Data Collector - Karachi, Pakistan

Job Description

The Department of Community Health Sciences (CHS) is the leading unit of its type in Pakistan, recognized regionally and internationally for the relevance, quality and extent of its work in support of public health and the development of primary health care systems. It comprises of five major operational units: Epidemiology & biostatistics, Health policy & management, Population & reproductive health, Environmental health, and Non-communicable diseases & mental health.
A study to understand access to health-care for the people residing in slum areas and are known to have worse health indicators than those living in rural areas is being conducted. The aim of this study is to understand current health delivery patterns and health seeking behavior in urban slums in Karachi and suggest cost-effective models of care in these areas.
These are short-term grant-funded contractual positions for a period of five months.

Responsibilities:
You will be responsible for:
visiting selected study subjects to motivate, enroll and interview them
collecting and keeping record of data
performing data entry and editing
following-up with those who failed to show up for follow-up visits
liaising with the community representative.

Requirements:
You should have:
an Intermediate, however graduates would be preferred
at least one year experience in community based survey/research
good knowledge of community areas
understanding of cultural and social environment of allocated communities
familiarity with different ethnic languages pertinent to intervention area (particularly Sindhi and Urdu)
willingness to work in the designated community/peri-urban settings
excellent interpersonal and communication skills
the ability to work independently, as well as in close coordination with team members
experience in planning community events such as health awareness sessions.

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