Jhpiego, an Affiliate of Johns Hopkins University, is a global leader in improving healthcare services for women and their families.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Strategic Information Advisor
Location: Abuja
Reports To: Strategic Information Director
Overview
The Strategic Information Advisor will support the TMEC RISE project on all SI related implementation and data management.
S/he will provide technical assistance and capacity building to the SI team and its stakeholders in the development of and implementation of data analysis, use, and dissemination strategy.
S/he will additionally design strategy and activities to improve capacity on triangulating data from multiple data sources to inform policy and decision-making.
S/he will contribute to the design of robust, user-friendly, high-quality interfaces for data visualization and data dissemination to enhance district-led and nationally supported evidence-based programming for improved understanding of HIV burden across interventions (95-95-95 cascade).
S/he will additionally provide technical assistance to design and implement strategy to build capacity of M&E systems to oversee data quality and data use for decision making (including capacity building of M&E staff).
Responsibilities
Provides technical support for the collection, analysis, triangulation and interpretation of data and the calculation of programmatic, surveillance, demographic and epidemiological indicators;
Oversee real-time data use including weekly, monthly and quarterly data review meetings; implement remediation efforts that address identified gaps and challenges for project overall and at state level
Oversee the development of data analytics to monitor cascades of care, programmatic pivoting, and key and priority populations. Analyse progress to target continuously to ensure activities are on track
Support the process of national data quality assessments, audits and validations.
Participates in the organization and facilitation of national performance review meetings;
Support the provision of training, supervision and mentorship to strengthen for M&E/SI and data quality improvement
Participates in the organization and facilitation of seminars, brainstorming workshops and workshops within their field of competence, whenever this is required;
Prepares periodic reports of activities; and
Performs other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
Master's Degree in Public Health, Statistics, Epidemiology and other related fields with 7+ years of experience in monitoring and evaluation in international development.
Familiarity with USAID/PEPFAR HIV/AIDS programs, Nigerian public sector health system and HIV/AIDS response.
Core Strategic Information experience, conversant with MER indicators, data collection, analysis and data visualization using DHIS, NDR, LAMIS, PowerBI etc.
Demonstrated ability to be the technical specialist and as the lead subject matter expert in monitoring and evaluation.
Demonstrated ability to perform complex data analytics utilizing Microsoft Excel, SPSS, STATA, Epi Info and/or other analytic software and to provide evidence-based recommendations accordingly.
Demonstrated knowledge and experience in the use of GIS and other tools to support geo-spatial display of data to target program interventions and resources.
Required Abilities/Skills:
Demonstrated ability to perform robust data extraction from internal and external information systems.
Familiarity with Nigerian public health sector, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) is highly desirable.
Demonstrated ability to portray complex data sets in easy to understand formats including visualizations.
Demonstrated working knowledge of Nigerian health and social service information systems and monitoring and evaluation processes as it relates to data collection for performance-based reporting and use of data.
Previous experience in building capacity for generation and use of SI.
Demonstrated written, presentation, communication and organizational skills in English
Application Closing date
1st September, 2021. (COB)
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their updated CV to: [email protected] using the Position Title and Location e.g. "Strategic Information Advisor, Abuja" as the subject of the email.
Note
CV and Cover Letter as ONE SINGLE WORD document
The title/subject of your email and application should be the position you are applying for.
Candidates that do not comply with the application instruction will be disqualified.
Qualified female applicants are encouraged to apply.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found.
Only shortlisted candidates will receive an invitation for an interview