Field Data Collector at Malaria Consortium

Description

• The purpose of the terms of reference (TOR) is to engage research personnel that will gather month-36 net durability data for cohort campaign nets and retrieve samples of ITNs for insecticidal effectiveness studies.

Specific Tasks

• Will be required to attend training prior to survey.
• Carries out data collection in cohort households. These include:
  • Obtaining written consents
  • Administering interviews with heads of households
  • Collecting ITN physical integrity data by collecting data on each net owned by each household
  • Retrieving of sampled nets (if the cohort household has been selected for this purpose), by labelling the exit and entry (“door”) side of the net before retrieval, taking a photo of the unique identifier on the label, and packing the net
  • Giving out new replacement nets
• Takes good care of the mobile device issued for data collection and ensures the device’s battery is kept charged.
• Uploads the data to the server at the required frequency according to relevant guidelines.
• Ensures confidentiality of respondents’ personal data during and after interviews.
• Reports to the team leader any issues and helps to solve problems.

Qualifications and Experience

• Experience in conducting household surveys.
• A minimum of BSc Degree in Health-related discipline and Social Sciences.
• Experience in electronic data collection systems such as SurveyCTO or ODK.
• Good knowledge of the English language.
• Ability to give attention to detail.
• Excellent proficiency in both the Yoruba and Ijaw languages.
• For this position, previous working experience with MC and in SMC are added advantages.