Qualitative Research Assistants – Improving Family Planning Counselling and Follow-up (ICAF) in collaboration with St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College (SPHMMC) Vacancy Announcement; February 6, 2025
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Organization: Improving Family Planning Counselling and Follow-up (ICAF) in collaboration with St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College (SPHMMC)
Position: Qualitative research assistants
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Date of Announcement: February 4, 2025
Deadline: February 8, 2025
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Job description
Improving Family Planning Counselling and Follow-up (ICAF)
Terms of reference (TOR) for Research assistants
St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College (SPHMMC) was established through a decree of the council of ministers in 2010 although the hospital was set up in 1968 and the medical education began in 2007.It is now governed by a board under the federal ministry of health. The college initiated Ethiopia’s first integrated modular and hybrid problem-based curriculum for its undergraduate medical education, and is currently expanding to various postgraduate and fellowship programs.
Introduction
Many contraceptive methods cause menstrual bleeding changes, a common side effect that some women find unacceptable, impacting contraceptive continuation and choice. Fear of infertility, sometimes linked to the misconception that contraception-induced amenorrhea signals infertility, further complicates contraceptive decisions. High-quality contraceptive counselling must address these concerns empathetically, supporting informed decision-making and method switching when necessary, and providing ongoing support for managing side effects.
However, research on women’s experiences with contraceptive side effects, particularly bleeding changes and infertility concerns, is limited, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. While studies suggest women desire more counselling on side effects and better management support, there’s a lack of research exploring their specific preferences for such support. To address these gaps, ICAF has developed and is preparing to test a human-centred design intervention package in Ethiopia and Kenya aimed at improving support for women navigating these challenges.
Project background
ICAF’s two-phase project first explored women’s concerns about contraceptive side effects and preferences for counselling and follow-up care via in-depth interviews. This informed a human-centred design process, incorporating interviews, focus groups, a community advisory board, and prototype testing, to develop the “Mittin” intervention. The resulting intervention packages, including take-home materials, provider job aids, waiting room support, and call counselling, will be piloted and tested in public health facilities over the next two years.
Position: Qualitative research assistants
Salary: Based on the project scale.
Number of people required: Ten
2. Qualitative research assistants: ICAF would like to hire qualified qualitative research assistants
Tasks and deliverable
The survey research assistant will
1. Recruit participants as per the ICAF protocol
2. Conduct in-depth interviews with selected participants
3. Record all interviews as per the protocol
4. Transcribe all interviews in Amharic verbatim
5. Translate all the transcribed data into English
6. Keep all the ICAF data collection gadgets and equipment as per the provided instructions.
7. Perform all other related tasks assigned by the research
Required qualification
• Applicants should have BSC degree or above in health field including public health, nursing MD etc…
• Applicants should have both English and Amharic language proficient
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How to Apply
Submission of Application and Deadlines for Deliverables:
Potential applicants should submit their application letter, CVs and other relevant documents to [email protected] within five days of this announcement.
Duration of assignment: The qualitative research assistants will submit all their deliverables within two weeks of starting work.
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