Scope of Work:
Researchers from the International Food Policy Research Institute, the University of California โ Berkeley, and UC San Diego (hereafter, the principal investigators, or PIs) are conducting a study to improve womenโs empowerment beyond the householdโincluding in governance at different levels. Specifically, we are testing whether a training intervention designed to strengthen womenโs sense of collective efficacy and leadership skills will improve their voice and agency, and whether training of their husbands will increase menโs support for womenโs voice and agency, via a randomized control trial (RCT) being implemented in 3 southwestern states of Nigeria during 2023 (Osun, Ogun, and Oyo).
This contract with a survey firm will cover several activities associated with preparation for, and rollout of, a 60-minute, face-to-face, endline survey of at least 4,500 men from Osun, Ogun, and Oyo states (150 wards in each state) during November 2023 โ February 2024. It will further cover a 15 minute face-to-face survey of these menโs wives. The men are all husbands of women participants in the RCT; there were 13 women participants in each ward, and the firm must interview at least 4,500 spousal partners (a partner consists of a husband and a wife who are both interviewed) โ which is an average of 10 partners in each ward. This contract is the amount for covering 4,500 men and their pouses, but may be amended if the firm thinks they can interview more, and we ask them to attempt to interview all 5,800 men in these 450 communities.
The consultant will begin project activities on November 30, 2023, and complete all activities by February 29, 2024. Prior to the start of the endline survey, the consultant will share a detailed field (enumeration) plan with the survey team, a training manual/ material(s) to be shared with participants and conduct four days of training for enumerators.
For the data collection, the consultant will use SurveyCTO software for instrument scripting and data collection. The consultant will conduct at least 4,500 face-to-face interviews for the endline survey, including the payment of incentives to male respondents (incentives for women are covered by another projectโs budget) to ensure interview completion. At the conclusion of the endline survey, the consultant will provide PIs with access to an electronic copy of the cleaned and processed survey data along with a fieldwork report.
Required Qualifications:
Excellent knowledge of womenโs empowerment programming in Nigeria, and womenโs civil society organizationsโ operations and roles
Facility with any required local languages as well as English
Ample experience designing, fielding, and analyzing data from household surveys in Nigeria
Specialization in conducted large-scale randomized control trials (RCTs) in Nigeria
Experience and demonstrated track record in working with PIs to secure large grants to fund follow-up waves of data collection in the context of RCTs
Professional demeanor in all practice and particularly in oral and written communication
Ability to approach people in a friendly, compelling, and engaging way
Experience securing government support for and local IRB approval of household surveys in Nigeria
Time-conscious, able to respect deadlines
Good communication skills
APPLICATION
Please submit a letter of interest highlighting qualifications mentioned above, along with a detailed budget and resume of the team leader. All supporting documents should be uploaded as one pdf to the application section indicating \"CV\" or Resume. Materials should be submitted in English by November 26, 2023.