Post Abortion Care: Research Coordinator
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Ipas, Inc
Hybrid- Career category: Monitoring & Evaluation /MEAL, Research/ Data analysis
- Job type: Consultancy
- Organisation type: Civil Society
- Remote option: Hybrid
- Right to work requirements: Not specified
- Remuneration: Remuneration not disclosed
- Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
- Deadline: 05/09/2026
- Location: Somalia
Background
Ipas works globally to improve access to safe abortion and contraception so that every woman and girl can determine her own future. Across Africa, Asia and Latin America, we work with partners to make safe abortion and contraception widely available, to connect women with vital information so they can access safe services, and to advocate for safe, legal abortion.
The WISH Dividend Operations Research study in Somalia seeks to generate operational evidence on how post-abortion care (PAC) is delivered, documented and experienced in public and private health facilities. The study will examine provider practices, facility readiness, client experiences, documentation systems and the factors affecting reporting through routine health information systems, including facility registers and DHIS2-related reporting processes.
Ipas works globally to improve access to safe abortion and contraception so that every woman and girl can determine her own future. Across Africa, Asia and Latin America, we work with partners to make safe abortion and contraception widely available, to connect women with vital information so they can access safe services, and to advocate for safe, legal abortion.
The WISH Dividend Operations Research study in Somalia seeks to generate operational evidence on how post-abortion care (PAC) is delivered, documented and experienced in public and private health facilities. The study will examine provider practices, facility readiness, client experiences, documentation systems and the factors affecting reporting through routine health information systems, including facility registers and DHIS2-related reporting processes.
The study responds to important evidence gaps in Somalia, including :
- Limited empirical evidence on Post abortion care quality and integration within EmONC services;
- Inconsistent documentation across public and private facilities;
- Legal and policy ambiguity affecting provider decision-making; and
- Stigma that may influence care-seeking, service delivery and routine reporting.
Findings are expected to inform ongoing project adjustments, provider capacity strengthening, operational guidance, policy dialogue and improved integration of PAC within routine maternal health services.
Given the sensitivity of the topic and the operational complexity of implementing research in Somalia, a Study Coordinator is required to provide day-to-day technical, ethical, logistical and quality assurance support for implementation. The coordinator will work closely with Ipas, IRC, Ministry of Health counterparts, local data collectors, facility focal persons and study investigators to ensure that study activities are completed safely, ethically, on schedule and to the required quality standard.
Objective of the Consultancy
The overall objective of this consultancy is to coordinate implementation of the Somalia PAC operations research study, ensuring high-quality, ethical and timely execution of study preparation, MOH and field coordination, data collection oversight, data management support, analysis inputs, reporting and dissemination.
Required Qualifications and Experience
• Strong Familiarity with Somalia’s health system, security/access constraints and Somali language/cultural context is strongly preferred.
• Advanced degree in public health, social sciences, reproductive health, health systems, epidemiology, monitoring and evaluation, research methods or a related field.
• At least 5–7 years of experience coordinating health research (SRH research preferred), operational research, programme evaluation or mixed-methods studies in fragile, humanitarian or low-resource settings in Somalia
• Current certification from in-person or online research ethics course
• Demonstrated experience coordinating qualitative interviews, facility assessments, records reviews and field supervision involving sensitive health topics.
• Qualitative analysis using Dedoose
• Strong understanding of research ethics, informed consent, confidentiality, data protection and safeguarding requirements for human subjects research.
• Experience working with Ministry of Health teams, NGOs, facility managers, data collectors and multi-partner research teams.
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