Study Supervisors – Program for Appropriate Technologies in Health (PATH)

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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.

PATH is a global organization that works to accelerate health equity by bringing together public institutions, businesses, social enterprises, and investors to solve the world’s most pressing health challenges. With expertise in science, health, finance, technology, advocacy, and dozens of other specialties, PATH develops and scales innovative solutions—including vaccines, drugs, devices, diagnostics, and approaches to strengthening health systems worldwide.

PATH in Ethiopia is currently implementing various high impact projects with the aim of saving and improving the lives of the most vulnerable and under-served women and children in the country.

PATH has received a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to evaluate the cost and operational context for HPV vaccine delivery under the HPV cost of delivery study (COD).  This project will generate evidence on the recurrent financial and economic costs from the perspective of the immunization program and the operational context for the HPV vaccine delivery in three regions in Ethiopia. The study has been reviewed and approved by the EPHI IRB and data collection is anticipated in March 2022. Data collection will happen at each level of the health system in the three regions. The study is also being conducted in five other countries representing a variety of geographies, target populations, program maturity, performance, and, importantly, a range of vaccine delivery strategies. Inclusion of data from a diverse set of programs will help optimize HPV vaccine program implementation and enhance national and global understanding of the magnitude and drivers of HPV vaccine delivery costs. To support project activities, the study coordinator for the Ethiopia study will work closely with the in-country Principal Investigator and PATH HQ team to lead the logistics planning for the study and also serve as one of the study supervisors during data collection. Specific parameters of the position include:

Level of effort: High level of effort (LOE) is anticipated during this engagement and the supervisor is expected to be fully available to attend all days of the training of data collectors, travel to the assigned region to supervise the data collection activity for up to a total of 10 days (including travel) and continue to remotely supervise data collection activities till the end of data collection period.

Activities

The study supervisor will be working in close collaboration with the in-country Principal Investigator, the Study Coordinator and PATH HQ team to supervise the data collectors during data collection and ensure that data collection activity is completed successfully. As need, the supervisor may also be asked to lead some sections of the data collector training.  The study supervisor responsibilities for this assignment are outlined as: 

Key duties and responsibilities

• Support the continued work and implementation of the HPV COD study.
• Fully participate in the training of data collectors and be available fully for the 5-day training that is planned. Get to know the data collection tools and intent of the questions, to be able to provide assistance and guidance to data collectors when data collection begins.
• During data collection period, coordinate the data collection process in the assigned region and with the assigned data collection teams, to ensure timely completion of the data collection activities.
• During data collection, inform each facility in the assigned region, when each data collection team is visiting and ensure that the staff needed to complete the interview are present at the facility on the day the data collection team visits the facility.
• Serve as the primary contact for the data collectors assigned to you and coordinate and resolve any logistics related issues during data collection and escalate any issues you cannot resolve to the study PI and study coordinator.
• Travel domestically as required to supervise data collection in the assigned region and for the agreed upon duration of this direct supervision.  Continue to provide remote supervision and facilitation even after this period of direct in person supervision.
• Conduct checks of the data quality for the teams being supervised during data collection and communicate with the data collection team on any issues flagged and communicate with the study PI and study coordinator.
• Work with the data collection teams to finalize the data collection activity in the assigned region and ensure that all data are collected and availed to the study team.
• Attend supervisor meetings and communicate with the study PI and study coordinator and provide progress updates.

Deliverables, related activities timeline and estimated level of effort

Time allocation: up to 20 consulting days

Start date: 4 March 2022

End date: 30 April 2022

Number: 3

Qualification and Experience

• Advanced degree in public health, epidemiology, medicine, or related field.
• Relevant work experience in public health with strong skill and knowledge in the field of immunization particularly in provision of technical assistance to the public sector.
• Experience in both qualitative and quantitative data collection,
• Experience on providing supervision activities in the field for data collectors
• Ability and commitment to inform appropriate persons/organizations of potential or existing risks/problems during data collection period.
• Knowledge on the local language where the study will be conducted is a plus.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other information processing software.
• Hands on experience on data collection and use of electronical device like ODK
• Full availability to engage in data collectors training and during intensive data collection period  

 Requirements 

• All applicants should submit their CV and cover letter with daily rate quoted in Birr for the required service.
• Licensed applicants should be able to present renewed business license and TIN certificate.
• If license is not submitted 30% withholding tax will be deducted from the total fee. For those with license 2% withholding tax will be deducted from the total fee.
• Please note applicants not fulfilling the requirement will not be considered. 

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