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KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation

KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation (KNCV) is one of the leading international non-profit organizations dedicated to fighting tuberculosis (TB) worldwide. We are an international center of expertise for TB control that stimulates effective, efficient, and sustainable tuberculosis control strategies in a national and international context. We are an organization of passionate TB professionals, including medical doctors, researchers, training experts, nurses, and epidemiologists.

Over the past century we have built a wealth of knowledge and expertise, initially by successfully driving back TB in the Netherlands, and subsequently by partnering in the fight against TB in over 40 countries worldwide.

We operate from a central office in The Hague in the Netherlands and additional country offices worldwide. KNCV raises funds from individual, institutional and corporate donors.

Background

Latent TB infection (LTBI) is the seed bed for developing TB disease and continued transmission. It is estimated that one quarter of the world’s population is latently infected with TB. WHO policy is to give at least six months of isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) to people living with HIV (PLHIV) and child contacts since 1993, yet the uptake of IPT in high burden countries remains poor. A short-course regimen of isoniazid and rifapentine weekly for three months (3HP) is now available in Ethiopia.

The IMPAACT4TB consortium is led by the Aurum Institute with core partners Clinton Health Access Initiative, Johns Hopkins University (JHU), KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation and the Global Drug Facility. KNCV is leading the implementation of IMPAACT4TB in Ethiopia. The goal of the project is to reduce TB incidence among PLHIV and child contacts <5 living in low- and middle-income countries by contributing to the sustainable scale up of 3HP preventive therapy.

As part of the implementation of 3HP in Ethiopia, we will conduct a quantitative implementation study (CHIP-TB) to assess whether integrated community-based pediatric TB/HIV prevention services are feasible, acceptable, and effective in increasing TPT uptake among child TB contacts of under 15 years in the East Shewa zone, Oromia region, Ethiopia.

Purpose of the position and organizational position

Currently, KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation is seeking to recruit experienced and competent Research Assistants for short time, in contract basis. The Research Assistant is mainly expected to base at Addis Ababa KNCV office, and will assist office and field related activities in the project.

The Research Assistant will also work closely with the CHIP-TB Research  Assistants who are working at CHIP-TB study sites, and with the study coordinator.

Place in the organization

The research assistants report hierarchically and functionally to the CHIP-TB research Coordinator.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Travel to control and intervention sites to give administrative or logistic support.
• Follow weekly report and updates from the study sites
• Regularly monitor logistics and supplies at the study sites
• Assist research assistants at the sites if there is any need
• Regularly support the process of monitoring of the study
• Properly manage study documents as per ethical and research standard
• Perform data entry into the database if needed
• Perform periodic visit to study sites to give adminstrative and study related support
• Carry out additional assignment as required.

What do we offer?

• Short term consultant for 2 months with possible extension.

Qualifications and experience required;

• Mid-Level (2 to 5 years’ experience)
• BSc degree in Nursing or Public Health or other related fields from an accredited institution.
• Experience in research or data collection in health-related studies
• Experience in research coordination and management
• Trained in Human subject research, Good Clinical Practice or Research ethics, or quality control/assurance (preferred)
• Strong coordination and organizational skills
• Experience and skill on data quality control and quality assurance
• Ability to follow deadlines, accuracy, documentation, and attention to detail.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skill
• Ability to work with others/teamwork, including collaborators.
• Excellent oral and writing skills in English.
• Willingness to take up additional responsibilities and training as needed.