Job Opportunities at Malaria Consortium

Job Summary
The specific research objectives are as follows:

• To assess the feasibility and acceptability of the hybrid model
• To evaluate the impact of the hybrid model on malaria vaccination coverage, timeliness of vaccination, vaccine-preventable malaria parasitological outcomes, caregiver outcomes (vaccine awareness, knowledge and perceptions) and utilization of non-vaccine malaria prevention interventions
• To assess the costs associated with implementing the interventions.

Purpose of the Assignment

• The purpose of the assignment is to engage research consultants that will conduct quantitative surveys of an hybrid vaccination schedule with different delivery approaches.

Scope of Assignment

• The overall objective of this consultancy is to support MC in generating evidence for an effective hybrid model of malaria vaccine delivery in highly seasonal malaria transmission settings.
• This involves conducting quantitative survey to evaluate the impact of implementing the hybrid malaria vaccine immunization with different delivery approaches on malaria vaccination coverage, timeliness of vaccination, vaccine-preventable malaria parasitological outcomes, caregiver outcomes (vaccine awareness, knowledge and perceptions) and utilization of non-vaccine malaria prevention interventions.

Methodology:

• This will involve a three-arm non-randomized controlled study based on repeated cluster-random sampling of households and eligible children before and after the introduction of the interventions.
• Study arm units will be three (3) local government areas (LGAs) in Kebbi state while cluster sampling unit will be defined at an administrative unit below the LGA level, such as health facility catchment areas, villages or census enumeration areas.
• The primary and secondary outcomes to be measured are listed below:
  • Primary outcomes:
    • Vaccination coverage
    • Incidence of parasitologically-confirmed clinical malaria episodes among vaccine-eligible children using enhanced passive case surveillance.
  • Secondary outcomes:
    • Proportion of age-eligible children receiving 1/2/3 doses in the priming series
    • Timeliness of vaccination dosing among children who received at least one malaria vaccine dose
    • Occurrence of malaria severity and hospitalization, among vaccine-eligible children
    • Caregivers’ awareness, knowledge and perception of the malaria vaccine
    • Coverage and utilization of non-vaccine malaria prevention services (e.g. SMC, ITNs)
• Data for the two primary outcomes (vaccination coverage and parasitologically-confirmed malaria episodes) as well as secondary outcomes of interest under Objective 2 will be collected through two waves of household surveys.
• The first survey wave will be conducted at baseline (shortly before the start of the interventions), while the second (endline) wave will be carried out six months after the start of the interventions.
• The survey questionnaire will be developed in line with Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) standards, which will also allow for the collection of data pertaining to child, caregiver and household-level sociodemographic characteristics in each survey wave.

Specific Tasks for Research Assistants:

• Attend physical training on data collection and survey methods conducted by Research Team lead
• Conduct interviews in selected households using SurveyCTO
• Follow confidentiality and security procedures to ensure participants’ privacy is protected.
• Ensure the integrity of data during collection and upload
• Upload data on the SurveyCTO platform to server

Deliverables for Research Assistants:

• Dataset of completed interviews submitted.

Requirements
Personnel Specifications - Research Assistants:

• A minimum of degree (BSC/HND) in Public Health, Social Sciences and Health related discipline
• At least 2 years’ experience in conducting public health research, particularly data collection for quantitative research
• Experience in the use of modern technology in research – use of phone for data collection, use of data collection tools (eg surveyCTO)
• Ability to speak both English and local language (eg Hausa)
• Familiarity with and respect for the tradition and culture of the locality
• Familiarity with terrain of the locality
• Availability for the whole period of the assignment.
• Must not be a staff of Government.

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Objectives
The specific research objectives are as follows:

• To assess the feasibility and acceptability of the hybrid model
• To evaluate the impact of the hybrid model on malaria vaccination coverage, timeliness of vaccination, vaccine-preventable malaria parasitological outcomes, caregiver outcomes (vaccine awareness, knowledge and perceptions) and utilization of non-vaccine malaria prevention interventions
• To assess the costs associated with implementing the interventions.

Purpose of the Assignment

• The purpose of the assignment is to engage research consultants who will conduct quantitative surveys of a hybrid vaccination schedule with different delivery approaches.

Scope of Assignment

• The overall objective of this consultancy is to support MC in generating evidence for an effective hybrid model of malaria vaccine delivery in highly seasonal malaria transmission settings.
• This involves conducting a quantitative survey to evaluate the impact of implementing the hybrid malaria vaccine immunization with different delivery approaches on malaria vaccination coverage, timeliness of vaccination, vaccine-preventable malaria parasitological outcomes, caregiver outcomes (vaccine awareness, knowledge and perceptions) and utilization of non-vaccine malaria prevention interventions.

Methodology

• This will involve a three-arm non-randomized controlled study based on repeated cluster-random sampling of households and eligible children before and after the introduction of the interventions. Study arm units will be three (3) local government areas (LGAs) in Kebbi state, while cluster sampling units will be defined at an administrative unit below the LGA level, such as health facility catchment areas, villages or census enumeration areas. The primary and secondary outcomes to be measured are listed below:
• Primary outcomes:
  • Vaccination coverage
  • Incidence of parasitologically-confirmed clinical malaria episodes among vaccine-eligible children using enhanced passive case surveillance.
• Secondary outcomes:
  • Proportion of age-eligible children receiving 1/2/3 doses in the priming series
  • Timeliness of vaccination dosing among children who received at least one malaria vaccine dose
  • Occurrence of malaria severity and hospitalization, among vaccine-eligible children
  • Caregivers’ awareness, knowledge and perception of the malaria vaccine
  • Coverage and utilization of non-vaccine malaria prevention services (e.g. SMC, ITNs)
• Data for the two primary outcomes (vaccination coverage and parasitologically-confirmed malaria episodes) as well as secondary outcomes of interest under Objective 2 will be collected through two waves of household surveys. The first survey wave will be conducted at baseline (shortly before the start of the interventions), while the second (endline) wave will be carried out six months after the start of the interventions. The survey questionnaire will be developed in line with Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) standards, which will also allow for the collection of data pertaining to child, caregiver and household-level sociodemographic characteristics in each survey wave.

Specific Tasks
Specific Tasks for Research Team Lead:

• Provide technical oversight for the implementation of the quantitative aspect in tandem with the project research protocol.
• Provide an inception report detailing the identification and recruitment methodology of the survey participants, data analysis plan and timelines for accomplishing the tasks
• Liaise with the Project manager to obtain the necessary research tools.
• Participate in the pre-test and finalization process for the survey questionnaires
• Develop and review the supervision checklist that will guide supervisors during data collection
• Develop an agenda for the training of the field supervisors and research assistants
• Facilitate the training activity of the research assistants and supervisors on the use of the research tools.
• Ensure that the surveys are accurately conducted according to standard international best practices.
• Ensure anonymity of respondents and develop a relationship of trust and a safe space during the survey exercises with participants.
• Follow confidentiality and security procedures to ensure participants’ privacy is protected.
• Ensure the integrity of data from collection to storage.
• Download, compile, analyze all data sets into a single dataset
• Interpret the analyzed data and submit a technical report highlighting key findings and recommendations

Deliverables for Research Team Lead:

• Inception report detailing the identification and recruitment methodology of the survey participants, data analysis plan and timelines for accomplishing the tasks
• Training agenda
• Training delivery guide, stating quality parameters for the delivery
• Supervisory checklist
• Raw dataset
• Cleaned dataset
• STATA dofile
• Data analysis plan (Dummy tables)
• Preliminary analysis outputs
• Final survey report (narrative format & PowerPoint format)
• Consultancy report

Personnel Specification 
Research Team Lead:

• MSc in Public Health, Demography, Statistics, or other related disciplines with at least 8 years’ post-qualification experience
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in public health research methodology while working on donor-funded public health projects.
• Excellent statistical analysis skills, including familiarity with software such as SurveyCTO, STATA and other statistical software.
• Demonstrable report writing skills
• Excellent skills in in MS Office software package.
• Availability for the whole period of the assignment.
• Ability to demonstrate good facilitation skills
• Must not be a staff member of the Government
• Results-oriented attitude to work and ability to give attention to details.
• Self-motivated, team player, but also able to work independently.
• Meets tight deadlines and is able to work under pressure.

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The specific research objectives are as follows

• To assess the feasibility and acceptability of the hybrid model
• To evaluate the impact of the hybrid model on malaria vaccination coverage, timeliness of vaccination, vaccine-preventable malaria parasitological outcomes, caregiver outcomes (vaccine awareness, knowledge and perceptions) and utilization of non-vaccine malaria prevention interventions
• To assess the costs associated with implementing the interventions.

Purpose of the Assignment

• The purpose of the assignment is to engage research consultants that will conduct quantitative surveys of an hybrid vaccination schedule with different delivery approaches.

Scope of Assignment

• The overall objective of this consultancy is to support MC in generating evidence for an effective hybrid model of malaria vaccine delivery in highly seasonal malaria transmission settings.
• This involves conducting quantitative survey to evaluate the impact of implementing the hybrid malaria vaccine immunization with different delivery approaches on malaria vaccination coverage, timeliness of vaccination, vaccine-preventable malaria parasitological outcomes, caregiver outcomes (vaccine awareness, knowledge and perceptions) and utilization of non-vaccine malaria prevention interventions.

Methodology

• This will involve a three-arm non-randomized controlled study based on repeated cluster-random sampling of households and eligible children before and after the introduction of the interventions.
• Study arm units will be three (3) local government areas (LGAs) in Kebbi state while cluster sampling unit will be defined at an administrative unit below the LGA level, such as health facility catchment areas, villages or census enumeration areas.
• The primary and secondary outcomes to be measured are listed below:

Primary outcomes:

• Vaccination coverage
• Incidence of parasitologically-confirmed clinical malaria episodes among vaccine-eligible children using enhanced passive case surveillance.

Secondary outcomes:

• Proportion of age-eligible children receiving 1/2/3 doses in the priming series
• Timeliness of vaccination dosing among children who received at least one malaria vaccine dose
• Occurrence of malaria severity and hospitalization, among vaccine-eligible children
• Caregivers’ awareness, knowledge and perception of the malaria vaccine
• Coverage and utilization of non-vaccine malaria prevention services (e.g. SMC, ITNs).
• Data for the two primary outcomes (vaccination coverage and parasitologically-confirmed malaria episodes) as well as secondary outcomes of interest under Objective 2 will be collected through two waves of household surveys.
• The first survey wave will be conducted at baseline (shortly before the start of the interventions), while the second (endline) wave will be carried out six months after the start of the interventions.
• The survey questionnaire will be developed in line with Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) standards, which will also allow for the collection of data pertaining to child, caregiver and household-level sociodemographic characteristics in each survey wave.

Specific Tasks

• Attend physical training on data collection and survey methods conducted by Research Team lead
• Provide supportive supervision for data collectors using appropriate supervision checklist
• Oversee data collection process, including logistics and community entry and mobilization
• Follow confidentiality and security procedures to ensure participants’ privacy is protected.
• Ensure the integrity of data during collection and upload
• Provide necessary information to clean data
• Write a report on the data collection process, outlining the best practices, the lessons learnt, challenges, achievements and recommendations.

Deliverables

• Supervision schedule developed and submitted
• Datasets of interviews are electronically upload ensured
• Process report on research activities are submitted.

Personnel Specification

• Bachelor’s Degree in public health, Global Health, Sociology, Anthropology, Research Methods or a related social science discipline
• At least 5 years’ extensive experience in a research role with an excellent understanding of quantitative research approaches while working on donor-funded public health projects.
• Experience in the use of modern technology in research – use of phone for data collection, use of data collection tools (eg surveyCTO)
• Demonstrable understanding of stakeholders’ engagement in relation to overcoming the barriers as well as approaches of effectively communicating with broad stakeholders such as state & LGA decision-makers and community beneficiaries.
• Ability to speak both English and local language (eg Hausa)
• Familiarity with and respect for the tradition and culture of the locality
• Familiarity with terrain of the locality
• Excellent skills in MS Office software package.
• Availability for the whole period of the assignment.
• Must not be a staff of Government.

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Purpose of the Assignment

• The purpose of the assignment is to engage research consultants that will conduct qualitative surveys (FGDs and KIIs).

Scope of Assignment

• The overall objective of this consultancy is to support MC in generating evidence for an effective hybrid model of malaria vaccine delivery in highly seasonal malaria transmission settings.
• This involves conducting qualitative survey to assess the feasibility and acceptability of implementing the hybrid malaria vaccine immunization with different delivery approaches.

Methodology:

• The qualitative survey will draw on a framework of constructs important in feasibility studies described by Proctor et al (2011) to develop topic guides and areas of questioning for both Focus Group Discussions and Key Informant Interviews.
• The qualitative survey will be conducted across 3LGAs in Kebbi state where the project is being implemented.
• The study will employ a purposive sampling strategy to maximize the range and diversity of the participants, ensuring that we have a diversity of participants across criteria which may influence SMC and EPI programming.
• Furthermore, the KIIs component of the qualitative research will be conducted either virtually or in-person among two (2) national, two (2) sub-national level policy makers, two (2) program managers and 12 health workers – four (4) from each LGA (inclusive of LGA-level malaria and immunization lead amongst others) that have experience and understanding of the SMC and EPI programs (2 + 2 + 2 + 12 = 18 KIIs).
• Two groups of FGDs will be conducted with local leaders, fathers and caregivers of children age 5-20 months in each LGA (2 X 3 X 3 = 18 FGDs), will be conducted in person (face-to-face) in groups of 10 -12 participants and will take place in a communal space in participant’s communities.
• The six (6) interviewers to be recruited will form 3 groups/teams (two (2) persons per group/team). One group/team to conduct 2 interviews per day. The 3 groups to conduct 6 interviews per day. The 36 interviews (18 FGDs and 18 KIIs = 36 interviews) will be conducted in 6 days.
• For the transcription/translation, assuming an interview was conducted in a local language, one person will transcribe and then translate such record as one day level-of-effort. In such situation, the six interviewers will transcribe and translate 36 recordings in 6 days, making a total of 12 days’ work for the six interviewers.
• However, where an interview was conducted in English Language, two recordings will be transcribed by the research assistant for one (1) day level-of-effort.
• All the interviews and FGDs will be conducted by local researchers. A second research assistant will be present to take notes and record observations.
• If the participants consent to audio recording, the interviews and discussions will be recorded and transcribed.

The Key Outcomes (Domains) To Be Measured Are
Acceptability:

• Health worker (HW) satisfaction and adherence to hybrid approach.
• Community, HW perception of benefits and risks of hybrid model.

Appropriateness:

• Community, HW perceptions of fit/relevance of seasonal messaging to vaccine uptake improvement.

Practicality & Sustainability:

• Health systems capacity to implement hybrid approach supply management, other relevant infrastructure)
• Perception of ease of maintenance or routinization of hybrid model.

Adoption & Fidelity:

• HW and CHWs’ uptake of hybrid approach and implementation consistency.

Specific Tasks

• Provide technical oversight for implementation of the qualitative aspect in tandem with the project research protocol.
• Develop the study protocol and field manual
• Support the translation and back translation of field guides and questionnaires to the local language (Hausa).
• Support preparatory activities for training and for field data collection.
• Train all research personnel in the qualitative survey on conducting the data collection process.
• Liaise with the Project manager to obtain necessary research tools.
• Liaise with the Project manager to prepare a list of key informants and FGD participants and arrange for interviews and FGDs
• Promptly raise any methodological question arising during the data collection process which may affect adherence to the research protocol.
• Coordinate the data collection process and assign daily tasks to interviewers.
• Lead the scheduling of interviews and FGDs.
• Conduct key informants’ interviews
• Coordinate the organization of FGD sessions.
• Prepare data analysis plan for FGDs and KIIs
• Oversee recording transcription and translation.
• Collate and summarize all transcriptions
• Conduct data analysis and report writing
• Collate and report daily issues and challenges to the Project Manager and the Principal Investigator.
• Collate and submit all assessment materials including soft copies of all FGDs and KII data sets.
• Ensure that all recording devices are accounted for.
• Take responsibility for compliance with confidentiality and security procedures to ensure respondent privacy is protected.
• Prepare and submit the report in MS word and a summary of key findings in MS PowerPoint slides.

Deliverables:

• Develop the study protocol and field manual.
• Code book.
• Translation of research tools into Hausa.
• Data analysis and quality assurance plan.
• Preliminary analysis outputs.
• Final assessment report submitted (narrative format & power point format).
• Scheduling of KIIs and FGD.
• Incident log.
• Summary daily reports.
• Final supervision report.
• Consultancy report.

Personnel Specification
Essential:

• PhD in Social, Behavioural or Health Sciences.
• At least 10 years experience in conduct and management of qualitative studies.
• At least 10 years experience in supervising qualitative research.
• Demonstrated expertise in rigorous qualitative research design, data collection and data analysis techniques
• Strong analytical skills and ability to clearly demonstrate synthesize and present findings, draw practical conclusions, make recommendations and to prepare well-written reports in a timely manner
• Experience in leading evaluations, surveys and analysis is highly desirable.
• Practical knowledge of community entry & mobilization techniques.
• Experience in the use of qualitative statistical softwares such as Nvivo and atlas Ti etc
• Demonstrable experience in data transcription
• Computer literacy to be able to work on electronic data collection applications.
• Good facilitation skills.
• Strong written and verbal skills in Hausa, preferably mother tongue.
• Strong written and verbal skills in English.

Desired:

• Good communication skills and experience in participatory methodology.
• Innovative, motivated, and able to work with minimal supervision.
• Certification in M&E will be a plus.
• Resident in Kebbi state.
• Mother tongue Hausa.

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Scope of Work

• The Fiduciary Compliance Officer is responsible for supporting the review of NIMR disbursement requests and other state offices’ records to ensure compliance with the rules and procedures of Malaria Consortium and relevant donors.
• The objective of this role is to support the Programmes Compliance unit in providing quality assurance and assisting management in adopting realistic solutions that address the root causes of identified risks.

Key Working Relationships

• The Fiduciary Compliance Officer will report to the Senior Compliance Officer with dotted lines to the Programmes Compliance Manager.
• Close collaboration is essential with relevant team members, finance, and the Senior Country Program Manager to check compliance with MC and project policies and procedures in their thematic areas.
• This position is also expected to work closely with the Capacity Building support-NIMR, and the Bridging Grant -SARMAAN II Grant team members at the Country office.
• The Fiduciary Compliance Officer will support the Capacity Building support-NIMR, and the Bridging Grant -SARMAAN II team in understanding donor rules and regulations and liaising with relevant partners and colleagues to ensure compliance.
• The function of the role will expand to cover other donors as the portfolio of projects in the country office increases.

Key Accountabilities
Programme Routine and Periodic Compliance (50%):

• Provide support to management in ensuring full compliance with donor regulations, national financial guidelines, and MC’s internal policies, when reviewing and managing requests, and provide necessary and timely feedback to NIMR and MC.
• Provide technical support in financial management, including budgeting, reporting, and expenditure tracking of all NIMR requests, and provide the report to management when needed.
• Provide support on internal and external audits, ensuring full access to documentation and addressing audit findings with corrective actions.
• Liaise with finance, operations, and program team to provide updates on NIMR payment request and other support as might be requested by NIMR from time to time
• Liaise and communicate with NIMR to ensure all necessary support/documentation is intact to facilitate payment request processing.
• Maintain and keep records of NIMR requests, electronic/hardcopy, from time to time, and provide the documentation/support for audit review as might be requested for such purpose
• Support the programme's compliance unit to conduct routine and periodic compliance reviews of projects, highlighting areas requiring improvement.
• Support the Senior Compliance Officer in implementing compliance monitoring tools and processes as they relate to the fiduciary agent role
• Assist in following up on sub-award compliance issues, audits, and documenting resolutions.
• Support the review of procurement and program transactions, contracts, and other documents for compliance requirements.

Programme Compliance and third-party entities (20%):

• Conduct regular compliance checks on other non-campaign-related activities and non-fiduciary-related activities in the country office (e.g., review POs and Contracts).
• Identify potential risk areas during compliance reviews and provide recommendations on how to strengthen the system in the relationship between MC and NIMR.
• Support due diligence efforts on vendors, consultants, and other third parties engaged by Malaria Consortium.
• Assist in investigations into potential fraud, procurement irregularities, and programmatic compliance issues.
• Support the unit in conducting due diligence and identifying sub-grantees.
• Support investigations in potential fraud, procurement irregularities, and programmatic compliance issues, ensuring alignment with organizational and donor policies.

Risk Management Support (10%):

• Support the identification of potential risks associated with grant and compliance, and the fiduciary relationship between MC and NIMR
• Assist in developing and implementing risk mitigation strategies in collaboration with program and finance teams.
• Support the proactive addressing of emerging issues that may impact the fiduciary agent relationship and performance.
• Assist in identifying and communicating compliance risks associated with program and relationship implementation.

Continuous improvement (10%):

• Support in promoting a country office-wide culture of compliance and risk management.
• Support in facilitating training and capacity-building initiatives for staff and partners on compliance requirements, risk management practices, and fraud prevention.
• Assist in developing and conducting sub-recipient financial and compliance training workshops.
• Provide ongoing support and guidance to staff to enhance their capacity in Fiduciary relationships and grant management.
• Work with the team to advise project management and general staff on critical intersections between project implementation and compliance issues, based on knowledge of organizational policy, donor regulations, and specific award terms and conditions.

Reporting (10%):

• Provide support to the programme's compliance manager to generate a report on internal process issues and the implementation of quality assurance action plans to the West and Central Africa Programmes Director.
• Support the Programmes Compliance Manager to prepare detailed reports on investigations and compliance reviews, presenting findings and recommendations to management and donors as required.

Person Specification
Qualifications and experience:
Essential: 

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (Finance, Accounting, Auditing, Business Administration, International Development, etc.).
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in compliance or audit within the NGO sector.
• Significant experience working with donors and Grants.
• Experience in fiduciary agency role and donors (e.g., the Gates Foundation, Global Fund, FCDO rules) regulations and rules.
•  ACA, ACCA or equivalent qualifications

Desirable: 

• Knowledge of the INGO sector.
• Experience of working in an international context.
• Knowledge of Gate Foundation funding rules and regulations, including financial and technical reporting requirements.

Work-based skills:
Essential: 

• Experience working in a compliance environment.
• Excellent computer skills with high proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• A proven ability to work independently and prioritise and manage your workload to complete assessments and deliver timely reports.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a readiness to take initiative to resolve issues.
• Strong ability to be able to manage and prioritize multiple tasks.
• An ability to work with management to identify the root cause of issues.
• Attention to detail to deliver accurate and credible results and objective assurance.
• Good interpersonal skills with a persuasive, diplomatic, and confident manner.
• An ability to build effective working relationships and provide advice at all levels.
• Willingness to always learn.

Desirable: 

• Familiar with the International Professional Practices Framework (IPPF) of internal auditing.
• Confident being a role model for others.
• Willing to travel to the field at short notice.
• Team player.

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Objectives
The Specific Research Objectives are as Follows:

• To assess the feasibility and acceptability of the hybrid model
• To evaluate the impact of the hybrid model on malaria vaccination coverage, timeliness of vaccination, vaccine-preventable malaria parasitological outcomes, caregiver outcomes (vaccine awareness, knowledge and perceptions) and utilization of non-vaccine malaria prevention interventions
• To assess the costs associated with implementing the interventions.

Purpose of the Assignment

• The purpose of the assignment is to engage research consultants who will conduct qualitative surveys (FGDs and KIIs).

Scope of Assignment

• The overall objective of this consultancy is to support MC in generating evidence for an effective hybrid model of malaria vaccine delivery in highly seasonal malaria transmission settings.
• This involves conducting qualitative survey to assess the feasibility and acceptability of implementing the hybrid malaria vaccine immunization with different delivery approaches.

Methodology

• The qualitative survey will draw on a framework of constructs important in feasibility studies described by Proctor et al (2011) to develop topic guides and areas of questioning for both Focus Group Discussions and Key Informant Interviews. The qualitative survey will be conducted across 3LGAs in Kebbi state where the project is being implemented.
• The study will employ a purposive sampling strategy to maximize the range and diversity of the participants, ensuring that we have a diversity of participants across criteria which may influence SMC and EPI programming. Furthermore, the KIIs component of the qualitative research will be conducted either virtually or in-person among two (2) national, two (2) sub-national level policy makers, two (2) program managers and 12 health workers – four (4) from each LGA (inclusive of LGA-level malaria and immunization lead amongst others) that have experience and understanding of the SMC and EPI programs (2 + 2 + 2 + 12 = 18 KIIs). Two groups of FGDs will be conducted with local leaders, fathers and caregivers of children age 5-20 months in each LGA (2 X 3 X 3 = 18 FGDs), will be conducted in person (face-to-face) in groups of 10 -12 participants and will take place in a communal space in participant’s communities.
• The six (6) interviewers to be recruited will form 3 groups/teams (two (2) persons per group/team). One group/team to conduct 2 interviews per day. The 3 groups to conduct 6 interviews per day.
• The 36 interviews (18 FGDs and 18 KIIs = 36 interviews) will be conducted in 6 days. For the transcription/translation, assuming an interview was conducted in a local language, one person will transcribe and then translate such record as one day level-of-effort. In such situation, the six interviewers will transcribe and translate 36 recordings in 6 days, making a total of 12 days’ work for the six interviewers. However, where an interview was conducted in English Language, two recordings will be transcribed by the research assistant for one (1) day level-of-effort.
• All the interviews and FGDs will be conducted by local researchers. A second research assistant will be present to take notes and record observations. If the participants consent to audio recording, the interviews and discussions will be recorded and transcribed.

The key outcomes (domains) to be measured are:
Acceptability:

• Health worker (HW) satisfaction and adherence to hybrid approach.
• Community, HW perception of benefits and risks of hybrid model

Appropriateness:

• Community, HW perceptions of fit/relevance of seasonal messaging to vaccine uptake improvement.

Practicality & Sustainability:

• Health systems capacity to implement hybrid approach supply management, other relevant infrastructure)
• Perception of ease of maintenance or routinization of hybrid model

Adoption & Fidelity:

• HW and CHWs’ uptake of hybrid approach and implementation consistency.

Specific tasks for Interviewers / Facilitators

• Attend the training on the use of the interview guide, FGD guide, and interview and FGD process.
• Participate in the pre-test and finalization process for the interview guide
• Identify and recruit participants for FGDs
• Facilitate FGDs and collect data using the interview guide and the observation guide provided.
• Ensure the interviews and FGDs are accurately recorded.
• Compile and sort the recorded interview records as directed by the research Team lead.
• Ensure anonymity of respondents and develop a relationship of trust and safe space during interview exercises with respondents.
• Identify and report any challenges faced that could affect the quality of the data.
• Ensure the integrity of data from collection to storage.
• Ensure project equipment is used with care and is protected from damage.
• Present the data to the Research Team lead at the end of each day.
• Report to the Research Team lead before and after the day’s work for further direction.
• Follow confidentiality and security procedures to ensure respondent privacy is protected.
• Submit all interview and FGD records (audio) and transcribed files to the supervisor(s).
• Transcribe and translate interviews and FGDs.
• Depending on the assignment, collect data using the interview guide and the observation guide provided, take notes during interviews and FGDs.
• Document all the findings in the interview provided, observation and FGD guide.
• Transcribe all recorded (audio) interviews.
• Verbatim transcribe audio recording of interviews and FGDs.
• Translate the transcription of interviews and FGD from Hausa to English.
• Ensure that data is handled in accordance with the approved research protocol.
• Ensure the integrity of data and the accurate storing as directed by the supervisor.
• Take all mandated steps to guarantee the protection of personal data.
• Report to the Research Team lead any issues or concerns that may impact compliance with the research protocol.
• Use project equipment with care, avoiding any damage.
• Promptly report any safeguarding risks or incidents.

Deliverables for Interviewers / Facilitators / Note takers/Transcribers/Translators

• Completed interviews and FGDs records.
• Transcription of interview and FGD records.
• Translation of interview and FGD transcriptions.
• Daily report submitted to the Research Team lead.

Person specification: Interviewers / Facilitators
Essential:

• OND / HND or a BSc in a relevant academic field.
• At least 5 years experience in collecting data for qualitative studies, or experience with professional translation.
• Attention to detail.
• Computer literacy to be able to work on electronic recording devices.
• Good interpersonal and social skills.
• Strong written and verbal skills in Hausa.
• Strong written skills in English.

Desired:

• Resident in Kebbi state.
• Good communication skills and experience in participatory methodology.
• Innovative, motivated, and able to work with minimal supervision.
• Mother tongue Hausa

Note: For this position, previous working experience with MC and in SMC are added advantages.