Strategic Information Officer at the Center for Clinical Care and Clinical Research (CCCRN)

The Center for Clinical Care and Clinical Research is an indigenous, non-profit organization that promotes best practices in health care delivery, medical training and research using locally adapted models of health systems strengthening. CCCRN built a vast network of health and allied professional staff, partners and collaborators.

We require qualified candidates to fill the under-listed position for a 5-year USAID award known as Transforming Health and Resilience for Individuals Through Vibrant Empowerment (THRIVE) South Project, implemented in the five states of Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Edo and Lagos:

Job Title: Strategic Information Officer

Location: Edo / Lagos
Position Type: Full Time
Reports To: Senior Technical Advisor, Strategic Information (STASI)

Job Responsibilities

• S/he will provide an overall support to the implementation of M&E activities at the Project office, State Ministries of Women Affairs (SMW), State Action Committee on AIDS (SACA), and other OVC stakeholders in Edo State.
• S/he should collaborate with his/her counterparts at THRIVE South in-country headquarters to ensure that all M&E tools and management information systems (MIS) are availability and up to date for routine program monitoring activities in the state.  
• The Officer, Strategic Information (SI) will ensure that data entry into national, PEPFAR and project MIS - National OVC management information system (NOMIS), District Health Information System (DHIS), Data for Accountability and Impact (DATIM) and other MIS; are always up to date.
• He will collaborate with the MEAL teams of the project and the CSOs to ensure that accurate and high-quality program data are collected and entered into the MIS platforms in a timely manner, reports generated along with the narratives, to provide information for OVC programming and management decision making. 
• Also, s/he will support the training of CSO staff, promote program learning and sharing among staff, partners and stakeholders and encourage data utilization at all levels.

Specific Responsibilities

• Ensure CSOs understand the information needs of project stakeholders and donors and adhere to system requirements
• Work closely with the CSO M&E officers to ensure they understand the data requirements and data-gathering and report formats.  
• Support CSO M&E staff in their work with the Community Case Workers (CCWs or equivalent) to ensure that enough training is done for CCWs and volunteers, that the correct forms are used and that accurate reports are submitted on a timely basis.
• In collaboration with the THRIVE South MEAL team build capacity of CSO M&E staff in the understanding of OVC MER indicators and custom indicators and how they are measured.
• Ensure that CSOs enter accurate and high-quality data and reports on the MIS platforms on a timely basis or as may be needed.
• Work with contract M&E firm in the implementation of data quality assessments (DQAs), Site Improvement and Monitoring System (SIMS) implementation.  
• Ensure that CSOs participate in the DQAs, understand the recommendations for remedial action, and comply with those recommendations
• Collaborate with the Database Manager in the analysis and report of CSO’s data using the MIS required platforms on weekly, monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual basis to USAID and other stakeholders, as may be required.
• Identifies and responds to key stakeholders’ information needs in MEAL activities, using a range of appropriate communication methods.
• Undertake any MEAL responsibilities that may be assigned to him from time to time by his supervisor of the management team.

Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in social science with emphasis in rural development, public health, statistics or a development related field.
• Demonstrated skills in M&E design with previous experience in application of quantitative and qualitative research methodologies.
• At least three years of professional experience implementing/managing M&E for programs related to Health, HIV and OVC, agriculture or food and nutrition security programming, of which at least one year with NGOs.
• Experience in designing computer databases in Excel, Access, SQL and NoSQL, or in other database packages, and computer literacy in MS Office - Excel, Power Point and Word.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with government and civil society partners and communities as well as transfer knowledge to diverse audiences through workshops, training and meetings using participatory methods and adult learning principles.
• Proven leadership and inter-personal skills for effective teamwork; as well as the ability to work independently on a frequent basis, taking initiative, managing a variety of activities concurrently, and delivering outputs on schedule.
• Demonstrated ability to support partners working at a distance to achieve results against program objectives/targets.

Application Closing Date
8th May, 2025.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online