Data Quality Consultants, Zambia

Location:	Zambia
Job Code:	701
# of Openings:	1
Description
About Us Futures Group develops and delivers innovative, locally relevant, evidence-based solutions to improve the health and well-being of people around the world. Since 1971, we have assisted governmental and non-governmental agencies, foundations, and the private sector by designing, implementing and evaluating programs in HIV/AIDS, sexual and reproductive health, population and family planning, maternal and child health, infectious diseases, and gender. Futures Group has deep expertise in policy and advocacy, research and strategic information, health markets and private sector engagement, modeling and economic analysis, patient monitoring and management/HMIS, strategic consulting, and program management. Scope of Work for Consultancy Futures Group is seeking up to four consultants to act as independent data quality monitors for an upcoming national evaluation in Zambia. The evaluation will be conducted by Futures Group in partnership with the Institute for Economic and Social Research, University of Zambia. Specifically, the consultant will undertake the following activities: Participate in the data collectors’ training to be held immediately prior to data collection in March/April 2013. The consultant will be responsible for making presentations on maintaining data quality in the field. Accompany the data collection teams to the field to support and assess data quality, report any challenges to Futures Group, and offer on-site solutions to the data collection teams. Contract deliverables Deliverable Deadline 1 Data quality presentation during the data collectors’ training March 31, 2014 2 Brief weekly data quality assessment reports highlighting challenges and solutions (format will be provided) Every Friday during the data collection period The period of performance for this consultancy is approximately March 17th to May 9th, 2014. Tasks and level of effort Futures Group anticipates this whole process will take approximately 36 working days as illustrated in the table below. Activity Days Introductory project briefing and orientation with Futures Group   1 Participation in training of data collection team 6 Data quality monitoring during data collection period 28 Debrief with Futures Group 1 Estimated total level of effort  36 Person specification Considerable experience working as a data collector on large surveys. DHS experience preferred. Sound knowledge of how to maintain data quality in a field setting and experience with applying data quality solutions during field work. Excellent verbal and written communication skills Candidate must exhibit strong accountability and ability to work independently Ability to travel throughout Zambia for a one-month data collection period (o/a April 2014) Ability to converse in local languages. Applications close December 13th, 2013 Futures Group provides equal employment to all participants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran or marital status. Apply for Data Quality Consultants, Zambia