We are an international non-governmental organization focused on preventing the preventable deaths of women and their families. We are seeking a skilled and highly motivated candidate to fill the position of Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Assistant. This is a local hire position and international allowances are not available.

Position Overview

We work with the Ghana Health Service and the Ministry of Health in a number of technical areas.  The monitoring, evaluation and research assistant will be based in Accra, Ghana with periodic field travel. This staff will be responsible for supporting all monitoring, evaluation and research administrative activities for our Ghana office program.

Responsibilities

•   Support all administrative tasks related to monitoring, evaluation and research (MER).
•   Support data collection, review, cleaning, and entry efforts.
•   Develop and/or maintain confidential and auditable MER hard and electronic filing systems for all projects.
•   Review and enter project related data into project databases including participant training information, monitoring visits, surveys and research activities.
•   Prepare simple graphs for analysis by project technical and management leads.
•   Develop and maintain institutional review board (IRB) compliance binders for all Jhpiego research studies in Ghana.
•   Support development of data collection tools and establishment of data flow systems.
•   Support the design, administration, delivery and logistics of internal and external monitoring and evaluation trainings and meetings.
•   Perform other tasks as necessary as part of the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Research team.

Qualification Required & Experience

•   Relevant Bachelor’s qualification
•   Excellent computer, organizational and interpersonal communication, skills
•   Strong attention to detail and ability to analyze and solve problems. Ability and interest in learning new skills and software.
•   Ability to work in a team environment, but with self-sufficiency and self-motivation.
•   Fluent spoken and written English

Preferred Skills and Experience

•   Familiarity and experience with District Health Information Management System (DHIMS2) and statistical software (e.g., SPSS, STATA, EpiInfo, Access)
•   Strong writing and data analysis skills.
•   Experience supporting monitoring, evaluation or research activities.

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Please apply with a cover letter and detailed CV including three referees. Either email applications to:

work2savelives@gmail.com

or post to:

HR Department
PMB 18
Legon
Accra

Closing Date: 19 December, 2014