State Supervisors at the West African Centre For Public Health and Development (WACPHD-UOM-IGPH) - 6 Openings

The West African Centre For Public Health and Development (WACPHD-UOM-IGPH) is a non-governmental organization working on the improvement of health equity through sustained engagement with a core element approach that includes Research, Program delivery, Technical Assistance, and Education.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: State Supervisor

Locations: Edo, Imo and Enugu (Two (2) Position Per State)
Report To: The Project Coordinator/Program manager
Duration of engagement: Three (3) months

Duties and Responsibilities

• Work with the respective SACAs/ other stakeholders to ensure smooth operationalization of the Review Project at the state level.
• Plan daily field activity along with the field team.
• Arrange for interviews in his/her specific state.
• To conduct daily briefing meetings every morning before field work and at the end of the day’s work, providing necessary guidelines to team members.
• Debrief the team during meetings, discuss field issues and suggest appropriate solutions where required.
• Supervision of field team during interviews daily.
• Participate in weekly update meetings with the national office.
• Must have adequate knowledge of qualitative and quantitative methods of Data collection.
• Maintain close contact with team members to closely monitor and support data collection at each stage including sampling specifications (sampling points, selection of respondents), and interviewing specifications.
• Randomly review and edit completed data entry (on tablet) to ensure that all entry filled by the team members meet quality standard.
• Maintenance of data collection updates for his/her specific team members using a tracker/checklist.
• Act as a resource person for the field team members by providing answers and clarification to questions that may arise in the field.
• Monitor work progress, prepare and submit weekly reports to the National office.
• Undertake any other task, within the boundaries of the project, as may be assigned by the line manager.

Qualifications and Requirements

• First Degree or Master's Degree in Biological, Health and medical field
• Previous experience in coordination of research work especially among key population in Nigeria
• Ability to manage complex organisational structure and lead team effectively.
• Must be literate and fluent in English.
• Ability to use qualitative (e.g., NVivo) and other quantitative analytical software.
• Working knowledge of local languages within the state of operation is an advantage.

Application Closing Date
29th October, 2023.