Data Collectors: HMIS Assessment- FCT and Oyo at Malaria Consortium

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Position: Data Collectors                          

Experience: One - Two Years’ Experience

Location: Local Government Areas in the locations- (FCT and Oyo)

Duration: May, 2022

Malaria Consortium requires qualified research personnel that will carry out data collection, analysis and interpretation focus on conducting an assessment to evaluate the HMIS performance in eight SMC-implementing states and the FCT Abuja the assessment will inform the development and implementation of a continuous data quality improvement and use plan for HMIS at state, LGA and HFs levels. The findings from the assessment will guide the development of a comprehensive action plan to improve malaria data quality in selected health facilities across the eight states and the FCT Abuja.

Specific Activities for the personnel

• Data Collectors/Research Assistants (54): The data collectors will be responsible for administering the questionnaire at HF level according to the data collection protocol. They will undergo a 2-day training on SMC, data collection protocol/methodology, data collection instrument, art of data collection, inter-personal communication, and the use of electronic platform. The training will be facilitated by the trained state consultant/supervisor. One data collector per LGA will be required for this study (on the average of 6 LGAs per state and the 6 area councils of the FCT Abuja).

Qualifications and experience:

Profile requirements of data collectors

• A minimum of degree (BSc/HND) in Social Sciences and Health related discipline.
• Experience in conducting public health research, particularly data collection.
• Experience in the use of modern technology in research, especially computer assisted personal interviews (CAPI) and simple apps like ODK and SurveyCTO.
• Familiarity with terrain of the locality.
• Ability to give attention to details.

Timelines for Activities:

• May, 2022

No of TA Days

Data Collectors- 10days

Interested and qualified candidate who are passionate and willing to contribute towards the achievement of our goals should kindly fill the form using the link below https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc7wWlKGlAt4BJDMiJP8NU6p393WONM6rHnPmWYNeK4DcJe6w/viewform?usp=pp_url before 8am Monday, 9th April, 2022.

Kindly note that applicants who do not follow this specification, will be disqualified.

All application should be sent in on or before 7:59am Monday, 9th April, 2022.

Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted

Kindly note that applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, therefore early applications are highly encouraged.

NB: Malaria Consortium does not accept or ask for payment during recruitment. We also would not accept hardcopy CVs; all applications should be sent through the above link.