Job opportunities at JSI for research assistants and transcribers
Organization background
JSI Research & Training Institute,veloped to expand access to services for vulnerable populations. Based in Boston, Massachusetts, and Washington, DC, JSI collaborates with national and local governments, NGOs, the private sector, and traditional leaders. The organization is dedicated to improving the health of underserved communities through innovative approaches in public health areas such as HIV, sexual and reproductive health, technical and organizational capacity building, supply chain strengthening, strategic information management, health systems management, and policy development.
Job opportunity: Research assistants – Governance and health financing (14 positions)
Job overview JSI is seeking 14 Research Assistants to support the NextGen Ug(Scope of work The objective of the assignment is to support the collection of qualitative and quantitative data for a comprehensive mapping of the current supply chain and pharmaceutical management (SC&PM) governance and supply chain financing landscape in Tanzania. This includes gathering data on structures, processes, policies, and mechanisms at national and sub-national levels.
Deliverables
- Finalized assessment tools (qualitative and quantitative).
- Field notes summarizing key findings and audio files (recordings).
- Daily progress reports.
- Activity report summarizing key observations, challenges, and recommendations.
Reporting and supervision The research assistants will work closely with technical staff from the UBAB program, submitting daily updates to the Governance and Finance lead supervisors. They will participate in debriefing sessions to share field experiences and observations throughout the field period.
Duration of the assignment The assignment is estimated to take 17 days, including 2 training days, 1 pilot day, 2 travel days, and 10 days of field activities.
Required qualifications and experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Social Sciences, Pharmacy, or related fields.
- Experience in qualitative and/or quantitative data collection methods.
Job opportunity: Research assistants – Governance and health financing transcribers (14 positions)
Job overview JSI is hiring 14 Research Assistants (Transcribers) to support the NextGen Ugavi Bora, Afya Bora Project in Tanzania, focusing on transcribing qualitative data for governance and health financing research.
Scope of work The objective is to support the transcription of qualitative data collected from the comprehensive mapping of the current SC&PM governance and supply chain financing landscape in Tanzania.
Deliverables
- Completed submission of clean and validated datasets/transcripts.
- Activity report summarizing key observations, challenges, and recommendations.
Reporting and supervision The transcribers will work closely with technical staff from the UBAB program, submitting daily updates to the supervisor and participating in debriefing sessions to share experiences and observations. Completed data collection tools will be submitted upon completion of fieldwork activities.
Duration of the assignment The assignment is estimated to take 14 days.
Required qualifications and experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Social Sciences, Pharmacy, or related fields.
- Experience in qualitative and/or quantitative data collection methods.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Proficiency in Kiswahili and English.
- Ability to travel within assigned regions and work independently.
- Understanding of Tanzania’s service delivery and leadership at various levels.
- Familiarity with health systems (governance, financing, etc.) or supply chain concepts (added advantage).