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Newborn Care Project Baseline Assessment Consultant Job at Save the Children
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the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change
in their lives.
Save the Children is recruiting to fill the position of:
Job Title: Newborn Care Project Baseline Assessment Consultant
- Baseline Survey Objective:
It is intended that the baseline assessment will provide:
- Baseline data for all indicators in the project M&E framework listed below
- Information to identify in-service capacity building needs for
health workers and availability of relevant commodities, equipment and
infrastructure in selected health facilities in the target LGA
- Information that will assist in identifying relevant policies,
guidelines and frameworks for supporting project implementation and
advocacy.
The baseline assessment aims to collect baseline data for the following project indicators:
Objective one: To advocate at the state level for the
adoption of National Policies containing newborn health interventions,
in addition to strengthening planning, resource utilization and
mobilization for newborn health implementation in at least one Local
Government Area (LGA) in Kaduna State by 2018.
- Number of national /state policies with newborn health at the LGA level that are integrated into LGA plans and programs
- Newborn lifesaving medicines (including 4% Chlorhexidine gel,
antibiotics for sepsis management, and other newborn commodities)
incorporated into the State Essential Medicines List
- Newborn lifesaving devices (e.g., bag & mask) incorporated into the State Essential Equipment List
- Percentage of J&J supported facilities that have incorporated data and data use for action into routine activities
Objective Two: To improve delivery of quality newborn health care services in one LGA in Kaduna state by 2018.
- Number & percent of health providers in the J&J supported
facilities trained by training topic, type of cadre, by health facility
level, and district
- Number and percent of health providers in the J&J supported
facilities who received grant funded training and scored 80% or higher
on training post-test, by training topic, by cadre and health facility
- Number & percent of J&J supported providers who were
trained on National adopted ENCC training manual in the project LGA who
received at least 1 supervision visit in the last 3 months
- Proportion of J&J trained facility based health workers in the
supported facilities that score above 80% in a skills check during a
supportive supervision visit
- Number of J&J supported facilities with at least 2 functioning
bag & mask in the delivery area, by health facility level
- Percentage of newborns who had 4% chlorhexidine gel applied to the cord immediately after birth in J&J supported facilities
- % of preterm/low birth weight newborns initiated on facility-based KMC in J&J supported facilities (for 2 hospitals only)
- % of low birth weight discharged after KMC (for 2 hospitals only)
- Proportion of J&J supported facilities which have a newborn resuscitation corner in the delivery room
- Number of Health facilities using nationally adapted or revised registers to track newborn activities
Objective Three: To strengthen referral linkages of newborns between PHC and higher in one LGA in Kaduna state by 2018.
- Number/Percentage of newborns born or admitted at PHC level who
require referral for newborn health care services, disaggregated by
reason for referral and month
- Number/Percentage of newborns born or admitted at PHC level who
require referral for newborn health care services AND agree to be
referred, disaggregated by reason for referral
- Number/Percentage of newborns born at PHC level who require
referral for newborn health care services AND refuse referral,
disaggregated by reason for referral
- Number/Percentage of newborns seen at hospital level who were
referred by a PHC, disaggregated by reason for referral and PHC facility
referred from
Expected Deliverables
- Cleaned assessment dataset
- Completed assessment forms
- The final baseline study report
Researcher Competencies, Experience and Skill requirements
- Master’s Degree in Public Health or related area
- Experience in MNCH research in Nigeria
- Expertise in Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods
- Excellent communication and report-writing skills
How to Apply
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