Qualitative Data Collector

Job Description

Position Title

Qualitative Data Collector

Project

Integrated Primary Health Care Service Delivery (IPHCSD) & Strengthening Service Delivery (SSD) Evaluation

Reports To

Mixed-Methods Field Supervisor / Evaluation Coordinator

Duty Station

Selected Study Woredas / Regional & Zonal Health Offices

Duration

25–30 Days (including training, field data collection and Transcription)

Project Background

To explore the implementation fidelity and enablers, health system bottlenecks, inter-cadre collaboration dynamics, and the acceptability of primary healthcare innovations, qualitative evaluation studies are being conducted across national, subnational, woreda, and community levels. Qualitative data collectors facilitate in-depth exploration of health system context.

Core Responsibilities

• Orientation & Calibration: Participate in pre-field qualitative orientation, tool calibration, and probing exercises

• In-Depth & Key Informant Interviews: Conduct In-Depth Interviews (IDIs) and Key Informant Interviews (KIIs) with regional/woreda health managers, PHCU directors, healthcare providers and clients.

• Focus Group Discussions: Facilitate Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) with Health Extension Workers (HEWs), Village Health Leaders (VHLs), and community members.

• Recording & Note-Taking: Audio-record all interviews and discussions, take detailed context-rich field notes, and complete daily debriefing logs.

• Verbatim Transcription: Translate and transcribe qualitative audio recordings verbatim from local languages into high-quality, typed English transcripts.

• Daily Debriefing: Submit detailed daily field summaries outlining key qualitative themes, non-verbal observations, and emergent bottlenecks.

Job Requirements

• Educational Background: Master's Degree (MPH, MSc, or PhD) preferred in Public Health, Health Education/Behavioral Science, or related health science fields.

• Qualitative Research Experience: Minimum 3–5 years of hands-on experience facilitating qualitative research (KIIs, FGDs, observations) in public health and health system evaluations.

• Technical Competencies: Demonstrated expertise in qualitative interviewing techniques, active probing, audio recording management, and verbatim transcription/translation.

• Language Skills: Excellent written and spoken English (for transcript submission) and native/fluent command of the local language spoken in study woredas (Amharic, Afan Oromo, Somali, or Afar).

• System Knowledge: Deep familiarity with the Ethiopian health system and qualitative data quality assurance standards.

How To Apply

Interested applicants who met the above minimum requirements should send and apply at WWW.Ethiojobs.net. Please submit Only your application letter With a subject indicating your prefered location and CV in English detailing your expriance , exposure and skills that are relevant to the post. Please do not attach copies of your transcripts, academic degrees or recommendation letters with the application. You will provide them upon request.