Data Collector – Program for Appropriate Technologies in Health (PATH)
Health Care, Natural Sciences
Program for Appropriate Technologies in Health (PATH)
PATH is the leader in global health innovation. An international nonprofit organization, we save lives and improve health, especially among women and children. We accelerate innovation across five platforms—vaccines, drugs, diagnostics, devices, and system and service innovations—that harness our entrepreneurial insight, scientific and public health expertise, and passion for health equity. By mobilizing partners around the world, we take innovation to scale, working alongside countries primarily in Africa and Asia to tackle their greatest health needs. Together, we deliver measurable results that disrupt the cycle of poor health.
Our commitment
PATH is driven by an unshakeable commitment to health equity and a bold belief in the power of innovation to improve health and save lives. For nearly 40 years, PATH has been a pioneer in translating bold ideas into breakthrough health solutions, with a focus on child survival, maternal and reproductive health, and infectious diseases.
Our expertise
PATH brings innovative solutions to bear wherever they are needed—in the laboratory or the factory, government halls or communities. We specialize in overcoming the barriers that can keep a bright idea from reaching widespread impact, especially those that arise in the middle of the journey of innovation. This is where promising projects often fail, during steps like testing and refining, gaining approvals, commercializing a product, and introducing new approaches. Through experience, creativity, and tenacity, we accelerate the pace at which innovations are transferred into the hands of the people who need them.
Introduction
PATH is an international organization that drives transformative innovation to save lives and improve health, especially among women and children. We accelerate innovation across five platforms—vaccines, drugs, diagnostics, devices, and system and service innovations—that harness our entrepreneurial insight, scientific and public health expertise, and passion for health equity. By mobilizing partners around the world, we take innovation to scale, working alongside countries primarily in Africa and Asia to tackle their greatest health needs. Together, we deliver measurable results that disrupt the cycle of poor health.
Starting in 2018, Ethiopia has been domesticating the Nurturing Care Framework to promote holistic child development. With funding from Banium family foundation, and in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), Addis Ababa City Administration Health Bureau and other partners, PATH is implementing a project to support health sector early childhood development initiative at national level and in Addis Ababa. The project aims to 1) strengthen the enabling policy and program environment for promoting child development through the health sector and 2) leverage the health system to ensure that children 0–3 years receive integrated Nurturing Care through the routine MNCH and Nutrition services. The project interventions included: Supporting inclusion of missing Nurturing Care content in national policies, training curricula, service delivery guidelines, job aids, data systems, planning documents, and information, education, and communication (IEC) materials; Facilitating joint planning and coordination between different ministries and other stakeholders; Developing training, job aid and IEC material and Supporting capacity-building of health workers and key stakeholders. Through the project support 50% of public health centers in Addis Ababa offer integrated ECD services to caregivers and their children from pregnancy through the early years, as a part of the routine service.
Job Summary
PATH would like to hire a Data Collectors who will collect qualitative data using data collection tools, transcribe the data, submit the data and related document per the agreed timeline.
Scope of work
Under the ECD program Sr. Team Lead and the consultant the data collectors will collect qualitative data using data collection tools, transcribe the data, submit the data and related document per the agreed timeline.
General Objective:
To assess ECD initiative in health facilities that are implementing the integrated ECD interventions in Addis Ababa and at national level.
Specific Objectives:
- To assess value addition and feasibility of the ECD integration into routine primary health services, and associated enablers and barriers for such integration.
- To assess if the tools used to deliver integrated ECD interventions are used as intended and what needs to be improved.
- To assess effectiveness of the integrated ECD interventions in providing the developmental monitoring, counseling, and promoting play and responsive care for child development.
- To assess national level efforts made to create enabling policy and program environment for the integrated ECD interventions.
Method
The assessment might employ a qualitative study design involving key informant interviews, client exit interviews, observations of service delivery, and data review. The assessment will be conducted between Nov-Dec 2022 in health facilities that started implementation of the iECD and with key informants at the administrative levels in Addis Ababa Health Bureau, MOH and other stakeholders.
PATH seeks to recruit a consultant to conduct a rapid Assessment of integrated ECD initiative in the health facilities in Addis Ababa and at national level, Ethiopia.
Accountability:
The Data Collectors will execute all the duties and responsibilities indicated above:
- Under the direct supervision and guidance of the Consultant.
- In collaboration with Addis Ababa Health Bauru.
- In Collaboration with ECD Sr. team leader and other key technical partners.
DELIVERABLES
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The data collector will submit the collected raw data, transcribed data and related document per the agreed timeline and work plan.
Number of positions: 6 (six)
Duration: Maximum of 15 days in a month of November/December
Required Skills/ Competencies / Experience
He/she should have:
- BSc and above in public health, nursing, or related field
- At least 2 years work Experience in the health facility on maternal and child health services setting (ANC, Delivery and PNC service delivery)
- Community and facility-based health research data collection experiences
- Experience in maternal newborn and child health, and nutrition, program.
- Experience in conducting in-depth interview and focus group discussion.
- Good understanding of the Ethiopian health sector, primary health care and health extension program
- Able to understand the tools developed for data collection
- Have Experience in qualitative data collection
- Good communication and teamwork experience
Language:
- Very Good writing and speaking skills in Amharic
- Working knowledge of oral and written English
Additional Requirements:
- The individual consultant is required to provide a copy of the Professional TIN Certificate and renewed business license while submitting the proposal otherwise he/she will be subjected to a 30% Withholding tax deduction.
- Those who have a Professional License certificate are also expected to produce receipts at the time of payment.