Posted on: Tue 06-06-2023

John Snow, Incorporated (JSI) - We are public health care and health systems consultants and researchers driven by a passion to improve health services and health outcomes for all.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Consultant for Rapid Data Quality Assessment (RDQA) in Focus States

Location: Nigeria

Background

• Immunization services are an essential part of the primary healthcare system and a key contributor to people’s fundamental right to health. Vaccines are among the greatest advances in global health and development.
• For over two centuries, vaccines have safely reduced the scourge of diseases like polio, measles, and smallpox, helping children grow up healthy and happy.  Some populations - often the poorest, the most marginalized, and the most vulnerable - have little or no access to immunization services [Immunization-agenda-2030].  
• In 2021, 25 million children were un- or under-vaccinated and more than 60 percent live in just ten countries including Nigeria, and 18 million did not receive any vaccines (zero-dose children), an increase of 5 million from 2019 [WHO/UNICEF national immunization coverage estimates, 2021 revision].  

Purpose

• The purpose of the RDQA activities is to analyze the quality of data reported and support the organization in remediating gaps identified across all M-RITE’s COVID-19 vaccination sites.
• Specifically, to review of the completeness, consistency, accuracy, and timeliness of the COVID-19 vaccination data collected and reported from the sites to the upper admin level.

Duties, Responsibilities, and Scope of Work

Data Validation:

• Consultant will validate data documented and reported through the systems for all completed data sources  (APPR database , COVID-19 Vaccination Registers, Tally Sheets and Vaccination Cards ) and establish the level of data availability/completeness, consistency, correctness/accuracy, and timeliness and address all gaps identified.

Coordination:

Consultant to work with the M-RITE State Team Lead (STL) who leads the collation of all validated data and report writing and signs off the Final RDQA reports.

Duration and Modality of Work

The duration of the consultancy is for 3 days per sites (health facilities).

Educational Qualifications, Experience, and Language

The following skills and experience are expected:

• OND or HND or Bachelor's Degree in a Social Sciences, including Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Public Health;
• Experience in pre, peri and post-campaign evaluations and working on security sector reform-related themes;
• Proficiency in English (written and spoken) and knowledge local language is highly desirable;
• Resident of the state of assignment
• More than five years of experience in project evaluation, including collecting data in interviews, surveys and focus groups;
• Proficient in the use of ODK;  

Application Closing Date

16th June, 2023.

Method of Application

Interested and qualified candidates (individuals or teams) are requested to submit their

Curriculum vitae / Resume and Copy of recent consultancy/contract offer executed to: [email protected] using “Rapid Data Quality Assessment (RDQA)” as the subject of the email.

Note: Any submission made after the stipulated date will not be considered.

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