Research Assistant at German Leprosy and TB Relief Association (GLRA), Ethiopia

The German Leprosy and TB Relief Association/GLRA-Ethiopia in collaboration with ALERT Comprehensive Specialized Hospital is implementing a health service research project titled “Integrated Wound Care for Leprosy, Skin NTDs and Diabetic Foot Syndrome in Ethiopia”. The aim of the project is to strengthenchronic wound care services at ALERT Comprehensive Specialized Hospitalby developing, implementing and evaluating an integrated, multidisciplinary wound-care model. The partnership between GLRA and ALERT is a long-standing and strategic collaboration rooted in a shared mission to combat leprosy, TB and other skin NTDs while advancing rehabilitation, disability inclusion, and research across Africa.

Job Summary:

The incumbent Research Assistant will be responsible to coordinate the overall project interventions, research activities, patient care services and project budget tracking. In addition, he/she shall coordinate all research activities that includeenrollment of study participants, development of study protocols, organizing trainings/workshops, documentation of treatment outcomes and liaising with key project partners including MoH and AHRI.

Specifics roles and responsibilities:

• Lead the overall planning, coordination, implementation and monitoring ofthe project and research activities which will be implemented at ALERT Hospital in Addis Ababa
• Lead and coordinate baseline assessment, on-site evaluation and documentation of availability, functionality, and distribution of wound care resources, equipment, and personnel at the hospital
• Co-develop wound care protocol,training manuals, job aids and teaching materials on wound assessment
• Organize and facilitate clinical trainings and consultative workshops
• Develop a mentorship plan linking trained staff with staff champions as mentors and document findings in supervision logs and feedback reports.
• Develop and pilot a data collection tools and monthly quality review checklist for wound-care cases
• Facilitate monthly multidisciplinary case review and audit meetings and track improvements and corrective actions through a simple dashboard.
• Support the study team in enrolling study participants based on inclusion criteria and working to sustain their retention in the study.
• Document diagnostic findings, treatments, and any co-treatments (e.g., antimicrobial therapy) consistently across both groups.
• Maintain a comprehensive wound registry with photographic documentation and follow-up data for both groups.
• Perform data entry, data validation and completeness checks to ensure high-quality outcome monitoring, in collaboration with the data clerk
• Analyze clinical outcomes including service utilization rates, time to healing, costs per patient treated and potential savings from avoided complications or hospital stays
• Facilitate procurement and ensure adequate supply of necessary logistics for the implementation of the project
• Follow & ensure proper utilization of project resources & report it to GLRA-Ethiopia.
• Collecting and compiling project activities, and reporting regularly to GLRA-Ethiopia.
• Regularly monitors and supervises project implementation in collaboration with the study team and GLRA medical team
• Compiles, analyzes and reports lessons learned, challenges & gaps encountered with the corrective actions taken & recommendations.
• Support other medical activities and undertake any other additional tasks/duties as directed by the employer/GLRA.

Duty station: Addis Ababa

Type of employment: Full-time

Contract duration: One (1) year with possibility of extension depending on budget availability

Salary:  As per approved project budget and organization Scale

Reporting To: Medical Team Leader

Job Requirements:

Qualification:

• MPH or BSc in Public health, Monitoring and Evaluation or other related health/clinical disciplines
• Minimum of 5 years relevant experience after MSc/MPH
• Experience in clinical and programmatic management of leprosy or TBL or NTDs program
• Experience in conducting and coordinating leprosy research, project or other health related researches
• Prior NGO experience is a plus(adds value)
• High competency in English
• Excellent interpersonal communication skill