Senior National Consultant - Jigawa LQAS Survey at Malaria Consortium

Purpose of the assignment

• The purpose of this ToR is to engage research personnel that will carry out data collection, analysis and interpretation for EoR evaluation based on LQAS approach.
• The consultant and the supervisor will train data collectors and oversee data collection processes while other personnel will carry out the actual data collection using an electronic platform.

Scope

• This ToR is to provide details for EoR evaluation that will be conducted in the states where Malaria Consortium is implementing MDA-AZM (Kaduna, Kebbi, Jigawa, Adamawa and Gombe).
• The process will involve identification, selection and training of supervisors at training of trainers (ToT) and subsequently, data collectors in the states. It will also involve data collection, analysis and report writing.

Methodology

• The aim of the EoR evaluation is to assess AZM coverage and adherence of community drug distributors (CDDs) to treatment protocol immediately and not more than 5 days after each round of treatment.
• The findings will be analyzed and any ward (lot) scoring less than 80% will be targeted for corrective measures around poor performance, for improvement in subsequent rounds.

Specific Activities for the personnel

• Receive a briefing from the programme team at the National level.
• Coordinate the overall survey processes (development of training agenda at all levels, development of pre and post-tests, development of supervision checklist, data collection).
• Review data for quality and clean the data using STATA.
• Compile and analyze all state data in a single dataset guided by the objectives of the LQAS as highlighted in the study protocol,
• Compile and submit a single technical report highlighting key findings and recommendations from all the five (5) states.
• Train the National consultants, supervisors and data collectors.
• Work closely with the Malaria Consortium Team to get the required support and documents including data and templates for the report, including the template for technical reports.
• Submit overall report.
• Prepare PowerPoint presentations for national level dissemination.

Specific Deliverables for the personnel
Draft, submit, and finalize:

• A detailed Training Agenda for the training of State consultants, Independent Supervisors and Data Collectors.
• A Training Delivery Guide, including minimum quality standards and best practices for adult learning facilitation.
• A Supervision Checklist outlining monitoring indicators and performance criteria and scripted on a digital platform
• Pre- and Post-Test instruments to assess trainee knowledge acquisition.
• Data analysis plan
• Analysis report and Stata do-file
• A consolidated National Technical Report (narrative format) following the Malaria Consortium standard reporting template.
• A PowerPoint presentation summarizing key findings, challenges, lessons learned, and strategic recommendations.
• A clean and consolidated survey database.

Profile Requirements

• Must be a Degree holder in Public Health, Demography, Statistics, or other related disciplines with between 10-15 years years’ post-qualification experience.
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in public health research methodology.
• Must be familiar with Kobocollect, SurveyCTO, STATA, and other statistical software.
• Ability to demonstrate good facilitation skills.
• Demonstrable report writing skills.
• Ability to speak local language is an added advantage
• Availability for the full period of the survey.
• Must not be a staff of Government or involved in MDA-AZM activity at any level and in any State Ministry of Health (SMoH).
• The National Consultant must be resident in Abuja.
• For this position, previous working experience with MC and in SMC are added advantage