Call for Applications – Data Collectors – Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI)

Job Description

Overview:

The Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) is a global health organisation committed to our mission of saving lives and reducing the burden of disease in low and middle-income countries. We work at the invitation of governments to support them and the private sector to create and sustain high-quality health systems.

CHAI was founded in 2002 in response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic with the goal of dramatically reducing the price of life-saving drugs and increasing access to these medicines in the countries with the highest burden of the disease. Over the following two decades, CHAI has expanded its focus. Today, along with HIV, we work in conjunction with our partners to prevent and treat infectious diseases such as COVID-19, malaria, tuberculosis, and hepatitis. Our work has also expanded into cancer, diabetes, hypertension, and other non-communicable diseases, and we work to accelerate the rollout of lifesaving vaccines, reduce maternal and child mortality, combat chronic malnutrition, and increase access to assistive technology. We are investing in horizontal approaches to strengthen health systems through programs in human resources for health, digital health, and health financing. With each new and innovative program, our strategy is grounded in maximizing sustainable impact at scale, ensuring that governments lead the solutions that programs are designing to scale nationally, and learnings are shared globally.

At CHIA, our people are our greatest asset, and none of this work would be possible without their talent, time, dedication and passion for our mission and values. We are a highly diverse team of enthusiastic individuals across 40 countries with a broad range of skillsets and life experiences. CHAI is deeply grounded in the countries we work in, with majority of our staff based in program countries. Learn more about our exciting work: www.clintonhealthaccess.org

CHAI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to providing an environment of fairness, and mutual respect where all applicants have access to equal employment opportunities. CHAI values diversity and inclusion and recognizes that our mission is best advanced by the leadership and contributions of people with diverse experiences, backgrounds, and cultures.

Program Background:

CHAI under the guidance of the Ministry of Health in partnership with the University of Witwatersrand’s Health Economics and Epidemiology Research Office ((HE2RO) and Boston Universit’s School of Public Health, with support from the Gates Foundation has been working on research on research for models of care in the first six months of HIV treatment (Retain6). Retain6 is a two-country study in South Africa and Zambia with the aim of applying the principles of patient-centered design to inform recommendations for differentiated models of care for patients in the first six months of ART. Retain6 synthesizes existing data at the patient, facility, partner, and national levels and collects primary data from healthcare facilities and national electronic medical record systems with the intention of generating recommendations for policy change to improve the early treatment period.

Working in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, CHAI through the Retain6 project is conducting the Advanced HIV Diseases (AHD)  Zambia Study to better understand who is presenting with advanced HIV disease in Zambia, how they are currently managed, and their treatment outcomes after starting ART.

CHAI is seeking for qualified and experienced candidates take up the position of data collectors, to work on consultancy basis for a period 3 months (April – June 2025), for the AHD Zambia study.

Responsibilities:

1.    Conduct surveys and interviews with recipients of care as per study protocol

2.    Conduct surveys and  interviews with health care providers as per study protocol

3.    Acquire consent and files consent forms correctly

4.    Collect and compile data from study sites

5.    Transcribe qualitative data as guided by the project staff

6.    Provide routine updates on data collection progress and challenges at the study sites

Qualifications:

1.    Bachelor’s degree in health sciences, social science, business or related field is required.

2.    At least two years’ experience in HIV health program data collection and record-keeping

3.    Experience with quantitative and qualitative data collection (at least two studies)

4.    Computer literate and proficiency in MS office packages with intermediary skills in excel, and experience using data collection tools including survey CTO.

5.    Good verbal and interpersonal communication skills

6.    Self-motivated, able to work independently, and as part of a multidisciplinary team

7.    Ability to speak the common languages in Central, Copperbelt, Lusaka, and Southern Provinces (Chinyanja, Bemba and Tonga) is a must.

This data collector recruitment is for local positions residing in Chongwe, Kafue, and Lusaka districts of Lusaka Province; Chisamba, Kabwe, Kapiri Mposhi, and Mumbwa districts of Central Province; Kitwe, Ndola, and Mpongwe districts of Copperbelt Province, and; Choma, Livingstone and Mazabuka districts of Southern Province. Applicants must specify the district they are applying for. Note that applicants who apply to multiple districts will automatically be disqualified. CHAI will not provide accommodation or relocation assistance for this activity.

Mode of Application

Applicants must clearly specify the district they are applying for and submit their applications to ikagula@clintonhealthaccess.org . This will be the only accepted method of submission and the deadline for applications is close of business on Wednesday, 26 February 2025.