Management Sciences for Health (MSH) saves lives and improves health, especially among the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people, by closing the gap between knowledge and action in public health. We live our mission to save lives and improve the health of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people by closing the gap between knowledge and action in public health.
DATA COLLECTION CONSULTANT
OVERALL RESPONSIBILITIES
MSH is seeking a local consultant to help in the preparation of a proposal to USAID for an anticipated 8-year, $225 million, USAID-funded project in selected States of Nigeria that will deliver an integrated high-impact interventions in the areas of Family Planning; Maternal, Newborn and Child Health; Maternal and Child Nutrition. The project will also focus on strengthening of health leadership and management capacities of the State Governments and LGAs, and of the private sector.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
Under the direction of the MSH’s Technical Strategy Lead (TSL) for this proposal, the consultant will collect backgroundinformation on the organization and delivery of RMNCH services by government, private and community health providers in Akwa Ibom State.
Prior to the signature of the consulting services, MSH will provide a document with the questions that need to be answered, i.e. the data collection tool.
Deliverables:
Written responses to the questions and information requested in the data collection tool.
Effective time period for the consultancy:
Seven working days, beginning from the time of contract signature. Includes preparation and report writing time.
QUALIFICATIONS
This consultant has to meet two important characteristics:
Be of senior level and have existing relationships with the officials having this information either from the government, international development agencies or local organizations.
Be thorough and diligent enough to timely find and report to us accurate results of his/her search.