Job Description

Who we are
is an international nonprofit organization that creates innovative information management and data visualization technology, implements data-focused programs, and conducts research and evaluation to further sustainable development. DG supports public and private sector actors in collecting, analyzing, and using data in the health sector for policymakers and development agencies to make more effective decisions and to improve service delivery. DG is headquartered in Washington, DC, and is exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
DG has team members across many continents, from the Americas and Europe to Africa and Asia, with team members in Dakar, Abuja, Lusaka, Nairobi, Kinshasa, Addis Ababa, and Cape Town. We are a cross-functional team of experts in policy, research, technology, law, health, agriculture, etc. with a diversity of regional experience. As a result, we work in a matrix structure and in a hybrid environment.
What we do
DG has led the Data on Youth and Tobacco in Africa (DaYTA), with support from the Gates Foundation since 2022. Aimed at supplying sub-Saharan African (SSA) governments with improved access to country-specific data to inform better tobacco control policies, in 2024, the DaYTA program conducted the first-ever nationally representative household survey on the use of tobacco and nicotine products among 10-17 year-olds in the DRC, Kenya, and Nigeria. This information has been showcased on the Tobacco Control Data Initiative websites for each country ( , , ) to meet the needs of government stakeholders, as well as civil society and academia, for a one-stop shop for accessible and actionable tobacco control data. Building on its success in these three countries, the program has been extended with the goal of replicating the core survey in five additional countries: Cote d'Ivoire, Namibia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, and Zambia.
Submission Instructions
DG invites qualified data collection firms or research consortia in South Africa to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) to participate in an upcoming Request for Proposals (RFP) for a multi-stage, stratified cluster design, cross-sectional household survey among adolescents (10-17 years) based on DG's field-tested DaYTA . DG will be coordinating the studies across all five countries of implementation while the firm/consortium selected as a result of this 3-round process will be responsible for data collection, analysis, and reporting in South Africa, in collaboration with local (a) Ministries of Health, (b) tobacco control advocacy organizations, (c) academic researchers, and (d) representatives from youth member organizations.
High-level priorities for successful candidates throughout this process include understanding of: * The

• Country-specific requirements and adaptations of the protocol
• Commitment to quality data outputs in collaboration with various subject matter experts, including but not limited to DG and Ministries of Health
• Strong project and personnel management skills
• Independence from the Tobacco Industry

First Round: Expression of Interest - due 29 October
DG invites qualified data collection firms/consortia to submit an expression of interest to showcase their understanding of the scope of work based on the and the background provided in this document. Submissions should demonstrate:

• Technical capacity

• Briefly outline your team's experience implementing household surveys with adolescents, particularly using multi-level analytical frameworks.
• Describe your fieldwork capacity, including enumerator networks, language coverage, and logistics management (transport, supervision, data security).
• Describe your familiarity with the national statistics office's sampling frame and your team's experience with multi-stage cluster sampling and post-stratification weighting.
• Summarize your experience in household listing, random respondent selection, and managing parental or guardian consent with minors.
• Provide examples of past studies where you determined or implemented sampling parameters based on prevalence, design effects, or non-response adjustments.
• Country implementation experience

• Highlight any country-specific considerations that could influence fieldwork timing or coverage (e.g., school terms, rainy seasons, security conditions).
• Indicate your familiarity with national ethics approval procedures and safeguarding standards for adolescent data collection in South Africa.
• Independence from Tobacco Industry

• Affirmative statement that the firm/consortium is independent of DG and has not worked with the tobacco industry.

The submission should be a maximum of 3 pages.
Eligibility Criteria

• Relevant sector and methodological experience
• Local presence or partnerships
• Prior work with international agencies or comparable scale

Only shortlisted organizations will be contacted about subsequent rounds.
Timeline for the process

• 29 October 2025: EOI due
• 5 November 2025: DG communicates with shortlisted firms and shares Request for Proposals
• End of November 2025: Proposals due
• Early January 2026: DG communicates with shortlisted firms and invites successful firms to interview round

Skills Required