M&E / HMIS Advisor at the Management Sciences for Health (MSH)

The Management Sciences for Health (MSH), a global health nonprofit organization, uses proven approaches developed over 40 years to help leaders, health managers, and communities in developing nations build stronger health systems for greater health impact. We work to save lives by closing the gap between knowledge and action in public health.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: M&E / HMIS Advisor

Job Requisition ID: R4869
Location: Abuja 
Employment Type: Full-time

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement M&E frameworks for tracking progress against project objectives, institutional capacity building outcomes and deliverables
• Monitor establishment and operationalization of Health Facility Technical Working Groups (HFTWG), deployment of HFMIS tools, and functionality of PHC leadership bodies through structured assessment tools and regular field visits
• Lead rapid baseline assessments involving stakeholder interviews and document reviews to establish existing leadership practices, systems and gaps as outlined in work packages.
• Collaborate with state-level HMIS advisors to ensure complete, timely and quality data collection, analysis and reporting across all supported health facilities as part of routine DQA exercises
• Facilitate integration of project monitoring data with NHMIS DHIS2 platform, ensuring sustainability and government ownership of data systems beyond project completion
• Design and facilitate quarterly state PHC taskforce meetings and bi-annual RMNCAH+N performance review meetings using standardized agenda and performance tracking tools
• Support technical and logistic arrangements for Joint Annual Reviews (JAR) including preparation of performance dashboards.
• Conduct systematic documentation of lessons learned from governance interventions and capacity building activities for adaptive management and knowledge transfer
• Work directly with state Primary Health Care Development Agencies to institutionalize HMIS processes and M&E systems within existing government structures for long-term sustainability
• Prepare comprehensive quarterly and annual M&E reports for project and government partners using standardized templates and agreed-upon performance indicators.
• Support annual operational planning processes by providing evidence-based recommendations from M&E findings and DHIS2 performance data analysis
• Other tasks as assigned.

Qualifications

• A postgraduate degree in Public Health, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or closely related discipline with a minimum of 8 years relevant experience
• Deep understanding of the Monitoring, Evaluation and HMIS system in Nigeria
• Familiarity with national RMNCH and PHC indicators, data collection, and reporting tools.
• Excellent knowledge of DHIS2 and other statistical packages
• Excellent report writing skills.
• Fluency in English. Knowledge of at least one local language of the project state is an added advantage. 

Application Closing Date
6th August, 2025.