SPSS Training Consultant for WEWE LOPIN 2 Project
Widows and Orphans Empowerment Organisation (WEWE) is a leading Nigerian Non-Governmental Organization implementing a 5 year USAID funded “Local Partners Initiative for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (LOPIN 2)’. WEWE is soliciting for a consulting firm to carry out Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) Training:
Assignment: Consultancy
Location: Uyo, Akwa Ibom State
Scope of Work/Objectives/Expectations:
This Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) data analysis trainings will focused on persons who have little or no Statistics or Mathematics background to analyze data in SPSS, choose the right descriptive statistics technique and write up the result of the findings with confidence.
The training should cover everything from entering data into SPSS to interpreting the result and offer easy step-by-step guide to mastering descriptive and inferential statistics in SPSS. The consulting firm should be able to take the trainees through the SPSS interface, how to work the system and how to choose variable types and format in SPSS. The consulting firm will then progress into entering data into SPSS, sorting, editing and data cleaning, and most importantly how to transform any variable into a new variable with recode functions. Then to descriptive statistics in SPSS and how to run the major descriptive statistics like Mean, Median, Mode, Standard Deviation and One-Samples t-test etc.
The trainees should learn how to create graphs, plots and charts in SPSS and how to manipulate them to suit individual needs.
Finally, the trainees want to learn how to choose the appropriate statistical technique to analyze data in SPSS, SPSS Syntax and Matrix.
Upon completing this course the consultant should guarantee trainees’ knowledge on when to use the following inferential statistic techniques:
- Pearson Correlation
- Spearman Ranked Order Correlation
- Kendall’s Tau B Correlation
- Independent Samples T-test
- Paired Samples T-test
- Point Bi-Serial Correlation
- Mann Whitney U Test
- Kruskal Wallis
- Mcnemar’s Test
- Chi Square
- Linear Regression
- Multiple Regression
- Binary Logistic Regression
- Repeated Measures ANOVA
- Between Subject ANOVA
- Mixed/Split-Plot ANOVA
This is expected to be a 5-day in-house training
Qualification:
A successful consultancy firm will have the following expertise and experience:
- Minimum five to ten years of experience in designing, planning and facilitating training for SPSS for development organizations.
- Experience in SPSS implementation and analysis.
- Experience with USAID funded project
Working Relationships:
The consultancy firm will be expected to work in collaboration with WEWE M & E Director and specifically WEWE-LOPIN 2 M&E staff.
How to apply
Interested consultancy firms should send a comprehensive cover letter with detailed resume in a single file (MS Word document) explaining their suitability to: spssconsultant@weweng.org
Applicants can also visit www.weweng.org for full requirements, qualifications and job description for the position. WEWE’s recruitment process for this position will be on a rolling basis and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Applications will be reviewed in batches on a first come first served basis. WEWE reserve the right to conclude this recruitment process when a suitable candidate is selected.
Applicants should kindly indicate the title of the position applied for in the subject line of the email and include functional emails/mobile phone numbers and full contact information and at least three professional referees on their CV.
