Senior ICT Specialist at Palladium Group

Palladium is a global leader in the design, development and delivery of Positive Impact - the intentional creation of enduring social and economic value. We work with foundations, investors, governments, corporations, communities and civil society to formulate strategies and implement solutions that generate lasting social, environmental and financial benefits.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior ICT Specialist

Ref: req19961
Location: Nigeria

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Leads the development of analytics, dashboards, activity trackers and visualizers to summarize, analyze and interpret data for monitoring program activities;
• Provides leadership and direction in the use of visualization and infographics; 
• Leads the development of designs to support the presentation of reports and statistical data using infographics and other interactive media at the ACO and IHP State teams;
• Leads the development and use of GIS maps at the ACO and IHP State teams;
• Supports the implementation of the activity monitoring, evaluation and learning plan at the ACO and IHP State teams; 
• Supports information and knowledge sharing, providing technology and visualization support for the development of Newsletters and other knowledge products; 
• Supports the collection, warehousing, analysis, reporting and utilization of program data for operational and strategic needs of IHP; 
• Trains and supports team members, health staff and partners at all levels to collect, report and use data;
• Supports the preparation of quarterly and annual reports to donor and stakeholders within timelines; 
• Supports routine submission of data within timelines;
• Other duties as appropriate and as requested 
• Some travel to supported States should be expected; 
• Reports directly to IHP MEL Director 

Required Qualifications

• The Senior ICT Specialist will have experience working in Database Management / Data Analytics and MEL of public health programs.
• S/He will have expertise and up-to-date knowledge and skills in MEL for health systems and healthcare provision programming, and experience working with different cadres of government.
• S/He must be intimately familiar with the public context in Nigeria and have in-country experience with USAID / International donor programs.

Additional Qualifications include: 

• A Bachelor’s Degree / HND in Demography, Statistics, Social Sciences, Public Health, Health Information Management or related field.
• A Masters Degree / PGD in Data analytics or a related field is desirable. 
• 10 years of progressively responsible experience, for data management and analytics, and implementing, monitoring, evaluation and learning for public health.
• Familiarity with USAID / International indicators and standard tools for public health.
• Expertise in using ICT and emerging technologies for the design and application of data management, presentation and use solutions
• Expertise in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Online / Real time data software (ODK, KoboCollect, Google Sheets), other analytics and visualization software (PowerBI, Tableau)
• Expertise with GIS software (ArcGIS, QGIS) 
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work with relevant government partners, USAID, other Donors, and implementing partners. 
• Good verbal, listening, writing, and interpersonal skills essential for effective interaction among several institutions and staff involved in a broad range of activities. 

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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