Consultants – Mixed Methods Research in Perinatal and Child Health at World Health Organization

Purpose of consultancy

Facilitate the mix method research, support adaptation of instruments at each country site implementing the project.

Deliverables: 

Deliverable 1: 

• Discuss and iteratively adapt the development of study protocols and research study instruments. 
• Follow up on the implementation and trouble shoot problems with country teams. 

Expected by month 6: a write up of the study methods and the instruments developed, for each country project site.  
  
Deliverable 2:  

• Provide inputs to country teams on coding for qualitative analysis, data collection and input for quantitative study.
• Facilitate the development of a clean dataset and supporting the analysis and write up. 

Expected by month 11:   Written report on the implementation, results and analysis. 

Qualifications, experience, skills and languages.

Educational Qualifications:

Essential:

• Advanced university degree in public health/ social sciences/ nursing.

Desirable:

• Doctoral research focused on perinatal health.

Experience

Essential:

• At least 5 years' experience in implementation research and health service research in low- and middle-income countries in the field of perinatology/ child health.
• Experience with qualitative and quantitative methods.

Skills/knowledge

Essential:

• Knowledge of qualitative and quantitative research methods as evidenced by peer reviewed publications related to maternal, newborn and child health, in the context of delivery of health programmes and public health.

Closing Date : Mar 7, 2023