Implant Removal Landscape Assessment Consultant at Jhpiego Nigeria

Consultancy Period: March 2018 for six months

Project Goal

• Provide short-term technical assistance to ensure countries with high implant use incorporate a high-quality removal component into overall implant strategy and implementation in selected countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Consultancy Objective:

• Conduct a rapid landscape analysis to understand the current status of client-centered implant removal services.

Scope of Work

• In collaboration with jhpiego project staff identify key questions of interest that are specific to the implant removal context in Nigeria and strategies for data collection
• Co-design landscape assessment tools to evaluate key questions of interest surrounding eight standards of client-centered implant removal services
• Coordinate and conduct data collection, depending on identified questions of interest and data collection strategies, which may include:
  • Desk review of policies, training curricula, registers, recent surveys, and other sources
  • Health facility assessment for facility readiness to provide quality implant removal services
  • Interviews with national and sub-national stakeholders, such as policymakers, providers, facility managers, and/or clients
  • Observation of clinical skills for implant removal
  • Others, as identified
• Analyze collected data to answer identified key questions of interest
• Maintain continued communication with Jhpiego project team throughout consultancy of progress, key findings, and lessons learned
• Write final implant removal landscape assessment report, including recommendations for way forward

Deliverables:

• Final landscape assessment tools
• Implant Removal Landscape Assessment Report
• Quantitative data sets
• Qualitative transcripts and/or recordings
• Monthly progress reports

Qualifications

• Master's degree with minimum 5 years or undergraduate degree with minimum 10 years of experience in public health, reproductive health, or other related field.
• Demonstrated experience conducting mixed-methods evaluations or research in the health sector.
• Strong quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis skills.
• Previous clinical experience in family planning and reproductive health services.
• Fluent in English required.