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Our mission is to save lives and improve health in Africa and Asia, through evidence-based programmes that combat targeted diseases and promote universal health coverage.\n\nWe are recruiting to fill the position below:\n\nJob Title: Research Assistant \n\nLocations: Kaduna, Oyo, and Sokoto\n\nEmployment Type: Contract\n\nProject Background\n\nMalaria remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among children in Nigeria, accounting for a significant proportion of global malaria cases and deaths. While national statistics provide aggregated estimates, there is limited disaggregated data describing how severe malaria burden, clinical manifestations, and outcomes vary across age groups. Recognizing this evidence gap, the DISBURMA Study (Disaggregating the Burden of Severe Malaria in Paediatric Populations in Nigeria) aims to provide comprehensive, age-specific insights into severe malaria morbidity and mortality patterns among children and adolescents up to 20 years of age. The findings will guide health system planning, case management protocols, and malaria control strategies. The study’s overarching aim is to quantify the burden, clinical characteristics, and outcomes of severe malaria among paediatric and adolescent populations (0–20 years).\n\nPurpose of the Assignment\n\nThis is a multi-center retrospective cohort study using routine hospital records of paediatric and adolescent admissions with severe malaria from January 1, 2021, to December 31, 2025. Study sites will include the 18 health facilities selected to represent Nigeria's epidemiological zones, urban/rural mix, and population density. The specific objectives include to:\n\nEstimate age-specific incidence, clinical presentations, and case-fatality rates of severe malaria among children and adolescents aged 0–20 years across multiple facilities in Nigeria (2021–2025).\nExamine temporal trends in severe malaria admissions and deaths by age, sex, SMC and non-SMC zones.\nIdentify key comorbidities and complications associated with severe malaria.\nAssess facility-level differences in severe malaria burden and management practices.\n\nScope of work \n\nThe DISBURMA Study will adopt a retrospective, multi-centre hospital-based cohort design, using data from 18 selected health facilities across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones.\nKey variables will include demographic information, clinical presentation, laboratory findings, treatment details, comorbidities, and patient outcomes. A minimum of 100 severe malaria cases among 0-20 years over 5 years (2021-2025) will be extracted from hospital records.\nThese facilities represent diverse malaria epidemiological profiles, urban-rural contexts, and population densities.\nAll admissions of patients aged 0–20 years with clinically or laboratory-confirmed severe malaria will be eligible for inclusion. Data abstraction will use a standardized electronic data capture (EDC) system (SurveyCTO), guided by a detailed extraction form and variable dictionary.\nThe retrospective analysis will cover hospital admission records from January 2021 to December 2025, focusing on children and adolescents diagnosed with severe malaria.\n\nLevel of Effort (LOE):\n\nData extraction of severe malaria cases from inpatient medical records (case notes), laboratory registers (malaria microscopy/RDT results), paediatric and emergency department logs, referral and discharge forms and national severe malaria register between 2021-2025. The research coordinator will provide technical oversight on the daily data extraction of severe malaria cases and the research assistants.\n\nSpecific tasks for Research Assistant \n\nParenteral Treatment (Tick as appropriate): Inj. Artesunate, Inj. Artemether, Inj. Quinine and other antimalarials (specify)\nCapture data elements available in all primary data sources, which could include:\nDiagnosis of Severe malaria: Clinical Diagnosis or Laboratory diagnosis of Severe Malaria\nCo-morbidities and complications: HIV status (if documented), sickle cell disease, severe malnutrition, pneumonia, sepsis\nReferral source and time from symptom onset to admission\nPatient demographics: age (in months/years), sex, residence (urban/rural)\nDate of admission, date of discharge/death\nRespond to related queries and data needs and requests from the project’s technical team and key national and sub-national partners, NMEP and SMEP.\nReceive briefing from Malaria and Public Health team on the assignment\nOutcome of treatment (Tick as appropriate): Improved & Discharged, Death, Absconded / Discharged Against Medical Advice (DAMA) and Referred for further treatment\nUnique record ID (study-specific)\nOral follow up to Parenteral treatment (Tick as appropriate): Oral ACTs, Oral Quinine and other forms of Oral Antimalarials\nFacility identifier\nPre referral Treatment (Tick as appropriate): Rectal Artesunate vs. other Antimalarial\nWork with the medical record officers to ensure that the records are retrieved, extracted and send to the electronic database using the data collection tool.\nTreatment variables: antimalarial therapy (parenteral artesunate, quinine), blood transfusion, antibiotics, anticonvulsants, supportive care (oxygen), time to first dose\nClinical presentation: signs/symptoms (coma, impaired consciousness, prostration, severe anemia, respiratory distress, hypoglycaemia, repeated convulsions, jaundice, renal impairment, shock), vital signs at admission\nLaboratory results: malaria test type and result, haemoglobin/PCV, blood glucose, parasite density (if available)\nIdentify from registers and case notes the severe malaria cases\n\nDeliverables for Research Assistant\n\nData submitted from all records\nList of identified severe malaria cases in the assigned health facility\nData extracted from all primary data sources\n\nPerson Specifications for Research Assistant\n\nExpert Profile :\n\nThe research assistants will have a minimum of diploma in a health-related course with experience in health services provision.\n\nQualifications, experience and skills:\n\nEssential:\n\nCurrently working in the pediatric or medical ward of the project hospital as a staff or volunteer\nFamiliarity with secondary, tertiary and private hospitals\nRegistered nurse/midwife, hold diploma or degree in health-related sciences, or equivalent subject-matter experience\nExcellent communication skills\nSignificant experience in inpatient care\nExperience in the use of electronic platform to capture and report data\n\nDesirable:\n\nHave obtained training in health research ethics\nHave understanding of diverse audiences and culture\nExperience of collaborating with government institutions and non-governmental organizations or academic institutions\n\nCandidates Resident in this LGA are strongly encouraged to apply: \n\nS/N\n\nState\n\nLGA\n\nWard\n\n1\n\nKaduna\n\nKaduna South Local Government Area\n\nMakera\n\n2\n\nKaduna\n\nKubau Local Government Area\n\nPambeguwa\n\n3\n\nOyo\n\nIbadan South West\n\nChallenge\n\n4\n\nOyo\n\nIrepo\n\nIba 1\n\n5\n\nSokoto\n\nKware\n\nKware\n\n6\n\nSokoto\n\nSokoto South\n\nSarkin Adar\n\nHow to Apply\n\nInterested and qualified candidates should:\n\nClick here to apply online - Kaduna\n\nClick here to apply online - Oyo\n\nClick here to apply online - Sokoto\n\nNote\n\nInterested and qualified candidates who are passionate and willing to contribute towards the achievement of our goals should kindly fill in the application form below and submit their resume in PDF Format before 5:00PM Thursday, 22nd October 2026.\n\nSafeguarding Requirement:\n\nNB: Malaria Consortium does not accept or ask for payment during recruitment. We also would not accept hardcopy CVs; all applications should be sent through the above link.\nApplicants who do not follow this specification will be disqualified and only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted.\nOur Safeguarding Policy outlines our responsibility to prevent abuse, harassment, and exploitation in all areas of our work. We expect everyone working with us staff, consultants, volunteers, and partners to adhere to this policy and our Code of Conduct.\nCandidates must complete the Malaria Consortium Safeguarding Course on Kaya using this link Log in to the site |Kaya as you will be mandated to submit the certificate at the point engagement. Only candidates who provide a valid certificate will proceed with the engagement process.\nSafeguarding: Malaria Consortium is committed to protecting children and vulnerable adults and ensuring that all staff, partners, and representatives uphold the highest standards of ethical conduct.\nApplications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and as a result, the process may conclude before the advertised deadline. 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