State Data Systems Strengthening Advisor at Tropical Health LLP

Job Description

• Tropical Health is seeking experienced State Data Systems Strengthening Advisor’s (SDSSA) as part of a large donor malaria programme that will operate in five Northern (Katsina, Jigawa, Yobe, Kano, Kaduna) and one Southern (Lagos) State in Nigeria.
• The positions will be based in the capital city of the programme supported States with extensive travel within the State.
• The position will have a dual role of and building capacity of state malaria elimination programme (SMEP) M&E teams and coordinating and implementing state-level programme Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) and Operations Research (OR) activities.
• The SDSSA’s will be line managed by the State Team Leader’s, with the technical oversight from Abuja based Specialists.

Requirements

• The SDSSA’s should hold a Bachelor’s degree in research methods, public health, epidemiology, surveillance or other relevant subjects and at least 5 year’s proven experience in a relevant context.
• We are looking for someone with with experience of coordinating and implementing state-level M&E activities, with a good understanding of Nigeria’s malaria response and health system and the challenges it faces.
• The right candidate will have a working background of M&E, experience of building capacity amongst staff and partners and previous experience developing and delivering training.
• Ideally our SDSSA’s will have excellent computer skills including Excel and data/statistics softwares, with a good level of written English and used to working using both English and Hausa (spoken) will be essential, if working in Northern Nigerian States.
• Nigerian nationals are encouraged to apply.