Vacancy title:
14 Research assistants – Governance and health financing transcribers

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO, Category: Management]

Jobs at:
JSI Research & Training Institute

Deadline of this Job:
Wednesday, September 3 2025

Duty Station:
Tanzania | Dar es Salaam | Tanzania

Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, August 28 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Job overview JSI is hiring 14 Research Assistants (Transcribers) to support the NextGen Ugavi Bora, Afya Bora Project in Tanzania, focusing on transcribing qualitative data for governance and health financing research.

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Scope of work The objective is to support the transcription of qualitative data collected from the comprehensive mapping of the current SC&PM governance and supply chain financing landscape in Tanzania.

Roles and responsibilities The research assistants (transcribers) will:

• Conduct transcription of qualitative data concurrently with data collection, meeting agreed daily targets.
• Provide daily reports and submit transcriptions for quality checks.
• Work on supervisor feedback to improve transcription quality as needed.
• Participate in team meetings and collaborative activities.
• Identify potential obstacles to timely task completion, resolve issues independently when possible, and communicate challenges that cannot be resolved autonomously.
• Ensure regular communication with team leads and other members.
• Ensure the safety and security of project materials, properties, personnel, and the entire team during activity execution.
• Show respect for everyone during and after project execution.
• Perform additional tasks as requested by team leads.

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Deliverables

• Completed submission of clean and validated datasets/transcripts.
• Activity report summarizing key observations, challenges, and recommendations.

Reporting and supervision The transcribers will work closely with technical staff from the UBAB program, submitting daily updates to the supervisor and participating in debriefing sessions to share experiences and observations. Completed data collection tools will be submitted upon completion of fieldwork activities.

Duration of the assignment The assignment is estimated to take 14 days.

Required qualifications and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Social Sciences, Pharmacy, or related fields.
• Experience in qualitative and/or quantitative data collection methods.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proficiency in Kiswahili and English.
• Ability to travel within assigned regions and work independently.
• Understanding of Tanzania’s service delivery and leadership at various levels.
• Familiarity with health systems (governance, financing, etc.) or supply chain concepts (added advantage).

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 12

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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