Research Consultant at PACT

Duration: To be communicated
Supervisor: Director of Programs, Pact West Africa, Nigeria
Location: Gombe State

Job Summary: The consultant will be engaged to as an independent research consultant to
conduct one public health researches over State Accountability and Quality Improvement
Project (SAQIP), a MNCH project in Gombe, northeast Nigeria implemented between 2015 and
2019. The research outcomes are expected to be published on reputable peer-reviewed
journals.
Roles and Responsibilities:

• The consultant will conduct one public health researches independently. It will include
• activities such as the design and vetting of the research protocol and tools, work planning,
• obtaining data, analyzing the data, writing research papers and sharing results. In addition,
• the consultant will be work on getting approval from the institutional review board and
• publication of the final research work. Activities will follow a pre-defined and developed
• concept note, but with flexibility to adapt the approach as needed.

Deliverables

• Assist Pact team in selecting study topics
• Develop research plans for the selected studies
• Obtain needed quantitative data from Pact database collaborating with Pact team
• Conduct analysis for the studies
• Synthesize research findings and develop research papers
• Revise research papers collaborating with Pact team
• Search for and assist in selecting journals of submission
• Submit research papers and monitor publication progress

Minimum Requirements

• At least an MSc in public health or an equivalent degree
• At least one peer-reviewed publication in a reputable national or above level journal in the last 5 years
• Experience leading and coordinating public health studies, or in relevant subject areas in the Nigeria context
• Experience conducting researches using both quantitative and qualitative methods independently
• Knowledge in practices or researches in maternal, neonatal and child health and in health system
• Excellent in verbal and written English