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TB Specialist
Job Title:
TB Specialist
Job Description:
Task Summary
The National Tuberculosis Program (NTP) in Cambodia has recalibrated its focus to find undetected cases through the active case finding (ACF) approach, in addition to the passive case finding (PCF) approach. In line with NTP, USAID and Khmer HIV/AIDS NGO Alliance (KHANA) in partnership with Cambodian Health Committee (CHC), Cambodia Association for Anti-Tuberculosis (TB) (CATA), and the Centre for Health and Social Development (HSD) is currently implementing an intervention, Community Mobilization Initiatives to End TB (COMMIT). COMMIT aims to improve TB diagnosis, treatment, and prevention along with addressing stigma and discrimination against people with TB.
Given that COMMIT is in its third year of implementation, a mid-term assessment is planned to assess program’s performance to date and identify strengths and weaknesses of the implemented components, key bottlenecks/challenges, and actionable recommendations for improvements to meet the activity’s intended objectives. The results and evidence gathered by the assessment will be used to develop recommendations to inform the design of a new USAID TB activity/strategy in Cambodia. Sambodhi Research and Communications Pvt. Ltd. would be the agency carrying out the mid-term assessment for COMMIT
Duration
Duration
The duration of engagement for the TB Specialist in this project would be between March 2023 and May 2023, over 12 weeks.
Level of Effort
The level of effort for the TB Specialist is expected to be for 21 days over March and May 2023, with a possibility of extension until June 2023.
Location
The location for the assignment would be Phnom-Penh, Cambodia. The Specialist would need to join in-person when the study team meets the implementation partners and government officials in Cambodia. However, the Specialist could join in virtually for other consultations with the study team.
Experience Range:
8 - 10 years
Educational Qualifications:
Any graduation, and MPH MPH, M.A Anthropology, M.A Other, and MPHIL Other, Ph.D/Doctorate Other,
Job Responsibilities:
The Specialist would be expected to :
· Provide strategic input and advisory to the team
· Provide specific thematic input (TB related) in certain areas on a need basis
· Guiding the team across all components including review of the literature and existing data, research design, development of tools, development of data analysis plan, data analysis, report writing and deliverables development
· Design and support data analysis using existing TB dataset in Cambodia, such as data from electronic health records, administrative data sets, or other data sources
· Support the team in interpreting and using evidence for decision-making
Skills Required:
Literature Reviews, Research Design, Data Analysis, International Business Development,
Candidate Attributes:
· Ph.D. or Master’s degree in public health, or another equivalent health-related professional qualification
· Strong thematic understanding of the TB sector in Cambodia with 8-10 years of in-depth experience in Research, Evaluation and Data Analysis
· Previous experience working in Cambodia is essential
· Excellent analytical, interpersonal, communication, presentation and writing skills are required.
· Fluent in English and Khmer
· Ability to establish a team of researchers in Cambodia (desirable).
Job Code: KL-VYZM4MMG
About Us
Sambodhi Research & Communications helps create high-impact knowledge to catalyse accountability in public domain. We offer project management, monitoring & evaluation and research solutions to implementers, federal and state governments, bilateral and multilateral aid agencies and corporate philanthropic foundations. Over the past decade, we have pioneered cutting-edge methodologies for evaluation of large-scale interventions across sectors and themes including public health, nutrition, sanitation, natural resources, renewable energy, livelihoods and microfinance.
Why Us?
Sambodhi works towards enhancing appreciation of evidence-based functioning among development organisations and practitioners. As part of our field-building effort, we co-founded the Community of Evaluators-South Asia (CoE-SA); are home to the South Asian Journal for Evaluation in Practice (SAJEP) – first-of-its-kind peer reviewed journal on evaluation from this region; and have trained more than 5,000 professionals on M&E and related areas.
