Director, Strategic Information at Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH)

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH) is one of the leading Nigerian Non-Governmental Organizations implementing programs for improving Reproductive Health and Family planning (RH/FP), Care and Treatment of HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis (TB) and Malaria etc.
• We seek applications from qualified persons for the following position in an anticipated USCDC  Key Populations and Adolescent and Young Persons’ project: ’Expansion of Community HIV Response in Nigeria through Civil Society Organizations in some selected states in Nigeria. We offer professional opportunities for career advancement, good working environment and competitive remuneration.
• We seek applications from qualified persons for the position of Director, Strategic Information in an anticipated USCDC- funded Key Populations and Adolescent and Young Persons’ project: Expansion of Community HIV Response in Nigeria through Civil Society Organizations in some selected states in Nigeria  The candidate will be based in Abuja with oversight functions on  selected states and report to the Project Director.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

• The DSI will be the lead technical expert responsible for all SI aspects of the Activity, including monitoring, evaluation, analytics, and reporting of performance and results.
• S/he will lead efforts to ensure accurate and timely performance reporting for the Activity. This includes overseeing support to community organizations to monitor, document and analyze the performance of their AYPs and KPs services and activities and ensure data quality.
• S/he will liaise with relevant technical advisers and counterparts responsible for state and LGA level SI functions; and will ensure monitoring and evaluation coordination with PEPFAR and national data systems.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

• The DSI will be skilled in the development and use of data/data analytics to aid program decision making, with demonstrated ability to perform robust data extraction from internal and external information systems.
• S/he will have the ability to perform complex data analytics utilizing Microsoft Excel, STATA, and/or Business Intelligence tools, making recommendations based on findings. S/he will be able to portray complex data sets in easy to understand formats/visualizations.
• The DSI will have a working knowledge of Nigeria’s health and social service information systems and M&E processes as it relates to data collection for performance- based reporting, with understanding, experience and competency in working with AYPs and KPs community-led organizations.
• S/he will have knowledge and working experience in the use of mapping and other similar tools (including computer software programs) to target program interventions and resources; and excellent written and oral communication skills in English.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• MBBS or Bachelor’s degree in public health, epidemiology, social work, monitoring & evaluation, demography, biostatistics, statistics, analytics or a related field is required. A Master’s degree in relevant areas is preferred.
• Minimum of Eight (8) years of experience in Donor funded program such as USG or United Nations in designing, establishing, and managing M&E systems, to ensure data quality, and management of data for strategic information.