20/11/2020
Advert for data collectors: Strengthening Girls Rights Project Baseline Study
The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) is working with the National HIV/AIDS/STIs/TB Council of Zambia (NAC) to implement the Strengthening Girls Rights Programme in six districts of the country. The programme aims to empower young people in Zambia, especially girls and young women aged between 10 and 24, to be better able to exercise their rights, make use of counselling services and take action for sexual and reproductive health, HIV prevention and non-violent gender
relations. The intervention areas are Lusaka Province (focus districts:
Chirundu, Lusaka), Northwestern Province (focus districts: Kasempa, Solwezi)
and Southern Province (focus districts: Choma, Livingstone).
GIZ commissioned SYSPONS, a German consulting company, with conducting a baseline study in selected health facilities in three of the focus districts: Choma, Chirundu and Kasempa.
Main Study Objective
The main objective of the baseline study is to provide insights that inform the programme’s work on strengthening the youth-friendliness and gender sensitivity of counselling services offered by public health care providers regarding sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR), non-violent gender relations and HIV.
Specific objectives In concrete, the baseline study will measure:
a. The number and type of counselling services offered on HIV, teenage pregnancy and GBV targeting young people (aged 10-24 years old) in selected health care centres in 3 of the 6 priority districts.
b. The satisfaction of (at least) 300 young people (aged 10-24 years old) with the youth friendliness and gender sensitivity of the counselling services provided in 3 of the 6 priority districts.
c. The knowledge of health care providers working in selected health care facilities/centres in 3 of the 6 districts on youth-friendly and gender-sensitive methodologies for delivering counselling services and corresponding training needs. To achieve these objectives, the study team will collect data through two
surveys. First, the study team will conduct a survey among young people aged 10-24 who have participated in at least one counselling service at a selected health care facility in the past year. The survey should provide insights into young people’s experience and satisfaction with counselling services on sexual and reproductive health rights, HIV prevention and nonviolent gender relations. Second, the study team will conduct a survey
among health care workers at selected health care facilities who provide these counselling services. This second survey should provide insights into health care workers’ competencies and knowledge on providing counselling services in a youth-friendly and gender-sensitive way and into their training needs.
SYSPONS is looking for 6 enumerators and 3 supervisors to support the data collection in the selected health facilities in the three districts. It is anticipated that the enumerators will participate in a training in Lusaka (2 days) and that they will collect data in Choma, Chirundu or Kasempa (10 days). The training will take place in Lusaka on the second week of December 2020. The data collection will take place from January 11th until January 22nd
2021. These dates might, however, be adjusted.
Syspons will provide the transport during the baseline study outside Lusaka. SYSPONS shall also provide tablets to be used SOLELY for data collection during the study.
Remuneration will be based on a lump sum covering professional fees, allowances for food and accommodation. Data collectors will be required to make own arrangements for accommodation while in the field.
Below are the requirements for the enumerators and supervisors respectively:
Requirements for Enumerators
a. The enumerator should not be older than 28 years of age.
b. Graduate with bachelor’s degree in any social or health science
from a recognised university or currently pursuing studies at
bachelor degree level in social or health science.
c. Experience in conducting data collection with young and
adolescents’ populations in the rural part of Zambia.
d. Knowledge of and prior experience in collecting data on topics of SRHR, HIV prevention, and gender is an advantage.
e. Experience working with children is an advantage
f. Fluency in Tonga, Nyanja and Kaonde. You will be required to have a high level of proficiency in reading, speaking and
comprehension.
g. Sensitivity and positive attitudes towards children and gender
equality, HIV and SRHR.
h. Experience with data collection using tablets.
Requirements for Supervisors
a. The field supervisor should not be older than 30 years of age.
b. Graduate with bachelor’s degree in any social or health sciences
from a recognised University, however, Master degree will be
preferred.
c. Good understanding of the Zambian Primary Health Care System.
d. Knowledge of and prior experience in collecting data on topics of SRHR, HIV prevention, and gender is an advantage.
e. Experience working with children is added advantage.
f. Minimum of 2 years’ data collection field experience in the area of HIV/SRHR and Children’s rights as a supervisor.
g. Fluency in Tonga, Nyanja and Kaonde. You will be required to have a high level of proficiency in reading, speaking and comprehension.
h. Sensitivity and positive attitudes towards children and gender
equality, HIV and SRHR
i. Experience with data collection using tablets
PLEASE ONLY apply if you meet the above requirements. Please send you most recent and updated resume and motivation letter (max. 1 page) to Martin Chanda (martin.chanda@syspons.com )
Closing date: November 22, 2020 COB
