JOB OPPORTUNITY

Helen Keller International has been working in Nepal since 1989 to improve the sight and lives of the vulnerable by combating the causes and consequences of blindness, poor health, and malnutrition through public health approaches, build capacity of organizations and contribute to policy changes through systems strengthening and operations research. We request applications from qualified individuals for following positions:

Research Coordinator

No. of Vacancy: 1
Based in Kathmandu

The Consultant-Research Coordinator will be responsible for stakeholders mapping and coordination of meetings and interviews for supply readiness assessment of micronutrient supplementation (MMS), desk review of key policy documents, oversee data collection, organizing workshop and report writing.

Minimum Eligible Criteria:

Master’s degree in public health, nursing, nutrition, or health economics with at least 5 years of experience in research-related activities.
Experience in conducting qualitative data collection and analysis.
Experience working with Nepal’s Health system.

Research Officer

No. of Vacancy: 6
Based in Lumbini Province

The Research Office position will coordinate for research purpose, oversee research associates, and work together with them in data collection, data quality control, data transcribing, and translation for determining acceptability and adherence to multiple micronutrient supplementation (MMS) in pregnant women.

Minimum Eligible Criteria:

Should have at least bachelor’s degree in public health, nursing, nutrition or relevant field with at least five years of past experiences in research related activities of I/NGOs in nutrition/health sectors.
Experienced in quantitative and qualitative research methods (data collection, data transcribing and translation, and analysis).
Experience working in the district-based position.

Research Associate

No. of Vacancy: 33
Based in Lumbini Province

The Consultant-Research Associates positions will be responsible for enrolling study participants, data collection through household’s visits, coordination, note taking during qualitative data collection, and ensuring data quality.

Minimum Eligible Criteria:

Should have at least bachelor’s degree in public health, nursing, nutrition, or social sciences with at least a year of experience in research related activities.
Sound knowledge on conducting quantitative data collection and note taking.
Experience working in a field-based position.

Qualified candidates are requested to log on https://rollingnexus.com/hki for detailed job description. Please click “Apply” icon for application submission.

The applicant needs to apply not later than 17:00 Hrs. Jan 27, 2024 (Magh 13, 2080)
The organization reserves the right to reject any/all applications without assigning any reasons whatsoever.

Source: Kantipur Dainik, 19 January 2024