LGA Data Officer at Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative (AHNi)

The LGA Data Officer will support the collection, collation, validation, analysis, and timely reporting of immunization and project-related data across supported facilities, wards, and communities; maintain accurate databases and reporting records; and ensure complete documentation of routine immunization sessions, outreach activities, and community interventions. The role includes conducting data verification and consistency checks, supporting Data Quality Assessments and corrective actions, resolving discrepancies, and ensuring alignment between source documents, registers, summary forms, and electronic reporting systems in compliance with national, donor, and organizational standards. The officer will provide technical support for DHIS2 and other health information systems, troubleshoot reporting issues, monitor trends and key immunization indicators, generate summaries and performance reports for decision-making, and support review meetings to identify gaps and low-performing areas requiring intervention. In addition, the officer will participate in supportive supervision visits, mentor and train health workers and community volunteers on data tools and reporting processes, strengthen documentation and record management, support community-level tracking and analysis, collaborate with LGA authorities and partners on data-related activities, and ensure confidentiality, safeguarding, accountability, and ethical data management throughout project implementation.                                                                     

Minimum Recruitment Standard

• Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics, Computer Science, Health Information Management, Public Health, Epidemiology, Demography, Mathematics, Social Sciences, or related fields.
• Minimum of 2–4 years relevant experience in data management, monitoring and evaluation, or health information systems.
• Experience working on donor-funded public health projects, preferably GAVI, Global Fund, DoS, UNICEF, or WHO-supported programs.
• Strong understanding of routine immunization indicators and health information systems.
• Hands-on experience using DHIS2, Microsoft Excel, and other data management tools.
• Experience conducting data quality verification and supportive supervision activities.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and report-writing skills.
• Ability to work effectively in field-based and multicultural environments.
• Knowledge of Kaduna State local operational context and local languages is an added advantage.