Job Opportunities at SoCha

Scope of Work:

• The LISA program, implemented by SoCha LLC, seeks a Technical Lead (Consultant) to provide overall technical guidance and support for an assessment on the HPN/USAID KEA Maternal and Newborn Health Program. The assessment will be conducted in nine (9) counties namely Vihiga, Kakamega, Trans Nzoia, Kisumu, Homa Bay, Nakuru, Kwale, Turkana and Nairobi counties. The consultant will be contracted by SoCha and will report directly to the designated LISA staff.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Assessment Planning: Develop a comprehensive plan for the assessment, including objectives, methodologies, and timelines, and identify deliverables.
• Data Collection and Analysis: Design data collection tools, oversee data collection, and analyze data towards the assessment.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate and engage with stakeholders, conduct interviews, and gather insights and feedback.
• Performance & Assessment: Assess service quality attributes, collate data, identify strengths and weaknesses.
• Documentation and Reporting: Prepare clear, evidence-based reports and summary presentations with findings and recommendations and engage stakeholders in discussions.
• Recommendations: Provide actionable recommendations towards improvement based on the assessment findings.
• Quality Assurance and Compliance: Ensure ethical and regulatory compliance, data accuracy, and confidentiality.
• Capacity Building and Training: Offer training to enhance data collection and analysis capabilities.
• Communication and Dissemination: Share findings and recommendations with relevant stakeholders.
• Cultural Sensitivity and Inclusivity: Approach assessments with cultural sensitivity and inclusivity.
• Emergency Response and Preparedness: Support the assessment team in its readiness to address unforeseen challenges.

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Doctoral or master’s degree in health/medical and social science related fields from a recognized university.
• Over 10 years of expertise in maternal and newborn healthcare, experience in healthcare facility assessments, strong analytical skills, and the ability to communicate findings effectively.
• Deep understanding of RMNCAH (Reproductive, Maternal Neonatal Health (MNH) Standards and guidelines.
• Ability to diplomatically communicate and work effectively with a wide range of USAID implementing partners and stakeholders.

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Scope of Work

• The LISA program, implemented by SoCha LLC, seeks a Qualitative Data Analyst (Consultant) to provide technical expertise and support on qualitative data analysis, synthesis and write up for an assessment on the HPN/USAID KEA Maternal and Newborn Health Program. The assessment will be conducted in nine (9) counties namely Vihiga, Kakamega, Trans Nzoia, Kisumu, Homa Bay, Nakuru, Kwale, Turkana and Nairobi counties. The consultant will be contracted by SoCha and will report directly to the designated Technical Lead (Consultant).

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Activity Planning: Develop a work plan for the qualitative data analysis, synthesis and write up, including sub activities, timelines, and deliverables.
• Data Analysis: Analyze qualitative data using established methodologies to uncover key themes and insights.
• Data collection: Support in qualitative and quantitative data collection as needed.
• Documentation and Reporting: Organize and share meeting notes, focus group discussion (FGD) and key informant interviews (KII) transcripts and summary notes. Provide a detailed report with the findings including key themes and trends and a synthesis.
• Quality Assurance and Compliance: Ensure ethical and regulatory compliance, data accuracy, and confidentiality.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A master’s degree in relevant fields such as health care, public health, or social science related fields from a recognized university.
• Over five years of expertise in planning, implementing, and documenting qualitative data assignments preferably in public health and or social sciences.
• An understanding of Maternal Neonatal Health (MNH) Standards and guidelines is an added advantage.

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Scope of Work:

• The LISA program, implemented by SoCha LLC, seeks a Statistician (Consultant) to provide technical expertise and support on digitization of the data collection tools, enumerators support and troubleshooting during data collection, quantitative data analysis, visualization, synthesis and write up for an assessment on the HPN/USAID KEA Maternal and Newborn Health Program. The assessment will be conducted in nine (9) counties namely Vihiga, Kakamega, Trans Nzoia, Kisumu, Homa Bay, Nakuru, Kwale, Turkana and Nairobi counties. The consultant will be contracted by SoCha and will report directly to the designated Technical Lead (Consultant).

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Activity Planning: Develop a work plan for digitization versions of the data collection tools, enumerators support and troubleshooting during data collection, quantitative data analysis, visualization, synthesis and write up, including sub activities, timelines, and deliverables.
• Digitization of data collection tools and field data collection support: Scripting the questionnaires in Kobo Collect, enumerators support and troubleshooting during data collection.
• Data Analysis: Analyze quantitative data using established methodologies to uncover key trends accompanied by visualizations and insights.
• Data collection:  Support in qualitative and quantitative data collection as needed.
• Documentation and Reporting: Organize and share working analysis tables, visualizations, and datasets and draft write up towards the quantitative data sections of the final assessment report.
• Quality Assurance and Compliance: Ensure ethical and regulatory compliance, data accuracy, and confidentiality.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in economics, statistics, mathematics, computer science/IT or related fields from a recognized university.
• Minimum of Five years of expertise in planning, implementing, and documenting quantitative data assignments including development and digitization of data collection tools preferably in public health and or social sciences.
• An understanding of Maternal Neonatal Health (MNH) Standards and guidelines is an added advantage.

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Scope of Work:

• The LISA program, implemented by SoCha LLC, seeks a Transcriber (Consultant) to provide technical expertise and support with the verbatim transcription of recordings from engagements with stakeholders including meetings, Key Informant Interviews (KIIs), In-depth Interviews (IDIs), and Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) for an assessment on the HPN/USAID KEA Maternal and Newborn Health Program. The assessment will be conducted in nine (9) counties namely Vihiga, Kakamega, Trans Nzoia, Kisumu, Homa Bay, Nakuru, Kwale, Turkana and Nairobi counties. The consultant will be contracted by SoCha and will report directly to the designated Technical Lead (Consultant).

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Transcription: Verbatim transcription of recordings from engagements with stakeholders including meetings, Key Informant Interviews (KIIs), In-depth Interviews (IDIs), and Focus Group Discussions (FGDs).
• Organization and Documentation: Documentation and organizing of the transcripts as per county, sub-county, and facilities and finally by engagements.
• They will work with under the technical guidance of the Qualitative Data Analyst/Researcher
• during the transcription and organizing the resultant transcripts.
• Quality Assurance and Compliance: Ensure ethical and regulatory compliance, data accuracy, and confidentiality.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in public health, Health care or social science related fields from a recognized university.
• Minimum of three years of expertise in providing verbatim transcriptions of recordings from engagements with stakeholders including but not limited to meetings, Key Informant Interviews (KIIs), In-depth Interviews (IDIs), and Focus Group Discussions (FGDs).
• An understanding of Maternal Neonatal Health (MNH) Standards and guidelines is an added advantage.

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Scope of Work

• The LISA program, implemented by SoCha LLC, seeks an Enumerator (Consultant) to provide data collection during field work for an assessment on the HPN/USAID KEA Maternal and Newborn Health Program. The assessment will be conducted in nine (9) counties namely Vihiga, Kakamega, Trans Nzoia, Kisumu, Homa Bay, Nakuru, Kwale, Turkana and Nairobi counties. The consultant will be contracted by SoCha and will report directly to the designated Technical Lead (Consultant).

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Data Collection and field work: Capture and collection of data using observation, interviewing, listening and abstraction from data sources including reports and charts at facilities and during facility assessments, focus group discussion (FGD) and key informant interviews (KII).
• Documentation and Reporting: Organize and share the completed data collection forms (including individual and summary notes) during the facility assessments, focus group discussion (FGD) and key informant interviews (KII).
• Quality Assurance and Compliance: Ensure ethical and regulatory compliance, data accuracy, and confidentiality.

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant fields such as social sciences, health sciences and any related fields from a recognized university.
• The enumerator should have over three years of expertise in data collection and field work during stakeholder engagements including facility assessments, focus group discussion (FGD) and key informant interviews (KII).
• An understanding of Maternal Neonatal Health (MNH) Standards and guidelines is an added advantage.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Exceptional interpersonal relations skills.