Amref Health Africa Factors Influencing Healthy Newborn Practices at Household Level and Care-seeking for Sick Young Infants in Pastoral Communities Jobs in Ethiopia
Amref Health Africa Factors Influencing Healthy Newborn Practices at Household Level and Care-seeking for Sick Young Infants in Pastoral Communities Jobs in Ethiopia
ObjectivesThe overall objective of this consultancy service is to design, lead, conduct and write up report of the study.
The study is aimed at determining the factors influencing healthy newborn practices at household level and care-seeking for sick young infants in pastoral communities.
The consultant firm is responsible in the design, data collection, analysis and report writing of the study.
The study has the following objectives
To assess the facilitators and barriers for healthy newborns practices at household level and newborn care seeking in pastoral communities of Afar and Somali region
To identify the knowledge of the community on healthy newborn practices and danger signs
To identify barriers to care seeking for newborn and young infants
To assess the role of different stakeholders in decision making for newborn care seeking- husband, mother-in- law, volunteers, TBAs, etc.
The local consultant firm has the following duties
Develop study methodology and tool for feedback in line with the above mentioned objective
Pilot the tool and make necessary revisions according to the pilot
Train data collectors on the methodology and tools of the study
Conduct the study on selected woredas of the 42 Transform HDR operation woredas in Afar and Somali regions
Develop a data entry template and enter the data
Analyze the data, write, and send a draft report (background, objectives, methodology used, analysis and key recommendations) in both hard and soft copies to the project team for feedback
Incorporate feedback from the project team and send the final report before the submission deadline
Deliverables
The consultant firm is expected to submit the following deliverables
Prepare inception report and present within a week of award
Protocol for the study: data collection tool and plan, study design, analysis plan, and time frame
Train/orient data collectors, and conduct data collection
Prepare and present preliminary report
Prepare and submit final report with raw data both electronically and two hard copies of the report
Job Requirements
The consultant firm should have the following skills and expertise:
Should have at least five years’ experience of conducting similar studies and/evaluations in rural Ethiopia
Should have a principal investigator with at least a Master’s degree in public health, MCH, and any other relevant professional areas
Should also have the experience to work with tools and approaches for conducting operations research, report writing and skills to manage a team of data collectors in carrying out the assessment
Partnership with local universities in Somali and Afar region is highly encouraged and should clearly be stipulated in the application
Additional qualifications
Experience in the developing regions of Ethiopia and RMNCH area is preferred
Demonstrated experiences in both quantitative and qualitative data analysis
Ability to produce high quality work under tight timeframes
Ability to work jointly with project team and integrate feedback as required
How to Apply
Potential consultants are invited to collect TOR free of charge through
email of ETrecruitment@amref.org until July 27, 2020 and can submit the proposal on July 28, 2020.The proposal shall include financial and technical proposals sealed in separate envelopes and submitted to Procurement department in person.
Amref Health Africa, Ethiopia office
Behind Bole Medhanialem Church
Near to Abyssinia Building
P.O.Box 20855, Code 1000
Addis Ababa
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