Research Coordinator – DISBURMA Study

ABOUT MALARIA CONSORTIUM

Malaria Consortium is an international non-profit organisation specialising in the prevention, control and treatment of malaria and other communicable diseases. This consultancy supports the DISBURMA study, a retrospective multi-centre hospital cohort examining severe-malaria records for children and young people aged 0–20 years across 18 health facilities for the 2021–2025 period.

JOB SUMMARY

The Research Coordinator will lead the day-to-day coordination of the DISBURMA study, supervise research assistants, protect data quality and support the delivery of a complete, analysis-ready dataset. The consultancy is based in Abuja and requires effective coordination with participating facilities and study stakeholders.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Participate in the study briefing and become fully familiar with the protocol, tools and workplan.
• Support the training and orientation of research assistants.
• Coordinate and supervise field-level data collection across participating facilities.
• Monitor progress against the approved study schedule and promptly address implementation gaps.
• Screen, validate and review submitted data for completeness, consistency and accuracy.
• Follow up data-quality queries with research assistants and participating sites.
• Maintain organised study records and support secure data management.
• Coordinate communication among research assistants, facility focal persons and the Malaria Consortium research team.
• Support data analysis and interpretation in line with the approved protocol.
• Prepare technical updates, activity reports and other required study documentation.
• Deliver a clean, complete and analysis-ready dataset and contribute to final study outputs.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Postgraduate qualification in Health Sciences, Social Sciences or a related discipline.
• At least five years of relevant research or subject-matter experience.
• Demonstrated experience using electronic data-collection systems.
• Familiarity with hospital information and records-management systems.
• Strong coordination, supervision, communication and report-writing skills.
• Ability to manage multiple research sites and maintain high data-quality standards.
• Experience collaborating with government, NGOs or academic institutions is desirable.
• Ability to communicate with diverse technical and non-technical audiences is desirable.
• Knowledge of health-research ethics and responsible data handling is desirable.

SAFEGUARDING AND RESEARCH ETHICS

The consultant must comply with Malaria Consortium’s safeguarding, research-ethics, confidentiality and data-protection requirements throughout the assignment.

HOW TO APPLY

• Complete the official Malaria Consortium application form using the link provided.
• Provide all information and documents requested in the form.
• Submit by 5:00 PM on 24 September 2026.
• Applications should be sent only through the verified official form.