Terms of Reference (TOR) for prequalified enumerators – Mogadishu 29 views

Terms of Reference (TOR) for prequalified enumerators’ recruitment in Mogadishu.

1. Introduction

For over 90 years, Save the Children has been making a difference in children’s lives in more than 120 countries. We are the world’s largest independent child rights organization, underpinned by a vision in a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. Our mission to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. We are an equal opportunity organization dedicated to our core values of Accountability, Ambition, and Collaboration. Our culture is embedded in these values, along with a strong commitment to our Child Safeguarding Protocol, ensuring that all representatives of Save the Children demonstrate the highest standards of behavior towards children both in their private and professional lives.

1. Objective

The overall objective of the enumerators is to undertake a rapid assessment, PDMs, evaluation data collection for health, nutrition, WASH, livelihoods, education, child protection and child rights Governance program in Banadir region for SCI programs in Banadir region. Thus, as per this TOR, SCI will recruit experienced local researchers (data collectors) to undertake both quantitative and qualitative data collection with highest quality measures.

1. Specific Activities:
2. Organize and training on research protocols, data collection tools and pretesting of the tools
3. Conduct the field work data collection
4. Travel to fields in the regions to collect data
5. Ensure data quality
6. Transcription of qualitative audios into word document
7. Proof reading the transcriptions

4.Duties

Field Research consultants:

1. Develop adequate understanding of the research protocol, the study population and the study tools
2. Attend training conducted by lead research consultants
3. Conduct qualitative interviews with government officials, health professionals, health providers, community health workers
4. Conduct focus group discussion with 8-10 participants
5. Collect data through structured interviews and in-depth interviews with the sampled clients and service providers using a pre- developed questionnaires and interview guides.
6. Observe and assess the operations, supplies, supervision, documentation, reporting and case management of the selected health facilities (health posts)
7. Collect copies of any supervision, reporting and documentation tools available at the health facility
8. Review completed forms for accuracy, completeness, and consistency immediately following data collection.
9. Ensure data quality and sampling protocols by accurately completing data collection and following up at each site on incomplete data collection/missing respondents. For supervisors, conduct back checking of completed questionnaires and revisit participants to ensure accuracy of data collection.
10. Qualitative data transcription from audio recording into word document.
11. Ensuring that the data transcription is done with Excellent English writing
12. Proof reading the transcribed data and submit a well written document
13. Ensuring that the on-going daily reporting on data collection and entry progress for the research are kept up-to-date.