Jhpiego, an Affiliate of Johns Hopkins University, is a global leader in improving healthcare services for women and their families.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Research Supervisor / Clinical Observator
Job ID: 2025-6959
Locations: Gombe, Ekiti and Jigawa
Category: International Positions
Employment Status: Temporary
Overview
- Jhpiego is conducting a mixed-methods evaluation of the Quality Improvement and Leadership Management (QILM) initiative in three Nigerian states: Jigawa, Gombe, and Ekiti.
- The evaluation will assess quality of care improvements in service delivery across HIV, TB, malaria, MNCH, and COVID-19 programs.
- The evaluation includes structured interviews, clinical observations, and stakeholder engagement using digital tools.
- Jhpiego seeks experience evaluators who will served as researcher evaluator residing in the above states to support 2 days of training followed by a paid 10 days of fieldwork.
- Selected individuals will play a critical role in collecting accurate and ethical data from healthcare providers, patients, and managers.
Responsibilities
Training and Preparation:
- Attend 1 full day of training on study objectives, data tools (KoboCollect), ethical procedures, and field expectations.
- Participate in tool walkthroughs, mock interviews, and consent simulations.
Data Collection Activities:
Assignments will depend on the candidate’s background and tool needs. Each evaluator may be assigned one or more of the following:
Clinical Observation (Tool 2B):
- Conduct structured non-intrusive observations of provider–patient interactions in
- outpatient and antenatal settings.
- Must obtain verbal consent from both provider and patient before observation.
- Document findings using KoboCollect based on clinical behavior standards.
Interviews (Tools 1, 2A, 3):
- Administer structured digital interviews with:
- Facility managers on infrastructure and staffing (Tool 1)
- Healthcare providers on QI knowledge and practices (Tool 2A)
- Outpatients and pregnant women (Tool 3) on their care experiences
- Manage informed consent and complete Kobo Collect forms accurately.
FDG/KII (Tool 4):
- Support facilitation or documentation of focus group discussions or key informant interviews with local stakeholders.
- Record (with consent), take structured notes, and submit recordings to supervisors.
Ethics and Security Responsibility:
- Ensure all participants give proper verbal consent.
- Screen, recruit and consent study participants in accordance with the study SOP or research protocol.
- Notify the study team on any Severe Adverse Event, protocol deviation or any other ethical issues during the data collection process.
- Maintain strict confidentiality, especially for patient- or provider-related data.
- Handle mobile devices, recordings, and field notes securely and responsibly.
Supervisory Responsibility:
- May be assigned to supervise and coordinate a research team during fieldwork.
Deliverables
- Fully completed digital data entries (KoboCollect) for all assigned tools
- Accurate field logs and daily summaries
- Audio recordings (where applicable) and field notes submitted securely
- Ability to travel 25% of time.
Required Qualifications
- Must be a trained clinical professional (CHEW, Nurse, Clinician, PHC provider, etc.). Essential
- At least 2 years’ experience in qualitative and quantitative research methods and stakeholder level engagement is desirable.
- Must have hands-on experience in primary health care service delivery.– Essential
- Able to interpret clinical behaviors and patient interactions. Essential
- Prior experience leading or supporting similar research projects is an advantage.
- Experience in digital data collection (preferably KoboCollect)
- Possess a range of computer skills (including Word Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Access), which may need to be acquired through very quick learning.
- Reside in Jigawa, Gombe, or Ekiti and be familiar with local health systems.
- Fluency in verbal, written and interpersonal communication in English.
- Fluency in any local language in the study locations (e.g. Hausa, Yoruba, Fulfulde) will be an advantage
- Demonstrate strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills.
Benefits
Jhpiego offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive employee benefits package.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online