Myanmar: Consultant for Rapid Coverage Assessment of Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets in Myanmar
Country: Myanmar
Closing date: 08 Oct 2013
Malaria Consortium is one of the world's leading non-profit organisations dedicated to the comprehensive control of malaria and other communicable diseases and child health in Africa and Southeast Asia. Malaria Consortium works with communities, government and non-government agencies, academic institutions, and local and international organisations, to ensure good evidence supports delivery of effective services, providing technical support for monitoring and evaluation of programmes and activities for evidence-based decision-making and strategic planning. The organisation works to improve not only the health of the individual, but also the capacity of national health systems, which helps relieve poverty and support improved economic prosperity.
Project backgroundNetWorks is a five-year USAID-funded global project (2009- 2014) that partners with country missions to improve and establish sustainable access to and use of Long Lasting Insecticide Treated Nets (LLIN). Mass distributions of LLINs have been taking place in Myanmar under the USAID funded CAP-Malaria project.
This study will assess coverage of LLINs a few months after mass distributions of LLINs took place in chosen villages. The study aims to conduct a rapid household to household assessment to measure the effective implementation of a LLIN net distribution. The main objective of the assessment will be to conduct a rapid coverage monitoring in order to identify the constraints in achieving intended coverage and use of information for further improving and maintaining LLIN coverage.
Consultancy period and study implementationThis TOR serves to solicit for a consultant with a background in public health, quantitative research, excellent writing skills and experience of working with communities and ministry of health. As access to field locations is a constraint in Myanmar, prior experience of managing field teams for a distance would also be beneficial. The study will be implemented in November 2013/ December 2013 in the selected communities in Myanmar.
The consultant will be supported by Malaria Consortium staff, in terms of technical support, guidance, logistics and administration. Dr. Arantxa Roca, Country Technical Coordination/ Epidemiologist - Cambodia, Malaria Consortium will be the focal point for the study.
Main responsibilities:The consultant’s inputs will include up to 25 days for preparation for study implementation, finalisation of data collection tools, training of field teams for data collection, overseeing data collection, data analysis and report writing. The study will be conducted in November 2013/ December 2013 and the first draft of the report should be submitted in January 2014. Following are the main responsibilities of the consultant:
• Review and finalise data collection tools/quantitative topic guides• Coordinate in conducting the training of quantitative data collectors in quantitative research methods and tools in Myanmar• Oversee the data collection in the target communities in Myanmar• Analyse the quantitative data collected in Myanmar • Write the final report
Deliverables will include:• An activity SOW• Study tools• Questionnaires and clean datasets• Consultant’s trip report• PowerPoint presentation of preliminary findings and recommendations • Final report of the study
Person Specifications:
Qualifications and Experience:
Essentials:
• At least a master degree in public health, international health or social sciences• Five year experience in quantitative research in the public health sector including quantitative study design, training of quantitative researchers, data collection, data analysis and write up.
• Excellent writing skills • Experience working with communities, private sector and Ministries of Health.
Desirables:• Community level experience in malaria prevention and control activities• Experience of conducting similar coverage assessments of LLINs• Experience of training and managing field work of quantitative researchers• Experience in LLIN distribution and M&E of this• Experience of working in Myanmar will be an asset• Right to work in Myanmar or ability to get working visa an asset
Computer:• Good Stata analytical skills• Computer literate, knowledge and skills in MS office
Closing date for advert: The application deadline is October 8th, 2013.
How to apply:
Interested candidates are requested to submit cover letter and a CV to hr.asia@malariaconsortium.org
