National Consultant - Jigawa LQAS Survey at Malaria Consortium

Malaria Consortium, established in 2003, is one of the world’s leading non-profit organisations specialising in the prevention, control and treatment of malaria and other communicable diseases among vulnerable populations. Our mission is to save lives and improve health in Africa and Asia, through evidence-based programmes that combat targeted diseases and promote universal health coverage.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: National Consultant - Jigawa LQAS Survey

Location: Jigawa

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.
• 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

• Overall technical oversight for implementation of the EoR protocol in assigned state.
• Collectively develop an agenda for the training of supervisors and data collectors.
• Facilitate the training of data collectors and supervisors in their respective assigned states.
• Collectively review the supervision checklist that will guide supervisors during data collection.
• Review pre and post test questions as well as qualitative performance assessment checklist to be used for final selection of data collectors.
• Review the dataset from each of the LQAS rounds.
• Download analyzed data from the electronic platform – Kobocollect/SurveyCTO.
• Interpret the analyzed data in a simple usable form for AZM personnel.
• Facilitates the feedback mechanism of findings as appropriate.
• Present feedback of LQAS to the country office and state teams.
• Write technical report highlighting key findings and recommendations for the assigned state.
• Prepare PowerPoint presentations for state level dissemination.

Deliverables
Develop and submit:

• State-level analyzed data from the SurveyCTO platform.
• Pre- and Post-Test assessment reports.
• Report on state-level dissemination of preliminary findings.
• State-Specific Technical Report (Narrative format) detailing methodology, results, challenges, and recommendations.
• State Presentation Deck (PowerPoint format) summarizing evaluation outcomes.

Profile Requirements

• Must be a Degree holder in Public Health, Demography, Statistics, or other related disciplines with 5 - 10 years post-qualification experience.
• Minimum of 5 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 the state for which s/he applied for.

Application Closing Date
31st July, 2025 (5.00pm).

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note

• Candidates vwho are passionate and willing to contribute towards the achievement of our goals should kindly fill the application form below before deadline
• For this position, previous working experience with MC and in SMC are added advantages.