TABITHA LIKITA
Bauchi,Bauchi
Summary
A motivated and dedicated individual with extensive experience in both quantitative and qualitative research support and data collection in both Education and Health sector who is fluent in English and Hausa languages. Possessing in-depth knowledge of research ethics, excellent communication skills and effective field monitoring, supervision and enumeration experienced dedicated team player who can be relied upon to contribute significantly to your organization to achieve its goals. Experienced Information Technology professional interested in program operations in health-related and educational interventions. Conducting In-depth Interviews, Key Informant Interviews (KII) Focus Group Discussions (FGDs). Proficient in the use of CAPI and electronic data collection tools. Diligent Research Assistant with knack for uncovering key insights. Delivered impactful research findings that influenced project outcomes and improved methodologies. Known for clear communication and collaboration, contributing to team success and innovation.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
21
21
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Supervisor of Enumerators
eHealth Africa
06.2024 - 01.2025
- Coordinated and facilitated the community entering and presentation of the objective of the Survey to the critical stakeholders such as Local Government Authorities (LGAs), Traditional and religious leaders) of Alkaleri and Kirfi, LGAs respectively.
- Responsible for the accuracy of the number of targeted households expected in each cluster
- Monitored and reviewed the correct administration of forms by the enumerators across the LGAs of Bauchi State
- Ensured quality control of at least 1.5% during the first phase of data collection and 5% for revisit after the first phase of the data collection.
- Check and review the quality of data collected by the enumerators to ensure the accuracy of the data collected
- Provide coordination, guidance, and leadership towards ensuring best practices, corrections, and improvement on the identified gaps
- Effective utilization and administration of supervision checklist/reporting template for accurately capturing daily report
- Reported any incidents or difficulties encountered by the enumerators in the field to the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Specialist.
- Coordinated and closely worked with the Implementing Partners (IPs) to collect data against the agreed data collection tool (Kobo collect)
- Position Held: Supervisor of Enumerators on monitoring the presence, use, and condition of the net that was distributed in July, 2023
Volunteer as Data collector
Integrated Health Program (IHP)
04.2024 - 04.2024
- Trained on data collection for Health Facility End line Assessment in all 20 LGAs of Bauchi State
- Check all records as captured in all relevant tools/registers in health facilities.
- Identified different categories of employed health workers (Staff), volunteers, and contract staff
- Observed and assessed structural condition of health facilities through interaction with health facilities' In-charges
- Verification of current structural condition of health facilities
- To determine available equipment and its functionality across all health facilities
- Position Held: Volunteer as Data collector for Health Facility Edline Assessment in 20 LGAs of Bauchi State
Field Supervisor
Helen Keller International
08.2023 - 09.2023
- Coordinated and facilitated the community entering and presentation of the objective of the Survey to the critical stakeholders such as Local Government Authorities (LGAs), Traditional and religious leaders) of Misau and Katagum and Giade, LGAs respectively.
- Ensured all equipment for the survey such as appliances, kits, etc. are for effective conduct of field activities
- Responsible for the accuracy of household number for the survey with the number of households expected in each cluster (the number of households surveyed must be greater than or equal to the number of eligible households expected)
- Led and monitored the correct administration of forms by interviewers (census, household, children, health, staff, and community health workers) in the field
- Ensured quality control of at least 10% of the households surveyed by the teams i.e. 2 households per cluster (collection from 2/14 households) before leaving the cluster
- Compare the quality control data with the interviewer’s data to ensure the accuracy of the data collected
- Identified what works well, what is not working well, team strengths, challenges, made inputs and provided direction for improvement
- Effective utilization and administration of supervision checklist questionnaire to ensure that all is on track
- Reported any incidents or difficulties encountered by the teams in the field to the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Specialist.
- Actively participated in delineating the Enumeration Areas (EAs) i.e. Mapping the EAs, and doing the house census before administering the questionnaire in each EA.
- Coordinated and closely worked with the Implementing Partners (IPs) to collect data against agreed indicators.
- Position Held: Field Supervisor on Post Event Coverage Survey (PECS), Vitamin A Supplementation (VAS) Project
Data Collector
Society for Family Health (SFH)
, Jigawa State
07.2023
- Responsible for house-to-house data collection in the selected EA or clusters of the Communities at Mallam Madori and Kaugama LGAs of Jigawa State. One of the aims of this collection is to improve funding for malaria control by at least 25% annually through predictable and innovative sources to ensure sustainability at federal and sub-national levels
- Administered the household characteristics, the mosquito net, the interpersonal communication (IPC), the malaria knowledge symptoms and causes, the pregnancy intermittent prevention treatment for malaria in pregnancy (IPTP), the fever in children, and the malaria knowledge beliefs and efficacy Questionnaires.
- Uploading all the responses collected to the server with the use of the data collection tool, kobo collect tool.
- Positions Held: Data Collector
- Employer: Society for Family Health (SFH) - Global Fund Malaria Team Inception Meeting with In-depth Precision
Research Assistant
Malaria Consortium
06.2024 - 10.2025
- Participate in training of research assistant on seasonal malaria chemoprevention/Lot Assurance Survey
- Visit 3 three selected communities/settlement per health facility catchment area
- In each community visited, compounds with eligible children from 3-59 months are to be interviewed
- Conduct a quantitative interview with the caregiver using electronic data collection too (Survey CTO)
- Taking GPS of each compound visited at accuracy level of less than 5m
- Provide daily reports of each ward and Communities visited
- Project: Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC)/ Lot quality assurance Survey (LQAS) Bauchi to assess the SMC coverage and adherence of community drugs distribution (CDDs) and caregivers to treatment protocol.
- Conducted comprehensive literature reviews for project groundwork.
Field Enumerator
Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance
11.2023 - 03.2024
- Mapping and listing of Enumeration Area (EA) in Bauchi and Ganjuwa LGAs respectively
- Conducted house-to-house interview
- Capturing the total number of each household
- Uploading and synchronizing it to the server with the use of the Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS)
HRH Data Collector
USAID Health Workforce
05.2023 - 06.2023
- Responsible for collecting biodata of workers in Private Health Clinics at four (4) LGAs of Bauchi State, Tafawa Balewa, Bogoro, Dass, and Toro LGA, the aim is to update the private and paramilitary Hospitals in the Health Workforce Management Profile.
- Entered the worker’s biodata to store the information of all staff working under that particular Health Facility.
- Uploading of biodata on the HRH data collection tool with the use of the Kobo Collect toolbox data collection tool.
- Employer: USAID Health Workforce in collaboration with the Bauchi State Ministry of Health (MoH)
Operations and Finance/ Administrative Intern
USAID Integrated Health Program (IHP)
01.2022 - 02.2023
- Raised Purchase Requisition for buying of Items and equipment needed by participants after implementation of activities. Using Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word
- Prepared Requests for Quotations (RFQs) to be sent out to Vendors for submission of their Quotations for either supply of goods or services.
- Conducting Bids analysis and the analysis report using Microsoft Office packages (Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word)
- Raised Purchase Order/ Task Order (PO/TO) using Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word
- Received and Reviewed invoices from vendors for payment to ensure completeness and accuracy of numbers, and forwarded payment requests together with all necessary supporting documentation to the Procurement officer monitoring the process to ensure payment is made on time to the Suppliers, and the ability to meet the tight schedule.
- Assisted the procurement officer with regular updating of the procurement tracker, suppliers’ database, and other procurement reports if required, in collaboration with co-workers.
- Other duties assigned by the supervisor (Procurement Officer) as and when required.
- Providing operational support during activities in and outside Bauchi state to ensure compliance with policy.
- Procured and compiled necessary materials for meetings in the office.
- Responsible for taking notes during workshop meetings.
- Responsible for routine scanning, photocopying, and printing documents as requested by staff.
- Ensured all administrative matters and logistics of the office are running smoothly.
- Work closely with the operations and finance teams to manage and troubleshoot project financial issues as they arise.
- Ensured Procurement files were maintained physically and electronically, in an orderly and up-to-date system, as per IHP regulations and internal standards.
- Ensured that all office equipment is maintained and is in good working Condition.
- Conducted household needs assessment on food availability, storage, utilization, and nutritional assessment on target beneficiaries.
Data Entering Clerk
UNICEF in Collaboration with SUBEB and BASAME
07.2019 - 11.2019
- Entered data captured by the data collectors for Out of School Children (OOSC). The aim was to assess key issues related to children who are out of school in Bauchi State Nigeria.
- Entered data captured by the data collectors for Islamic Qur’anic Schools to assess their total number in Bauchi state, Nigeria.
- Data arrangement, sorting, and cleaning.
- Worked in a multicultural environment and was very supportive of other team members
Education
Senior Secondary School Certificate -
Government Girls’ College Kafin/Madaki
Bauchi, Bauchi State 01.2005 - 01.2011
Primary School Leaving Certificate -
Manu Memorial Primary School
Ningi, Bauchi State 01.1999 - 01.2005
B. Tech - Information Technology
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University
Bauchi, Bauchi State 01.2014 - 01.2021
Diploma Certificate - Computer Studies and Applications
Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity
Bauchi, Bauchi State 01.2013 - 01.2014
Post Graduate Diploma - Information Technology
Abubakar Tafabalewa university
Bauchi 10.2023 - 01.2025
Skills
- Proficiency in computer applications/Web Database (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook,)
- Experienced Information Technology professional in both development and humanitarian settings
- Effective in strategic, and administrative planning, and Support for program activities
- Conduct of qualitative and quantitative research, collation, analysis, and interpretation of data with excellent report-writing skills
- Qualitative and quantitative research
- Confidentiality understanding
- Multitasking proficiency
- Data collection protocols
- Fieldwork execution
- Cultural sensitivity in research
- Ability to manage project timelines, logistics, material, human resources, and staff documentation and lead implementation efforts in all program areas
- Excellent ability for community mobilization and advocacy with demonstrated expertise in building effective relationships with key internal and external stakeholders
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Packages (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), database management
- Statistical Package (SPSS), Open Data Kit (ODK) and Internet efficiency
- Good at interpersonal communication skills, team and goal-getter
Certification
- 2021 B. Tech Information Technology
- 2014 Diploma Certificate in Computer Studies and Applications
- 2011 Senior Secondary School Certificate
- 2005 Primary School Leaving Certificate
LANGUAGES
English: Speaking - Excellent, Reading - Excellent, Writing - Excellent
Hausa: Speaking - Excellent, Reading - Excellent, Writing - Excellent
Yorba: Speaking - Excellent, Reading - Excellent, Writing - Excellent
Training
1. Mr. Siaka Alhassan
State Director
USAID Integrated Health Program (USAID-IHP)
Tel: 08105511777
Email: alhassandr@gmail.com
2. Mr. Nuru Yakubu Umar
Director Planning Research and Statistics
Bauchi State Ministry of Health and Social Welfare
Tel : 08036383766
Email : nuruyakubu1@gmail.com
3. Mr. Robert Bature
State Coordinator
USAID – HWM, Bauchi State Office
Tel: 08035986063
Email: baturerobert@gmail.com
Training
- Certificate in Computer Operations – Federal Ministry of Labor and Productivity
- Certificate in Computer Training (Facilitator) – Trend Afrique International Institution Computer Technology (TIICT) Professional ICT Training Program for Public School Teachers in Nigeria - Abuja Nigeria
- Certificate in Solar Installation - ASTEVEN Academy - ASTEVEN SOLAR KM 40, Lagos-Ibadan expressway along Mowe-Ibafo Road. Adjacent Green Land Estate Assesses
- Certificate in M&E Fundamentals - Eglobal Learning Online Course
Timeline
Research Assistant
Malaria Consortium
06.2024 - 10.2025
Supervisor of Enumerators
eHealth Africa
06.2024 - 01.2025
Volunteer as Data collector
Integrated Health Program (IHP)
04.2024 - 04.2024
Field Enumerator
Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance
11.2023 - 03.2024
Post Graduate Diploma - Information Technology
Abubakar Tafabalewa university
10.2023 - 01.2025
Field Supervisor
Helen Keller International
08.2023 - 09.2023
Data Collector
Society for Family Health (SFH)
07.2023
HRH Data Collector
USAID Health Workforce
05.2023 - 06.2023
Operations and Finance/ Administrative Intern
USAID Integrated Health Program (IHP)
01.2022 - 02.2023
Data Entering Clerk
UNICEF in Collaboration with SUBEB and BASAME
07.2019 - 11.2019
B. Tech - Information Technology
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University
01.2014 - 01.2021
Diploma Certificate - Computer Studies and Applications
Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity
01.2013 - 01.2014
Senior Secondary School Certificate -
Government Girls’ College Kafin/Madaki
01.2005 - 01.2011
Primary School Leaving Certificate -
Manu Memorial Primary School
01.1999 - 01.2005