Logistician/Research Assistant USAID Liberia Data, Evaluation, Learning, and Technical Assistance (DELTA), President’s Malaria Initiative Assessment

Logistician/Research Assistant

USAID Liberia Data, Evaluation, Learning, and Technical Assistance (DELTA), President’s Malaria Initiative Assessment, Liberia

** Please note: This is a local position. Only those in Liberia will be considered. **

Social Impact is a global development management consulting firm. We provide monitoring, evaluation, strategic planning, and capacity building services to advance development effectiveness. We work across all development sectors including democracy and governance, health and education, the environment, and economic growth. Since 1997 we have worked in over 100 countries for clients such as US government agencies, bilateral donors, multilateral development banks, foundations, and nonprofits.

In Liberia, SI supports International Business Initiatives to implement the USAID-funded Liberia Data, Evaluation, Learning and Technical Assistance (DELTA) program. Our teams provide analytical and advisory services to USAID/Liberia’s Office of Program and Project Development and Development Objective teams to support the Mission’s project design, performance monitoring and evaluation, and operational learning and adapting.

Project Objective:

USAID/Liberia has engaged DELTA to document and assess what has been achieved since the scale up of PMI interventions three years ago, taking into consideration the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, which posed challenges to maintaining delivery of malaria services. PMI is the largest bilateral funder of malaria prevention and control interventions supporting 27 countries (24 in the sub-Saharan Africa and 3 in Southeast Asia) to control and eliminate malaria. Liberia became a PMI focus country in FY 2008 with PMI supporting the core interventions of malaria case management, ITNs, MIP, and IRS and the cross-cutting interventions like HMIS and SBC.

This assessment will synthesize evidence that highlights the scope of PMI’s investment in Liberia since 2008, demonstrate the progress that Liberia has made with malaria prevention and control since 2008, gauge efficacy of key scale-up activities since 2017, and underscore the significance of PMI’s funding to the gains Liberia has made in malaria prevention and control.

The assessment will document progress and changes, strengths and weaknesses, intended and unintended results and inform USAID/Liberia’s future planning in the following areas:

• Overarching geographical coverage
• Health facilities served and health worker coverage (public and private)
• Communities served and Community Health Assistants (CHAs) and Community Health Supervisors (CHSs) involvement
• Interventions and outcomes targeting key demographic populations
• Malaria case management, MiP indicators, and malaria burden
• Implementation processes like planning and coordination of malaria activities
• M&E reporting systems and sharing/management of malaria data
• Funding sources and resource allocation

USAID/Liberia and PMI constitute the primary audience of the assessment. USAID/Liberia intends to share the assessment findings with the Government of Liberia and the broader public, which will require an infographic brief to be developed by the DELTA in closed coordination with the Mission. The assessment finding will support future USAID’s programming related to malaria in Liberia and help in advocating for continued funding of malaria control interventions in the country.

Position Description

** Please note: This is a local position. Only those in Liberia will be considered. **

Social Impact is seeking an individual to serve as the local Logistician/Research Assistant on this assessment. The Logistician will schedule and coordinate interviews with relevant public health and international development professionals in Monrovia. The Logistician will also travel with the team during four weeks of fieldwork and take detailed notes during the interviews. This will be a part-time position during interview scheduling with full-time responsibilities during the fieldwork period. A detailed breakdown of responsibilities is listed below. This is a part-time position reporting to the Team Leader and working closely with the SI management team, as well as other assessment team leaders. The estimated LOE for this position is 40 days, including 3 weeks of full-time travel outside of Monrovia.

Responsibilities:

• Researching/collecting contact information of interview targets and scheduling interview appointments (time and location) via phone and email.
• Prior to fieldwork, support preparation of fieldwork logistics, such as hotel, ground transportation, and arranging meetings, under direction from the Team Lead.
• Manage the daily fieldwork schedule and re-confirming interviews with study participants. Share the schedule frequently with the assessment team.
• During fieldwork, attend and take detailed notes at key informant interviews (KIIs) and focus group discussions (FGDs) with identified stakeholders in Liberia depending on the team’s needs. Where appropriate, these meetings will require recordings to be taken as well.
• Complete other logistical/administrative tasks as assigned.
• Communicate in a timely and effective manner with all project personnel.

Qualifications:

• At least two years of experience working for international development organizations.
• Background in administration and/or logistics for research studies.
• Demonstrated organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently to meet deadlines and adhere to high quality standards.
• Strong professional written and verbal communication skills required.
• Willingness to travel to multiple counties in Liberia.

Come join our energetic and innovative team! We offer you the opportunity to play a leading role in the growth of our company, work as part of a creative and committed team, and make a difference in the well-being of our world.

To learn more about Social Impact, please visit our website: http://www.socialimpact.com. SI is an EEO/AA/ADA Veterans Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Only selected candidates will be contacted for an interview. Please, no phone calls.