Contract · Lilongwe, Malawi
VillageReach transforms health care delivery to reach everyone. We are driven by a vision of a world where each person has the health care needed to thrive. VillageReach’s goal is to reduce inequities in access to quality primary health care for 350 million people by 2030. We work with governments, the private sector, partners and communities to build responsive primary health care systems that deliver health products, information and services to the most under-reached. As a locally driven and globally connected organization, VillageReach has offices in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique and the United States.
VillageReach/Impetus/SCiDAR is seeking a 1-year contract for Caregiver/ Peer Researchers (2 female caregivers and 2 male Peer Reseachers). The role of the Caregiver/Peer Researcher is to facilitate the collection of qualitative data and facilitate human-centered design workshops with health workers, district health authorities, community leaders and caregivers and heads of household of children under the age of one on the topic of children receiving and/or missing routine immunizations delivered at 9 months of age in Zomba and Chikwawa districts. The Caregiver /Peer Researcher will bring a creative perspective to the design of an innovative research approach, support the development of data collection materials, act as lead for the collection of qualitative data, and assist with data analysis. These are Independent Consultant positions and we aim to fill these immediately.
She/he will be responsible for the following tasks: