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- Job Type: Full Time
- Qualification: BA/BSc/HND
- Experience: 2 years
- Location: Ebonyi , Sokoto
- Job Field: Consultancy , Data Science / Research
Responsibilities
Overall Responsibility
- Collect data (qualitative and quantitatve) in Sokoto and Ebonyi LGAs, specifically Binji (Maikulki and Bunkari), Ilela (Kalmalo & Ilela Gari), Ezza North (Ezzekwetekwe/Ogbuinyagu) and Ebonyi (Nkaleke Echara-Ndiebor & Nkaleke Echara-Unuhu).
Data collection preparation
- Participate in pre-assessment training
- Ensure required tools, consent forms are completely signed.
- Management of Tablets that will be utilized to record interviews and assessments.
Data collection
- Visit assigned communities
- Pay advocacy visits to Community gate keepers to solicit their support and necessary information
- Collect data using REDCAP and ensure to send to Jhpiego server on a daily basis.
- Facilitate focus group discussions (FGDs)
- Store all audio recordings securely on project tablets/phones
- Deliver audio recordings to MCGL Study Team in a secure manner
Quality Assurance of Data Cleaning
- Coordinate with implementation team to ensure consistency and quality of interview transcripts in English.
- Respond to any follow-up requests from MCGL study Team related to data collection or data cleaning.
Deliverables:
- Completed FGDs
- Completed surveys, in line with target given.
- Completed Quantitative interviews received on Jhpiego server
- Completed Transcripts of all interviews
Required Qualifications
- Minimum of BSc in Social Sciences/development studies/gender studies or its equivalent.
- Minimum of 2 years experience in qualitative/quantitative data collection, specifically conducting in-depth interviews and experience in probing for clearer answers.
- Experience using electronic data collection softwares
- Strong interpersonal skills and communication skills, initiative, patience and problem-solving abilities, diplomacy and good judgment.
- Good time management skills and ability to work under pressure with little or no supervision.
- Excellent report writing skills in English.
- Familiarity with gender and gender-based violence programming is desirable and will be an added advantage
- Must be resident and have good working knowledge of the State and LGAs of interest.
- Understanding of local language will be an added advantage.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified? Go to Jhpiego – John Hopkins University on jobs-jhpiego.icims.com to apply
