National Supervisor – Qualitative Survey - FCT-Abuja

If you have advanced experience leading field research teams and supervising qualitative data collection, this short-term role as a National Supervisor for Malaria Consortium’s MMA project offers an opportunity to guide supervisors across six states and ensure high standards in public health data gathering. The position requires leadership, accuracy, and a strong background in managing interviews and field evaluations in Nigeria’s health sector.

Job Title: National Supervisor – Qualitative Survey
Location: Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Short-term (Consultancy)
Application Closing Date: 6th August, 2025

About the Company

Malaria Consortium, established in 2003, is one of the world’s foremost non-profit organizations specializing in the prevention, control, and treatment of malaria and other communicable diseases. Operating in Africa and Asia, the organization uses evidence-based strategies to improve health outcomes and support universal health coverage in vulnerable communities.

Purpose of Assignment

• The senior supervisors will guide, monitor and supervise all data supervisors during data collection activities. The national supervisor will ensure compliance of the state level data supervisors to all malaria consortium guidelines and safeguarding policies.
• Review to certify that data collected by the state level personnel are accurate and of good quality.
• Collect and submit all issued project equipment (DC voice recorders) provided by Malaria Consortium to the field officers.
• The senior supervisor will ensure the data supervisors comply with responsible conduct of research, comply with the MMA research methodology and submit accurate state level reports in a timely manner.

Scope of Work

• Participate in capacity building activity of supervisors and enumerators.
• Participate in pretesting (Pilot testing of tools), discussion of data collection tools, role plays, and field simulation exercises).
• Provide timely support, mentorship and act as first line of contact for state level supervisors on the MMA project.
• Provide support in addressing any challenge relating to data supervision at the state levels and escalate challenges to MC research specialist as deemed appropriate.
• The senior supervisor will oversee 19 state supervisors during the qualitative survey on the MMA survey.
• Monitor the supervisors using the MC approved checklist to assess the performance of state level data supervisors on the qualitative survey across the study sites
• in-depth, key informant interviews and focus group discussions
• Collate the reports of all states level supervisors for submission to the research specialist after ensuring their quality and accuracy.
• Provide weekly and end of data collection report highlighting the state specific community entry uniqueness or outliers, data collection process, key challenges, lessons learn and recommendations to MC research Specialist.

Deliverables:

• Submit a consolidated report for all 6 project states activity implementation processes and results.
• Collate the timesheets of the data supervisor and data officer for submission
• Ensure all supervisors use appropriate reporting to document and submit quality state reports in a timely manner.
• Ensure compliance with responsible conduct of field data collection plan, sample sizes, and data integrity.
• Submission of daily attendance to the research specialist.
• Final consultancy report

Qualifications and Experience

• Candidates must have a Master’s Degree in Statistics, Public Health or any medical related field with at least 8 years’ experience post master’s degree with remarkable experience in qualitative survey (FGD, KII, and IDIs). Any other advanced degree will be an added advantage.
• Strong evidence of prior participation in a similar public health research, field activities and data collection activities.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft office package with good report writing skills.
• Residency within the project implementation state and availability for the duration of the MMA survey exercise.
• Ability to clearly synthesize and present findings, draw practical conclusions, make recommendations and to prepare well-written reports in a timely manner
• Experience in leading evaluations, surveys, and analysis is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated report writing skills for quantitative survey.
• Candidate must not be a current employee of any government ministry or agency as at the time of recruitment.
• Familiarity with the use of android device for data collection.
• Working knowledge of the local language of the state, residency within the state and proficiency in spoken and written English Language.
• Excellent time management, organizational and report writing skills.

Application Closing Date; 6th August, 2025.

How to Apply: Interested and qualified candidates should: Click here to apply online

Note

• Applicants who do not follow this specification will be disqualified.
• Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• Kindly note that applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and as a result, the process may conclude before the advertised deadline. Therefore, early applications are highly encouraged.
• Malaria Consortium does not accept or ask for payment during recruitment. We also would not accept hardcopy CVs; all applications should be sent through the above link.

Tip to Successfully Land This Role

To be a strong candidate, focus your application on past experience leading or supervising qualitative research in the public health space. If you’ve led focus group discussions, key informant interviews, or in-depth interviews across multiple states or large teams, those are key experiences to highlight.

Mention your familiarity with supervisory roles in surveys or program evaluations, especially where data quality, timely reporting, and use of checklists were essential. Proficiency in report writing and Microsoft Office should be clearly stated, along with your ability to synthesize findings and meet tight deadlines.

Because this role involves oversight across six project states, make sure to include any experience working with multi-state health programs, especially in supervisory or capacity-building roles. Ability to communicate effectively in English and knowledge of local languages can give your application an edge.

If you’re confident in leading research operations and ready to support the success of a nationwide survey, follow the application link provided to apply on or before the deadline.