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Job Description

SAfAIDS with support from The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) with its Partners seeks to recruit 30 Research Assistants who can ethically collect data from school going children and out of school youths on their learning of Life Skills and Health Education (LSHE) and Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) for a period of two weeks in Western and Northern Provinces.

The Research Assistants will be trained to collect the data. In consultation with the Supervisor and research team, the Research Assistants will collect data from school-going children and non-school-going young people as well as their teachers and learning facilitators. Interviews will be done at schools and from households and facilities in catchment areas of health facilities after administering informed consent. The Research Assistants will also securely store collected data, ensure that good data quality is achieved and complete data collection in a timely manner.

Required Qualifications/Experience

Full Grade 12 Certificate with at least a Merit in Mathematics and English

Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in education, psychology, social sciences and public health

Certified training in Protection of Human Research Participants will be an added advantage

Experience in working with adolescents and young people on sexual and reproductive health services is an added advantage

Must read and speak English and either Lozi or Bemba.

Must be a resident of a district in Western and Northern Province

Must have experience collecting data on tablets ideally on Kobo Toolbox (proven by a certificate of completion of a research study)

Must have a cellular phone ideally a smart one

Must display the ability to create rapport with children and adolescents

Must have good interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team environment

Available for remote data collection sites

Key Responsibilities

Collect baseline Life Skills and Health Education (LHSE) from pupils in Grade 10-12 in sampled schools and Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) data from out of school young people aged 15-24 years in sampled health facility catchment areas

Recruit study participants for interviews after administering informed consent
Ensure confidentiality of collected data is maintained throughout the research process
Must adhere to all data collection Standard Operating Procedures
Always maintain high professional standards

Job application procedure

Interested candidates who meet the specified requirements should send through their applications attaching their detailed curriculum vitae, copies of educational certificates copy of national registration card (NRC), names, and addresses of three traceable references, and contact address/ telephone/e-mail details to [email protected] and copy [email protected] by 29th August 2025. Clearly indicate the province of residence in the email subject heading.

SAfAIDS will provide equal opportunity for all applicants with respect for the principles/values/doctrines of non-discrimination in employment on the grounds of race, colour, gender, religion, sex, age, political affiliation or other distinction unrelated to the skills, qualifications or competencies specified for the position.

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.