<\/li>\n<li>Preferred previous experience working with Health providers<\/li>\n<li>Willingness to travel within the regions noted above for several days at a time<\/li>\n<li>Comfortable with interviewing individuals who are professionals<\/li>\n<li>Listening skills and ability to understand and grasp various expressions, idioms and specific vocabulary and their uses<\/li>\n<li>Experience in transcription or translation for at least 1 year is preferred<\/li>\n<li>Computer literacy with proficiency in MS Word and excellent typing skills is required for this position<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How to Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Qualified persons are required to send their Curriculum Vitae (CV) and application letter to: <strong>work2savelives@gmail.com on or<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>before the deadline of 21<\/strong> June <strong>2017<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jhpiego Corporation is an equal opportunities employer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jhpiego is an international, non\u00adprofit health organization affiliated with The Johns Hopkins University. 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