Posté : 23-11-2018 | Nom de l’employeur : Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation |
Lieu : Yaoundé | Vues : 701 |
Type d'emploi : CDD | Postulants : 0 |
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF)
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Job Title: Study Coordinator
Location: Yaoundé, Cameroon
Reports to: Associate Director of Public Health Evaluation
Contract Duration: Permanent
Terms of Offer: This position is remunerated on local terms.
"Sometimes in life there is that moment when it's possible to make a change for the better. This is one of those moments."
-Elizabeth Glaser
The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation is a global leader in the fight against pediatric HIV and AIDS, working in 15 countries and at over 5,500 sites around the world to prevent the transmission of HIV to children, and to help those already infected. Today, because of the highly successful work of the Foundation and its partners, pediatric AIDS has been virtually eliminated in the United States. With a growing global staff of over 1,000—nine of 10 who work in the field—the Foundation’s global mission is to eliminate pediatric HIV and AIDS by implementing HIV prevention, care, and treatment programs; further advance innovative research; and to execute strategic and targeted global advocacy activities to bring dramatic change to the lives of millions of women, children, and families worldwide.
Project description
The goal of the UNITAID CAP-TB project is to reach more children who are suffering from tuberculosis (TB) by using innovative models of TB care for children and improving the market for child-friendly TB medicines. One innovative research project is the integration of pediatric TB services into child healthcare units and at all the child entry point in health facilities (INPUT study). The INPUT study is a cluster-randomized intervention study using a stepped wedge design to compare two strategies for case detection and management of tuberculosis in children under the age of 5 years. This study will compare the standard of care, which offers pediatric TB services based on current routine approach in the country and the intervention, which will offer pediatric TB services integrated into key child healthcare services, as part of the UNITAID CaP TB package.
Job Summary
The study coordinator will be responsible of the preparation, implementation and coordination of the CAP-TB INPUT study in Cameroon. He/she will oversee a team of study nurses, a data manager and a study monitor. He/she will report to the country principal investigator and trial manager on study-related aspects and will be under the supervision of the Associate Director of Public Health Evaluation.
Responsibilities:
During the study preparation:
During the study recruitment:
Required Qualifications
How to apply
Qualified candidates should submit a CV and cover letter through the following link.
Applications will be considered until November 27, 2018.
Please note that only short-listed applicants meeting the above requirements will be contacted.
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