CBM Consultant for Baseline Survey for Incidence and Prevalence of Obstetric Fistula in Gombe and Taraba States Jobs in Nigeria

CBM Consultant for Baseline Survey for Incidence and Prevalence of Obstetric Fistula in Gombe and Taraba States Jobs in Nigeria


Scope of Work

  • The focus, scope and depth of the survey should be embedded in the political, economic, and cultural context of the target states to be covered by the project.

  • The survey should assess the level of readiness of the health systems and community-based structures in the project intervention states to deliver and support quality obstetric fistula services, including behavioural patterns that influence access to existing prevention and treatment services that are inclusive for women and girls living with obstetric fistula and disabilities.

    Relevance

    The consultant will

  • Assess the prevalence and incidence of obstetric fistula in Gombe and Taraba States

  • Assess the proportion of women and girls including women and girls with disabilities making reproductive health choices to prevent obstetric fistula

  • Assess the level of health seeking behavior of women of reproductive age in the communities within the project states.

  • Examine the proportion of women and young girls with knowledge of reproductive health.

  • Assess the proportion of women and girls including women and girls with disabilities accessing obstetric fistula prevention and treatment services and where.

    Efficiency

  • The consultant will give recommendations based on their findings from this survey on how the project resources (budget, assets, and staff) can be efficiently used in relation to the planned activities, outputs and outcome.

  • The consultant will also assess proposed implementation strategies and screening methodologies for obstetric fistula in terms of efficiency as it relates to the outlined interventions and the context of the target states (Gombe and Taraba) and come up with recommendations that may improve efficiency.

    Effectiveness

  • The consultant will assess whether the designed project interventions are effective in terms of the prevailing context of the target states and suggest recommendations on mechanisms to better address the core reproductive health problem of the target population.

    Inclusiveness

  • People with Disability: The survey must determine the degree to which women and girls with disabilities can be empowered and benefit from the project. Women with disabilities should be involved in conducting this baseline survey to ensure inclusiveness in all project components from the beginning.

  • Barriers that hinder the access of women and girls with disabilities to maternal and child health, and sexual and reproductive health, and provide recommendations on how to overcome those barriers.

  • Gender: The survey shall consider gender aspects of the project and report on them. Data collected should be disaggregated according to sex, age, and disability.

  • Safeguarding: The consultant shall assess extent of protection of children and adults-at-risk from abuse including practices harmful to their health and development in the target areas.

    Responsibilities

    ECWA Evangel VVF Centre

  • Overall coordination of baseline survey process

  • Recruitment of the baseline survey consultant

  • Work with CBM Country Office to organize meeting schedule for evaluation team

  • Facilitate the consultant’s access to key stakeholders and specific information or expertise needed to perform the assessment.

  • Identify “neutral” and disability accessible locations for interviews/ meetings to take place (where people will feel free to speak as openly as possible)

  • Organize for interviews with beneficiaries and community leaders according to the consultant’s requests/methodology

  • Organize for an interpreter for the survey exercise, if need be

  • Provision of guidance on security and safety at the evaluation sites

  • Cover the consultant’s transportation to the survey sites& transportation cost around the survey sites

  • Cover the consultant’s hotel accommodation and
    feeding costs

  • Ensure that all stakeholders are kept informed.

    CBM Country Office

  • Monitor and assess the quality of the baseline survey and its process.

  • Provide guidance and institutional support to ECWA Evangel and the consultant.

  • CBM Country Office review the data collection instruments and inception report before field work

  • Approve the final report; all products related to the baseline survey shall be submitted to ECWA Evangel VVF Centre by the consultant at the end of the assignment and upon approval of the final report by CBM Country Office.

    Duties and Responsibilities

  • The baseline survey will be conducted by an independent consultant. The consultant will be responsible for the overall process of the baseline survey and the production of the survey report. These include tools development, translation and pre-testing, training of research assistants, data collection and analysis, and reporting. He/she will work in close collaboration with ECWA Evangel VVF Centre and the survey groups.

  • The consultant must have multi-disciplinary expertise with a key background and expertise in public health, reproductive, and maternal and child health. He/she should be familiar with disability inclusive practices in evaluations and will have to sign ECWA VVF Centre’s safeguarding policy prior to the field work.

    It is expected that the Consultant should have

  • At least five years’ experience in conducting research, experience in conducting obstetric fistula programme evaluation will be an added advantage.

  • Advanced degree or Masters’ in Public health, disability and development, or other relevant fields.

  • Strong background in reproductive, maternal and child health as well as inclusive development.

  • Knowledge and practical experience in working with health programmes; experience in fistula programming is an added advantage.

  • At least five (5) years proven experience conducting baseline surveys/evaluation including knowledge of evaluation methodology.

  • Ability to provide strategic recommendations to key stakeholders.

  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including ability to facilitate and work in a multidisciplinary team.

  • Knowledge and experience in disability inclusive development (DID) is added advantage.

  • Experience in community development approaches.

  • Strong analytical skills

  • Ability to clearly synthesize and present findings.

  • Ability to draw practical conclusions and to prepare well written reports in a timely manner during the proposed period of the survey.

  • Persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply

    How to Apply

  • Interested applicants should submit the following documents in Microsoft Word or PDF formats to noctrainecwaprocurement@gmail.com on or before Sunday 25th October,2020.

  • Technical Proposal

  • Financial Proposal

  • Tax Identification Number

  • Certificate of Incorporation with the Corporate Affairs Commission (if submitting as an organization)

  • Two reference letters from similar contracts executed.

  • Statement of Availability.

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