Research Interviewer and Facilitator

Found in 1972, Agence de Médecine Préventive (AMP) is an French NGO, dedicated to improving the health and well-being of those most in need across the globe. Along with our public- and private-sector partners, we aim to:
•    Promote the introduction and use of vaccines
•    Support innovation in field vaccinology
•    Enhance scientific knowledge in support of evidence-based health policies
•    Strengthen immunization service delivery, logistics, and innovation
•    Develop human and institutional capacity for improved health system performance

For more information, please visit: http://www.amp-vaccinology.org/

In process for bidding a project on anthropological study, AMP Hanoi is seeking two talented and motivated Vietnamese consultants.

If the bid is successful, the candidates will work as a short term interviewers for the study in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in six weeks (July-September, 2012):

Job Title: RESEARCH INTERVIEWER AND FACILITATOR

Report to: National anthropologist

Job purposes: This position will work under the national anthropologist to collect data by conducting several interviews and focused group discussion with research population (patients, family members, health practitioners, community health leaders, etc.) in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Major duties:
•    Collaborate with research coordinator to arrange interviews, meetings
•    Doing the interviews in the different study sites, according to the study protocol and tools and in line with the training received
•    Proceeding to the data entry / transcription of the interviews
     o    Firstly in the language used during the interviews
     o    Secondly in English (to share with  project team members)
•    Participating to potential study meetings organized on study members request
•    Oversee and manage field activities such as communication with research population, interviewees’ withdrawal, etc. to ensure quality of data and timeline.
•    Collaborate with research team to provide explanation, clarification in data analysis and reporting process.

Before the survey implementation, the interviewer will have to follow a training provided by the national anthropologist on the tools and data collection methods and process specific to this study.

All interviews have to be tape-recorded. The interviewer will provide all the tapes to the national anthropologist after the transcription of the interviews, as well as the transcription of these interviews in both languages (in word file format). The English version of the interview transcription will be provided to the project team before the organization of the second round of interviews, for revision. The project team will provide suggestions to the interviewers for the second round of interviews.

Selection criteria:
•    Vietnamese citizen
•    Female candidate is required
•    Background in either anthropology, sociology or ethnology (preferably with master degree)
•    Having experiences in conducting at least two qualitative studies in either of these fields (anthropology, sociology or ethnology) in health
•    Experience with quantitative survey research including sampling, questionnaire design
•    Strong written and spoken communication skills in English and Vietnamese required

A competitive remuneration package will be offered to the successful candidate.

Interested candidates are requested to submit detailed curriculum vitae (CV) as well as scanned relevant certificates/degrees no later than 17:00 pm on June 22, 2012 to this email address:  [email protected]. The email subject should indicate SOCIOANTROPO; Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interviews.