The Aga Khan Health Service, Pakistan is seeking a seasoned and Dynamic Data Collectors for its Garden Al Zehra & Karimabad Facilities in Karachi Region.

Key Responsibilities:

• To identify and recruit eligible participants from different field sites
• Become familiar with questionnaire tool and administer the tool to survey population
• To provide complete data of questionnaire in digital format, ensuring no missing information
• To meet the weekly participant recruitment requirement/deadline to successfully complete the sample size of the study in defined time
• Facilitate IDIs and FGDs
• Maintaining collected data in REDCap and ensure completeness
• Record qualitative data through audio recordings and field notes
• Address missing data by contacting participants as per protocol
• Communicate regularly with the research team about recruitment and data collection process
• Provide feedback and report any challenges to project team
• Submit weekly data reports on a timely basis to project team
• Support participants throughout data collection process
• To furnish feedback to the supervisor regarding field activities

Qualification & Experience:

• Graduate with some relevant research experience with participants and data collection (any nursing or related knowledge will be preferred).

• At least one year of relevant experience in healthcare/research will be preferred.
• Data Collector must have prior experience of working in a project, especially in urban and rural field sites, and this must include experience related to data collection strictly.
• Working knowledge of MS Office and REDCap will be preferred.
• Prior work experience in field sites with individuals over the age of 45.
• Proficiency in utilizing computer applications, including but not limited to Microsoft Office, Excel, REDCap and other relevant tools and applications
• Ability to learn quickly and follow instructions
• Ability to work as a team member in a fast-paced environment
• Effective communication skills and demonstratable professional integrity
• Aptitude to give oral instructions / information to participants in English and Urdu.

AKHS is committed to reducing our impact on climate and the environment and have set ourselves the goal of striving for net-zero carbon operations by 2030. All staff is expected to take part in making this a reality. The Data Collector accompanied with his/her Line Manager(s) is expected to identify and understand which aspects of his/her work have most impact on the environment, and define tasks, work, and personal goals within his/her work plan to reduce these impacts and bring AKHS closer to net zero.