Job
Opportunity at IMA World Health, Qualitative Interviewer
Qualitative
Interviewer
Program
Description
IMA
World Health in partnership with the Partnership for Nutrition in Tanzania
(PANITA) and Development Media International (DMI) is implementing a five year
program (from 2015 to 2019/2020) for Addressing Stunting in Tanzania Early
(ASTUTE), to improve early childhood development and reduce the prevalence of
stunting (low height for age) among Tanzanian children under 5 years old with
focus on the first 1,000 days of life from conception. ASTUTE aims to
operationalize Tanzania’s National Nutrition Strategy at scale by reaching
three million mothers and preventing stunting in 50,000 children in 5 regions
named Mwanza, Kagera, Kigoma, Geita and Shinyanga.
In
addition, IMA is partnering with Tanzania Food and Nutrition Center (TFNC) and
Cornell University to implement operations research to assess the quality of
ASTUTE interventions. ASTUTE relies on community health workers (CHWs) to
implement a significant portion of community-based programming, which includes
negotiation of behavior on recommended practices through a home visit model.
This research will assess 1) what factors affect implementation and quality of
CHW delivery of interventions, including CHW success in reaching and targeting
priority families and perceptions of the home visit messaging. In addition,
this research will also 2) examine household dynamics such as decision-making
which may affect attitudes and practices of recommended behaviors. The ASTUTE
program is looking for a team of male and female qualitative interviewers who
will be based in rural areas of the Kagera and Shinyanga regions. The position
is initially for 4 months, with the potential to extend another 4 months.
Females are encouraged to apply.
Position
Summary
Qualitative
interviewers will work closely with and report to the Research Supervisors and
Research Coordinator. They will be responsible for interviewing community
members on maternal, infant, and young child nutrition, gender relations,
resource allocation, and decision-making within the household. The will also be
responsible for interviewing Community Health Workers (CHWs) and CHW
supervisors on their perceptions of the ASTUTE programming. The interviewers
are expected to accomplish the following duties.
1.
Primary qualitative data collection
Attend
and actively participate in the training sessions
Pretest
interviewing/pile sorting questions with community members
Review/compare
English and Kiswahili data collection tools and check for discrepancies
Meet
village level officers/workers and collect village/community level information
Conduct
informed consent procedures with all eligible applicants
Conduct
face-to-face household interviews and pile sorts (a qualitative research
technique), spending up to 10 consecutive weeks in the field
Conduct
face-to-face interviews with CHWs and CHW Supervisors
Assist
in arranging the logistics required for conducting interviews
Take
detailed notes during data collection and record interviews where appropriate
to develop full and accurate notes and documentation
Transcribe
full recordings of interviews
Review
all transcripts against recordings to ensure accuracy and completeness
Assist
the Research Supervisors/Research Coordinator in field travel plan and
logistics
Participate
in data collection/management briefings
Other
field research tasks, as needed (may be needed to conduct household surveys on
foot in multiple rural and town communities using electronic tablets)
2. Data
management
Adhere
to the timeline for data collection/data transcription developed by the Research
Supervisors and Research Coordinator
Maintain
records of interview appointment dates, completion, re-scheduling, etc.
Required
Qualifications
Tanzanian
national
Excellent
Swahili and English communication skills, including written English skills.
Cultural
understanding and nuances in Tanzanian Kiswahili and English
Willing
and motivated to travel, stay and work in rural areas with limited access to
modern facilities
University
degree with substantial previous experience in qualitative data collection,
particularly conducting in-depth interviews (1-2 years)
Able to
meaningfully relate, interact and build rapport with study participants
Substantial
experience in translation from Kiswahili to English
Excellent
typing skills and basic computer skills in Microsoft Word
Willingness
to work in a team
Be able
to travel and live in rural areas for up to 4 months
Highly
motivated and energetic with the ability to commit to long days walking to
visit homes and conduct interviews in the field sites
Able to
work independently with minimal supervision while maintaining great attention
to data quality, documentation, and management.
Sensitive
towards other local cultures, religions, and beliefs/norms different than their
own
Familiarity
with nutrition, infant and child health, and gender issues
Be in
good health and have a good sense of humor
Honesty,
good communication skills, able to build trust with community members and
maintain confidentiality; ability to interview community members on sensitive
topics
Willingness
to learn and explore new experiences
Preferred
qualifications
Either
from or familiar with the study regions( Kagera and Shinyanga)
University
or master’s degree in social sciences(e.g. Nutrition, community development,
public health)
Substantial
experience conducting in-depth interviews or with experience with other
qualitative research (e.g. focus group discussions)
Previous
experience in transcription from audio to written text
Nutrition
and/or health background
How to
apply; Application should be addressed to the
Human
Resource Department of the IMA World Health;
P.O. BOX
9260,
Dar-es-Salaam;
Application
should include your updated CV with three contactable professional referees,
copies of certificates and detailed cover letter on how your experience matches
the post. Application which does not include all of these details will not be
considered.
Note:
The closing date for this application is Friday**- 14th September, 2018**. Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We are committed to ensuring
diversity and gender equality within our organization. Selected candidates will
be subjected to the Training for two weeks, before the last selection for job
offer