Job Description
Devex is assisting an international consulting firm dedicated to development in their search for a CTB Research Assistant.
Brief Background
Challenge TB (CTB) is a USAID funded program and one of the main global mechanisms to support USAID’s current strategy for TB control. CTB’s goal is to strengthen TB services to improve prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and care, especially for vulnerable and high-risk populations, by utilizing US government funding and leveraging other available resources to implement innovative strategies that will yield the best results.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a member of the evaluation team
- Review of background documents and preparation work
- Attend team planning meetings and in-brief with USAID
- Support the development of the work plan and data collection tools, including pre-testing and revisions
- Conduct information and data collection activities in Abuja and several zones for field data collection
- Support translation of data collection tools and transcripts
- Support administrative and support tasks as assigned to ensure smooth implementation of the evaluation
- Support the development of the evaluation report, and preparation and presentation of preliminary findings
- Support the conduct exit brief and development of report outline
- Support the development of the final evaluation report, in consideration and inclusion of USAID’s feedback
Deliverables
- Evaluation work plan
- Evaluation design (protocols)
- In-briefing upon arrival in Abuja, mid-term updates, and final exit briefing
- Draft evaluation report
- Final evaluation report with final PowerPoint presentation according to specified template
Qualifications
- At least five years’ experience working within the Nigeria health system, with basic familiarity on TB programs and services
- Experience conducting surveys, key informant interviews and focus group discussions, both facilitating and note taking
- Knowledge of key actors in the health sector and their locations including the MOH, donors and other stakeholders
- Technical/evaluation report writing and communication/presentation skills
- Proficient and native-level fluency in English
About the Organization
The organization is an international consulting firm and small business dedicated to the development, with over 30 years of experience providing advisory services and technical assistance to the government, the private sector, and civil society stakeholders in more than 100 countries. The organization data-driven organization that specializes in informing policy making by delivering focused data-driven evidence-based analysis products and services. The organization’s core practice areas include Economic and Data analysis, Monitoring and Evaluation, Education and Youth Development, Gender and Inclusive Development, and Public Financial Management.
