Research Assistant at Malaria Consortium

Purpose of the assignment

• The Research Assistant for active pharmacovigilance monitoring will actively track and monitor the adverse events of PMC by reaching out the caregivers using phone calls for 10 consecutive days after their children receive SP form the selected health facilities.
• He/she will support administrative activities of PMC and provide daily feedback to the monitoring and evaluation officer.

Scope of Work

• The Research Assistant will lead in the identification of children aged 10 weeks to 24 months that received SP and Immunization in the intervention sites or control sites they are assigned.
• He/she will seek consent from the caregivers of the eligible children, recruit at least ten eligible children on every immunization day and followed-up each child using phone calls for ten consecutive days every month for the period of PMC implementation.
• He/she will record the interview in the PMC Log Form and enter data onto the National Malaria Data Repository (NMDR) using the DHIS app.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Attend routine immunization days in the health facility in the assigned ward and local government area.
• Recruit caregivers with children eligible for PMC on routine immunization days.
• Conduct phone interviews for caregivers with children eligible using standard APM instrument.
• Follow up of caregivers with children eligible for documentation of adverse events in PMC log-form.
• Transfer data from the PMC log form onto the National Malaria Data Repository (NMDR) on daily basis.
• Ensure no loss to follow up of caregivers with children eligible.
• Provide daily feedback to monitoring and evaluation officer.
• Ensure safety of the PMC log form.
• Attend bi-weekly meetings with SPM, M&E, Implementing officers, LGA teams and other stakeholders.

Deliverables

• Data obtained from interviews with caregivers.
• Data recorded on the PMC Log Form.
• Data submitted onto NMDR via data entry using DHIS2 app.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of Diploma in a health-related course with experience in administration of immunization.
• Ability to write legibly and proper documentation.
• Have experience working with health workers on routine immunizations.
• Must have a functional personal android phone.
• Must have experience using phone mobile app (SurveyCTO, ODK or Kobocollect) for data collection.
• Must appear neatly in a friendly manner and be respectful.
• Must be punctual and be accountable.
• Be willing to take initiative and detail oriented.
• Adherence to data protection and safeguarding policy and maintains confidentiality of data about the organization, caregivers, and their children.
• Must understand, speak fluently, and write Yoruba language.
• Experience of collaborating with government institutions and non-governmental organisations or academic institutions.
• Experience in translating Yoruba Language into English Language that is understood by diverse audiences.
• Must be a resident of the Ward, LGA or State.