Coordinator - Abuja at Malaria Consortium

Organisational background

• Malaria Consortium, in collaboration with the National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP) and state malaria elimination programmes (SMEPs), will support the 2026 insecticide-treated net (ITN) mass distribution campaigns in Borno, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Kogi, and Abia, introducing pyrethroid-chlorfenapyr dual-active-ingredient ITNs for the first time in these states.
• To evaluate the implementation and impact of the campaigns, a series of cross-sectional household surveys
• . The surveys will verify ITN receipt immediately after distribution and assess household ITN ownership, utilisation, physical durability, and functional survival at baseline, one month, and 12, 24, and 36 months post-campaign.
• Findings from these surveys will generate evidence to inform malaria vector control policy and strengthen ITN programme implementation in Nigeria.

Purpose of the assignment

• The purpose of these terms of reference (TOR) is to engage research personnel who will carry out a baseline household survey before the campaign (survey F1), an immediate verification survey (survey F2) after the net distribution, and a one-month post-campaign evaluation survey (F3) in Federal Capital Territory (FCT)

Scope

• The survey will be used to gather baseline and post-campaign data on coverage, ITN ownership and use rates and associated factors, physical conditions of the ITNs, malaria prevention in pregnancy, treatment-seeking behaviour, and other relevant variables, and also validate the ITN campaign data using an immediate post-distribution verification survey.

Methods:

• During each of the surveys, (F1 and F3 surveys), a sample of 576 households will be selected in 48 wards across the state. For the ITN immediate verification (F2) survey, a sample of 2,160 households will be selected from 60 wards across the state within two weeks of the completion of the campaign. Each team will cover a ward per day.
• The wards will be selected based on population proportional to size (PPS) sampling strategy. The survey includes household enumeration to sample households in each ward (cluster) randomly and administering interviews involving household heads (and in the case of F1 and F3 surveys, also women 15–49 years old), using mobile devices with the SurveyCTO software.
• There will be back-checks in 50% of the wards selected randomly and 20% of the households in selected wards, in which a subset of the questionnaires will be administered for the purpose of data collection verification. After each survey in selected wards, new teams are assigned to conduct back checks to administer the additional interviews in a subset of the sampled households.

Personnel required:

• There will be one household mobiliser selected from each ward to assist the survey teams (48 household mobilisers for F1 and F3 surveys and 60 household mobilisers for F2 survey.

Specific tasks

• Will be in charge of four household interview teams.
• Will be required to attend training prior to survey.
• Visits assigned wards one day before the interviews according to the schedule to sensitise community leaders and select household mobilisers.
• Selects an appropriate settlement in each ward according to relevant standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Coordinates household enumeration in each ward and submits a list of households for sampling to be carried out remotely by assigned study investigators.
• Resolves any issues reported by team leaders.
• Reports to the M&E Manager who will be the overall survey coordinator.
• Ensures that household mobilisers are paid.
• Ensures that all data are accurately collected and uploaded according to guidelines or SOPs.
• Writes reports related to activities of the teams, including achievements, challenges and recommendations.

Qualifications and Experience

• A post-graduate Degree in Health Sciences.
• 5-7 years’ experience in coordinating household surveys.
• Demonstrated report writing skills for quantitative studies or surveys.
• Good knowledge of the Hausa and/or Gbagyi languages.