Job annonucement- Data Assistant: Monitoring and Evaluation

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Job announcement: Data Assistant

Data Assistant (DA) - Monitoring and Evaluation for Chennai, Salem,

and Tirunelveli

Applications are invited for the position of a part-time Data

Assistant (DA) at Chennai, Salem, and Tirunelveli (3 posts) for the

Monitoring & Evaluation (M & E) activities of a comprehensive HIV/AIDS

care and treatment program in Tamil Nadu, which includes provision of

antiretroviral therapy. The program is directed by the Tamil Nadu State AIDS

Control Society (TANSACS) and is currently being

implemented through Government Medical Colleges located at each of

the three sites – Kilpauk Medical College Hospital in Chennai, Salem

Medical College Hospital in Salem, and Tirunelveli Medical College

Hospital in Tirunelveli. The M & E activities of this program are

being coordinated by Yale University's Center for Interdisciplinary

Research on AIDS (CIRA) through its Yale-India office in Chennai. The DA will

report to the Site Supervisor (SS) at the respective hospital site.

Skills and experience

Candidates with a Bachelors Degree in social work/sociology/

psychology or allied disciplines in the Humanities will be

preferred. Experience in working with HIV-infected and affected

populations, in conducting interviews and in the administration of

structured surveys will be an asset. The candidate should be

proficient in Tamil, must have basic computer skills (Word

processing, MS Access), and should be willing to work on part-time

basis. S/he must also be willing to travel within the districts

served by the hospital site.

Responsibilities

The job responsibilities of the DA will include collating patient

data through review of medical records and collecting psychosocial

data through the administration of semi-structured interviews to

patients (adults and children) in the hospital and in the community.

The DA will also be required to travel to the districts from where

patients will be enrolled to conduct interviews and coordinate the

efforts of the district-level non-governmental organizations (NGOs)

who will be collecting family-level data of patients served by the

hospital. Overall, the DA will assist the M & E Site Supervisor in the

data collection activities. Expected number of hours per week for

this part-time position is 30- 35 hrs.

Salary commensurate with experience and will be on part-time basis.

Interested candidates may e mail their resume (detailing their

experience in similar project/s with two names as references) as a

WORD attachment to yaleproject@... or write to us at Project

Director, Yale-India office, Corium House, 58, Harrington Road,

Chetpet, Chennai 600031.

The last date for receipt of application will be 12th January 2006. Only

candidates who are found suitable for the position will be invited for an

interview.

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