Analysis Team supervisor, Top level National Advisor at Malaria Consortium in Kebbi

Objective of the Task

The objective of the task is to participate analysis advisors who will carry out quantitative surveys of a hybrid vaccination timetable with different dispatch approaches.

Scope of Task

The entire goal of this consultancy is to assist MC in creating evidence for an efficient hybrid model of malaria vaccine dispatch in highly seasonal malaria transmission settings. This includes carrying out a quantitative survey to assess the effect of executing the hybrid malaria vaccine immunization with different dispatch approaches on malaria vaccination coverage, timeliness of vaccination, vaccine-preventable malaria parasitological results, carer results (vaccine consciousness, expertise and perceptions) and utilization of non-vaccine malaria prevention interventions.

Structured approach

• This includes responsibility for a three-arm non-randomized regulated study based on repeated cluster-random sampling of households and qualified children before and after the introduction of the interventions. Study arm units will be three (3) local government zones (LGAs) in Kebbi state, while cluster sampling units will be defined at an managerial unit below the LGA level, which includes health facility catchment zones, villages or census enumeration zones. The primary and secondary results to be measured are listed below:
• Primary results:
• Vaccination coverage
• Incidence of parasitologically-validated clinical malaria episodes among vaccine-qualified children using upgraded passive case surveillance.
• Secondary results:
• Proportion of age-qualified children receiving 1/2/3 doses in the priming series
• Timeliness of vaccination dosing among children who received a minimum of one malaria vaccine dose
• Occurrence of malaria severity and hospitalization, among vaccine-qualified children
• Caregivers’ consciousness, expertise and perception of the malaria vaccine
• Coverage and utilization of non-vaccine malaria prevention solutions (e.g. SMC, ITNs)
• Data for the two primary results (vaccination coverage and parasitologically-validated malaria episodes) in addition to secondary results of interest under Goal 2 will be collected through two waves of household surveys. The first survey wave will be executed at baseline (shortly before the begin of the interventions), while the second (endline) wave will be carried out six months after the begin of the interventions. The survey questionnaire will be conceptualize in line with Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) guidelines, which will also allow for the collection of data pertaining to child, carer and household-level sociodemographic characteristics in each survey wave.

Note

• For this role, previous operating expertise with MC and in SMC are added advantages.
• Kindly note that candidates who do not follow this specification will be rejected.
• Only Select applicants will be reached.
• Kindly note that applications will be examined on a rolling basis, and as a result, the process may finalize before the promoted due date. Therefore, early applications are highly inspired.
• Malaria Consortium does not accept or request payment during hiring process. We also would not accept hardcopy CVs; all applications should be sent through the above link.