Ref #: SC/TB-CCS/FMOH-2017Location of assignment: Abuja, FCT, Nigeria. Duration of assignment: Six months.The Survey Coordinator will be an epidemiologist with experience in national surveys and with at least 5 year experience in planning and conducting patient surveys or facility-based surveys, preferably including health seeking and cost items. The survey coordinator will:
Reports to the principal investigator
Be responsible for the day-to-day management of the survey
Be actively involved in the design of the study
Prepares training manual and study materials
Trains team leaders and interviewers
Supervises the work of data collection by team leaders through periodic reports
Supervises other survey team members to ensure strict compliance with survey implementation timeline
S/he must ensure that all survey activities are in compliance with approved survey protocol and that no breach of ethics is allowed during the exercise.
Work in collaboration with the Consultant Health Economist to ensure detailed analysis and report of the survey is done and delivered within the stipulated time.
Make presentations to relevant stakeholders at various stages and milestones achievement of the survey
S/he will ensure timely preparation and submission of the survey report
Support the preparation of publishable article in peer reviewed journal
Qualification required:
Eligible candidate must possess at least a Master degree in Public Health, Biostatistics, Epidemiology. A PhD in related will be advantage.
Must have at least 5-10 years’ experience in supervising and leading national or multi-national level surveys with particular reference to Tuberculosis (will be an advantage)
Possess strong analytical and writing skill including competency is use of statistical analytical software such as STATA, R, GIS and Microsoft office package.
Familiarity with Nigeria Tuberculosis control program and Nigeria political, social and cultural terrain is required. Knowledgeable in use of ODK and other online survey data collection tools.
Must possess good leadership, communication and interpersonal relations and team spirit.
Must be fluent in English language and communicate effectively. Fluency in another Nigerian language will be an advantage.
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Interested candidates are encouraged to apply and submit a detailed curriculum vitae and application letter for this research opportunity. All candidates must have good understanding of the country context and demonstrate familiarity with the Global Fund supported Tuberculosis grant in Nigeria. Candidates must demonstrate competency in supporting country’s research capacity and/or data use. All applicants for these positions must include evidence of previous consultancies and honorarium rates in their submission. Applications received after this date will not be accepted. All successful candidates will be notified of the outcome by June 26th, 2017. Selected candidates will be required to submit proof of institutional or country ethics review and approval or exemption.Head, Monitoring & EvaluationAssociation for Reproductive and Family HealthFloor 1, Block C, Millennium Builder’s Plaza,Plot 251, Herbert Macaulay Way, Central Business District,Adjacent NNPC Towers, Abuja, FCT, Nigeria
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