Strategic Information Advisor (SIA) at Society for Family Health (SFH)

Ref Id: sfh-48586
Location: Bauchi  Application Link

Location: Adamawa  Application Link
Job Type: Permanent

Job Profile

• The Strategic Information Advisor (SIA) provides support to the Director of Strategic Information (DSI) to ensure effective implementation of the monitoring and evaluation system of the project.
• S/He collaborates with the State Project Team and other relevant stakeholders to develop M&E policies, indicators, tools, templates, strategies and frameworks for the project. S/He contributes to the project efforts in developing and strengthening M&E processes and systems.
• S/He assists the DSI in assuring the quality, timely, and relevant performance of the project in the state.

Qualifications/Experience

• A minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Social Sciences or any related field; further training in the same fields of expertise/ a master’s degree will be an added advantage
• A minimum of five (5) years of work experience in public health or social science. This should be inclusive of (3) three years of experience in research, monitoring & evaluation in a supervisory role.

Skills and competencies:

• Well-versed in technical knowledge of the epidemiology of infectious diseases
• Strong research skills, and proven capability to develop M&E policies, plans, and standard operating procedures/guidelines
• Demonstrated capacity in writing scientific papers and results for both scientific & lay audiences
• Excellent analytical and communication skills; ability to also speak in local dialects is an added advantage
• Ability to identify, assess, and select performance indicators, monitoring tools, and reporting templates
• Ability to work well with individuals and teams of diverse backgrounds and perspectives
• Ability to coach/mentor program coordinators in M&E
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in project planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation
• Excellent computer operations skills, preferably with proficiency in MS Office and social science research software.