We are a non-governmental organization working on the improvement of health equity through sustained engagement with a core element approach that includes Research, Program delivery, Technical Assistance, and Education will be providing technical support for The Hepatitis Evaluation to Amplify Testing and Treatment (HEAT) PROJECT- 2022. In 2020, the Coalition for Global Hepatitis Elimination (CGHE) launched the HEAT project to support HCV and HBV elimination programs in developing elimination-ready testing policies and strategies.

Nigeria has been selected to participate in the HEAT project given the high burden, need for scaled-up testing and treatment services, and foundational work to date to demonstrate the feasibility of hepatitis elimination. This project requires trained workers for a short-term implementation commitment within the capacity below:

Job Title: Data Officer

Locations: Akwa Ibom & Nassarawa
Slots: 20 (10 positions per state)
Employment Type: Contract
Duration of engagement: 1 month minimum.

Job Description

• The Data Officer will report to the Data Manager at the national office.
• The officer must contribute to a seamless data management process that delivers quality data in line with approved protocol standards.

Duties
Their duties will include the following:

• Conduct interviews/administer questionnaires in line with training and guidelines
• Collect data from laboratory facilities
• Ensure that all data is accurate and properly organized
• To upload the results of interviews daily
• To ensure the safe keeping of all study materials under his/her care
• To hold daily debrief meetings.
• To conduct any assigned duty as may be necessary for successful fieldwork.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Residents in the study state are strongly preferred
• A tertiary education (BSc, HND, OND, NCE etc.) degree or its equivalent
• 1-2 years of experience participating in qualitative/quantitative data collection
• Passion for field research and demonstrable experience in using mobile-assisted technology in data collection, e.g., the use of a tablet/smartphone.
• Familiarity with carrying out laboratory surveys at state/national levels in the past will be an added advantage
• The ability to speak the local dialect fluently would be a major asset
• Duration of engagement: 1-month minimum.

Application Closing Date
1st September, 2022.