Data Collectors at Jhpiego

Jhpiego, an Affiliate of Johns Hopkins University is a global leader in improving healthcare services for women and their families.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Data Collector

Location: Oyo
Reports to: State Coordinator
Duration: 15 working days (Between November-December, 2020)
Slots: 22

Position Overview

• The Data Collectors are expected to participate in a 4-day pre-assessment training workshop, and will be responsible for completing the following tasks under the guidance and supervision of the State Coordinator and entire Jhpiego implementation team.

Key Responsibilities
General Administration:

• Participate in Training and debrief meetings.
• Provide updates to Jhpiego implementation team throughout the period of performance through an online platform.

Data Collection Preparation:

• Ensure required tools, consent forms are complete
• Identify communities within the LGAs and plan visits.
• Management of Tablets that will be utilized to record interviews and assessments.

Data Collection:

• Travel to LGA of assignment and visit all communities within the LGA.
• Pay advocacy visits to Community gate keepers to solicit their support and necessary information
• Scope and identify institutions across key sectors (governmental, non-governmental, faith-based, community based organisations, civil society organisations etc.) in the area that provide services relevant for survivors of GBV
• Use the survey questionnaire tool to assess current GBV prevention and response activities within the LGA of assignment through Key Informant Interviews (KII) and Focus Group Discussions (FGDs),
• Map existing GBV services in and around communities. Part of the services to be mapped include:
  • Health Services Social support services
  • Emergency Shelter
  • Child protection services
  • Economic empowerment/ Livelihood services, etc.
  • Determine the geographic area to be included in the referral network, based on accessibility to where most of the women live.
  • Legal counsel / support
  • Long-term psychosocial support (individual counseling, support group, etc.)
  • Law enforcement services: e.g. Police Services
• Upload all responses from survey tools to the Jhpiego server as appropriate.
• Store all audio recordings securely on an external hard drive
• Deliver audio recordings to Jhpiego 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 Jhpiego study Team related to data collection or data cleaning.

Deliverables:

• Completed Qualitative interviews (KIIs) and transcribed and reported FGDs.
• Completed documented mapping of GBV services across sectors.
• Completed Quantitative interviews received on Jhpiego server

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Minimum of a B.Sc in Social Sciences or its equivalent.
• Minimum of 2-3 years experience in qualitative/quantitative data collection, specifically conducting in-depth interviews and experience in probing for clearer answers.
• 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.
• 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.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should submit Application Letter and a CV as ONE single word document indicating location to: [email protected] The title / subject of your email and application should be the position / Location you are applying for.

Note

• Candidates that do not comply with the application instruction will be disqualified
• Only shortlisted candidates will receive an invitation for an interview
• Please note that any successful candidate will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation

Application Deadline  10th October, 2020.