Job type: Full-time

Consultant – Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) Family Planning Study.
Posted Date5 hours ago(1/7/2025 9:15 AM)
Job ID 2025-6728 Location TZ-Dar es Salaam Category Global Employment Status Consultant

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Overview
USAID Afya Yangu–Mama na Mtoto is a five-year project (2022–2027) aimed at increasing the demand for and use of quality integrated RMNCAH services, particularly by women and youth in Tanzania. The project is implemented in 11 regions of Tanzania mainland and Zanzibar. The project’s goal is to increased use of, demand for and access to quality integrated RMNCAH and immunization services, particularly by youth and women.

To enable the project, execute its mandate, the project has incorporated implementation research and program learning with the aim of conducting secondary analysis of program routine data with the aim of understanding barriers associated with family planning access and uptake Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) and & addressing the gaps.

This study will utilize family planning data collected using MTUHA/ HMIS books and aggregated in DHIS2. The study is interested with the data for Mwanza region in Mwanza and use the findings to inform and improve program approaches for improved use of modern contraceptives among youth and adolescents.

The purpose of the activity

The purpose of this activity is to engage a local consultant to support USAID Afya Yangu Mama na Mtoto Project with local IRB application processes, data analysis and study technical report writing and dissemination using appropriate for as will be identified by both parties NIMR and Jhpiego.

The study objective.

Understand the trends in adolescent family planning (FP) uptake in USAID Afya Yangu RMNCAH program sites in Mwanza, Tanzania during project year 2
Develop recommendations for how USAID Afya Yangu RMNCAH programmatic approaches can respond to trends in the data in FP access and

Proposed Location: Dar es Salaam

This position will be closed on January 10, 2025

Responsibilities
Assist with Submission of documents for IRB application and address any reviewers’ comments
Assist with data analysis and report writing

Consultant Deliverables

IRB approval Certificate
Verify data analysis and input into the technical study report

Required Qualifications
Be affiliated with research Institution or University registered in Tanzania
Should have experience in study area
Should possess up to date (Not old than 5 years) certification in Human Subjects Research from any institution (e.g. CITI, NHI etc.)
Research experience quantitative methods of data collection and good /working knowledge of electronic data collection platforms such as KOBOTool box, CommCare, GIS
Good /working experience of quantitative data analysis/statistical applications/packages such as NVivo, SPSS, Stata, Epi Info
Demonstrated experience of writing study technical reports
Good experience of using office applications such as MS PowerPoint, MS word, MS Excel
Experience of field supervision of data collection teams
Facilitation and presentation skills for a wide range of audience

Timeline and duration

This consultancy is conducted within Sixty-one days (61) calendar days between the month of January 2025 -March 2025, with maximum of 6 working days

Please apply at www.jobs-jhpiego.icims.com

Applicants must submit a single document for upload to include: cover letter, resume, references, and Consultancy fee history.

For further information about Jhpiego, visit our website at www.jhpiego.org

Note: The successful candidate selected for this position will be subject to a pre-consultancy background check.

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