Job Title: Qualitative Research Specialist
Employer: Tship Nigeria
Sector: NGO
Location: Sokoto, Nigeria
Type: Contract
Job opening ID: 75
Roles and responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
• Pretest existing English and Hausa-language key informant interviews guide and modify as necessary
• Moderate focus group discussions (FGDs) and conduct in-depth interviews (IDIs) with research assistants according to the study FGD and IDI guides
• Interview key informants using the key informant questionnaire.
• Moderate group discussion using the FGD guide
• Maintain notes on key informant, group discussions and transcripts from the tape-recorders.
• Debrief sessions immediately after the key informant interviews and group discussions with TSHIP research team responsible for the state.
• Supervise research assistant (note-takers) for all qualitative data collection.
• Provide periodic feedback and timely communications/updates via phone with TSHIP Director of Monitoring and Evaluation, Senior Operations Research Advisor, and Senior Maternal and Newborn Health Advisor throughout assignment period.
• Travel to various parts of the selected wards to conduct in-depth interviews with key informants and group discussion with selected participants to gain insight into misoprostol and Chlorhexidine use and distribution.
• Transcribe all the interviews as gathered in the audio tape and note taking
Deliverables:
• Develop a draft report in an agreed-upon format detailing the responses gathered during the research.
• Develop a full and final written report in an agreed-upon format detailing the responses gathered during the research.
• Deliver all audio recordings and/or transcripts to Director of Monitoring and Evaluation and Senior Operations Research Advisor.
Skill set:
Required Qualifications:
• Graduate degree from a recognized institution relating to public health, international health, epidemiology, or other related field with a minimum of a Bachelor's level degree
• Minimum 3 years relevant work experience in the development sector, MNCH/FP/RH programs evaluation preferred. Also should have direct experience with working with rural communities.
• 3-5 years experience conducting qualitative research, preferably moderating focus groups and performing in-depth interviews.
• Experience analyzing and synthesizing qualitative data using qualitative software
• Experience in training individuals to carry out qualitative research methods
• Experience working with individuals from various cultures, backgrounds, religious beliefs, intercourseual orientations, ethnic groups and various education levels
• Should possess excellent organizational and analytical skills
• Fluency in Hausa and English required
• Availability to spend up to 3 weeks at one time to conduct fieldwork/data collection.
• Experience in transcribing information from tape-recorders
• Experience in writing reports using qualitative data.
Work experience: 3-4 years
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