Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Technical Officer at Jhpiego Nigeria

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: Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Technical Officer

Job ID: 2025-7162
Location: Ilorin, Kwara
Category: International Positions
Employment Status: Full-Time

Overview

• We are seeking a Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) Technical Office in Kwara State to support the State Team Leader in the design, implementation, and monitoring of integrated health service delivery programs.
• The focus will be on advancing integration of SRHR, and communicable diseases (e.g., HIV, TB, malaria), and strengthening the use of strategic information for decision-making and program improvement.
• This strategic role requires an exceptional individual with professional expertise in multi-disease programming who can establish robust data systems, ensure evidence-based decision making, and support adaptive management approaches while maintaining rights-based monitoring frameworks.

Responsibilities
Technical Leadership:

• Support provision of technical guidance on SRHR, integrated service delivery, and communicable disease programming.
• Lead the development and adaptation of evidence-based tools, guidelines, and training materials.
• Ensure integration of SRHR and communicable disease services across health system levels and platforms.

Program Design & Implementation:

• Support the design and implementation of innovative, client-centered, and gender-responsive interventions.
• Collaborate with consortium organizations, partners and program teams to ensure technical quality and alignment with national and global standards.
• Contribute to work planning, budgeting, and reporting processes.

Strategic Information & Learning:

• Lead the state-level development and use of strategic information systems to monitor program performance and outcomes aligned with country office/national health strategies, donor requirements, and international reporting standards
• Design rights-based monitoring approaches that track equity, non-discrimination, and human rights indicators alongside health outcomes
• Promote data-driven decision-making and adaptive learning across project teams.
• Support the generation and dissemination of knowledge products, including success stories, technical briefs, and peer-reviewed publications.

Multi-Disease Data Management and Integration:

• Oversee development of integrated health information systems that support real-time program monitoring across disease areas
• Establish data interoperability standards and protocols for seamless information sharing between SRHR and communicable disease programs
• Coordinate with existing national health information systems, databases, surveillance systems, and routine health data platforms
• Implement automated data quality checks and validation procedures across multiple data sources
• Ensure compliance with data protection regulations while facilitating evidence-based program management

Capacity Strengthening:

• Build the capacity of sub-national stakeholders, including government counterparts and implementing partners, in SRHR and integrated service delivery.
• Facilitate training, mentoring, and supportive supervision for health workers and program staff.
• Lead development of comprehensive MEAL training curricula covering integrated programming approaches
• Mentor emerging M&E professionals and support south-south learning exchanges
• Support development of state MEAL capacity for integrated health programming

Partnerships & Representation:

• Represent Jhpiego in technical working groups, donor meetings, and stakeholder forums.
• Foster strong relationships with government agencies, donors, civil society, and academic institutions.

Strategic Reporting and Evidence Utilization:

• Prepare comprehensive reports for different stakeholders and ensure timely submission of high-quality data and reports to Jhpiego and relevant stakeholders.
• Facilitate regular data utilization workshops and evidence-based program review meetings
• Support advocacy efforts with robust evidence and compelling data visualization to stakeholders.
• Participate in supportive supervision, DQAs, and virtual/physical data review meetings.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health, Statistics, Epidemiology, Development Studies, Social Sciences, or related field
• Additional training in M&E methodologies, data management, or strategic information systems preferred
• Certification or advanced training in strategic information, plus monitoring and evaluation
• Demonstrated experience with integrated health programming, preferably combining SRHR and communicable disease components and a minimum of 5 years experience
• Familiarity with Nigeria’s national health policies and SRHR frameworks and strong understanding of health systems, gender equity, and rights-based approaches to health.
• Previous work with donor-funded projects and familiarity with multiple donor M&E requirements
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and writing skills.
• Fluency in English (written and verbal) – essential
• Working Knowledge of the language of Kwara people is an asset

Working Conditions:

• Office-based position with regular field visits to project sites (approximately 50% travel time)
• Travel to rural and urban communities for data collection, monitoring visits, and capacity building activities
• Participation in workshops, stakeholder meetings, and evaluation activities that may require extended field presence

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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