The Armauer Hansen Research Institute (AHRI) was founded in 1970 through the initiative of the Norwegian and Swedish Save the Children organizations seconded by the Ministry of Health of Ethiopia. The Institute got its name from the Norwegian physician, Gerhard Henrik Armauer Hansen, who first described the leprosy bacillus (Mycobacterium leprae). AHRI is a biomedical research institute that works in developing tools for prevention, control and treatment of mycobacterium and other diseases of public healthy importance through applied and basic biomedical research and training.

In collaboration with Norwegian institute of public health, AHRI has planned to conduct a study on qualifying the performance of a newly developed “SeroSelectTB” test and determine the extent to which the test reduces diagnostic delay and expedites treatment. The study is funded by EDCTP for a period of 3 years. The project involves field activities, program coordination at the office level and communication with stakeholders and partners within or outside AHRI.  We are looking for enthusiastic, bright minded, hardworking and time conscious candidates to be part of the team as well as envisioning to the excellence of the institute through quality research. The employee will be base at AHRI.

Personal Specification: Qualification, Experiences and Essential Skills

-          MSc Degree in Public Health Science with 0 years of experience; OR BSc Degree in health related discipline with 2 years of experience

-          Experience in conducting health research.

-          Experience in field research supervision, coordination or management

-          Experience in timely preparation of technical reports

-          Strong administrative, organizational and communication skills

-          Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary environment and diverse team

-          Training/experience in quality control/assurance, GCP, data handling and management (use of REDCap and EPInfo is preferable)

Personal Attributes:

-          Personal training/skills in the required position

-          Excellent interpersonal communication skill and proficient English skill

-          Strong computer literacy (MS office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and internet use)

-          Strong organizational skills; flexible to working off-working hours or weekends

-          A high level of attention to details

-          Ability to work with others/team work, including international collaborators

-          Open for discussion and learning

-          Ability to problem solving and willingness to take self-initiatives

-          Willingness to take up additional responsibilities and continuous training as needed

Principal Responsibilities:

·         Facilitate the implementation of major project deliverables and activities

·         Closely work with the study team (project PI/core team, assistant field research coordinator, lab team, data team and project coordinator) to execute the smooth conduct of the project

·         Perform regular quality control on data collection tools (such as CRFs and ICFs)

·         Identify challenges and facilitate discussion to solve problems

·         Follow and prepare technical reports (enrollment updates and other additional site reports) regularly/on a weekly basis

·         Assist the team in setting up meeting agenda, minutes recording, organizing/attending online conferences

·         Execute additional duties as may be assigned by the PI/core team to meet the objectives of the project

Terms and Conditions:

1.      Salary: According to the Institute's scale for contract employees

2.      Hours of Work: Are governed by the laws of Ethiopia. However, the nature of the work might be required working late hours and weekends

3.      Length of Contract: This is a one-year post, subject to annual contract renewal