APHRC Telephone Database Development Consultancy Jobs in Kenya
APHRC Telephone Database Development Consultancy Jobs in Kenya
Background InformationThe African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) operates from its head office in Nairobi, Kenya but coordinates all its work across all countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
It also has an office in Senegal which oversees projects and activities in West Africa.
The Center’s vision is to transform lives in Africa through research. Its mission is to generate evidence, strengthen research capacity and engage policy to inform action on population health and wellbeing
APHRC’s vision, mandate and mission are premised on tracking the activities, outputs and outcomes of various research projects.
As such, APHRC collects primary data from various research participants mainly through face to face (F2F) interviews.
With new advancements in mobile technology, and rapidly increasing internet connectivity and mobile phone penetration in Africa, it is now possible to conduct some types of studies using telephone interviews, Short Message Services (SMS) or mobile web all of which require mobile phone numbers mounted on an electronic communication device and/or access to internet connectivity.
In addition to technology advancement, pandemics such as COVID-19 dictate that researchers minimize F2F interviews, something that has become the new normal. This has awoken the need to establish a telephone number database at APHRC to support data collection for existing and future research projects
APHRC seeks the services of a consultant to support and advise in the development and establishment of a telephone number database which will be a hub for data collection and information management of the organization
What is a telephone database and what is its purpose?
A telephone database consists of telephone numbers stored in an institutionally controlled device, e.g. a server, standalone computer or cloud solution.
The phone numbers, ideally mobile phone numbers, are part of an individual’s contact information.
The contact information includes other selected details of the individual. The database can be connected to a calling system for purposes of contacting the individual when needed.
The purpose of a telephone database is to:
To conduct non-face to face research, trainings, communications and policy engagement
To conduct targeted marketing, and monitoring of research activities including implementation of interventions
To provided sampling frames that will allow efficient samples to be drawn
To reduce the time, it takes to collect primary data with large samples
To enhance the cost-effectiveness of APHRC field activities
Description of tasks of the Consultant
APHRC seeks to engage a consultant (individuals, or firms/institutions) to support in the design of the telephone number database for the Center.
Specific tasks for the
consultant will be:
To produce a conceptual phone number data model that reflects the structure of the information to be held in the database. The conceptual data model should involve guidelines for utility of phone numbers database, collecting of the phone numbers, tools for Monitoring and Evaluation of usage of the phone numbers, access rights, security of phone owners, consent for storage of phone numbers, etc.
Share the conceptual data model with the Center task force for phone number database development for review and improvement if need be
Translate the conceptual data model into a phone number database
Design the phone number database in a way that will ensure that security features are included
Pre-test the database for data analyses and produce reports for immediate use
Train APHRC staff on phone number database use, upgrading, and maintenance activities
Timeframe
The duration for the entire task will be 30 working days
Deliverables
Presentation of Conceptual model design
Physical database design
Presentation of model database to APHRC
Pre-test run of database
Presentation of final functional database to the task force
Training of Staff on database utilization and management
Roll out of the database
Expertise and Experience
The consultant should have the following expertise:
A minimum of 5 years of experience in database design and roll out for health development projects
Proven experience to lead in the structural design of a database according to various system requirements
Education in Computer Science especially SQL server database development
Experienced in SQL query design, execution and optimization
Knowledge on reporting and charting, and data visualization frameworks
Analytical and Documentation skills, presentation of reports
Excellent command of English
How to Apply
Interested consultants (individuals/firms/institutions) to submit proposal with
Cover letter explaining their eligibility for the assignment and interpretation of the tasks; CV or profile including reverse chronological list of similar projects/assignments and contact details (name, email/phone) of supervisors/clients;
and financial proposition with the expected remuneration to consultancies@aphrc.org copying procurement@aphrc.org.
The deadline for submission of proposals is December 23rd, 2020.
APHRC is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to the protection of vulnerable persons.
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