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  • Posted: Sep 9, 2025
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    Program/MERL Assistant Temp Hire

    Overview

    Jhpiego seeks a Quality Improvement (QI) technical optimizer for Ekiti and Jigawa on The Global Fund

    • The project aims to provide support to implement an innovative approach for integrated supportive supervision (ISS) that includes collaborative improvement, training, and supervision of supervisors to improve health worker performance and quality of care for integrated HIV/TB/Malaria/MNCH primary health care services for underserved population, as well as strengthen leadership and management skills among Ministry of Health staff for QI and improved integrated service delivery in health facilities and communities.
    • The QI program/MERL optimizer will support quality improvement and leadership and management activities in and will work closely with the QI Specialist to implement project activities, in coordination with the Ministry of Health and other government agencies.

    Responsibilities

    Program management and operations roles:

    • Support project team in preparation of activities, including scheduling meetings, creating attendance list, corresponding with attendees, preparing materials, setting up meeting rooms, taking meeting minutes, amongst other tasks
    • Support to maintain records and files, distributing of project information and documentation Contribute to preparation of program reports, communications and presentations.
    • Ensure expense reports, payment schedules are properly prepared, scanned and shared with the project teams for review
    • Responsible for the collation, harmonization and regular updates of program management tools such as scorecard, stakeholders database, facility directory and other tools as maybe be requested.
    • Manage program trackers (GSRs, activities schedules and Issue/Incidence log) Coordinate staff travel logistics and retirements.
    • Coordinate procurement of office consumables.

    MERL Roles:

    • Collect data, review and ensure quality as related to QI activities and submit them to the MERL specialist
    • Support the monthly data validation and triangulation at the facility, LGA and State level Ensure data on the service delivery registers in each health facility are accurately entered into the MSF and DHIS2.
    • Support research/assessment that will inform project learnings.
    • Participate in meetings and communicate with stakeholders to share performance and progress reports.
    • Support data triangulation at the facility, LGA and State level
    • Document best practices, lessons learned, and success stories to share with the project team and stakeholders.
    • Perform other duties as assigned.

    Supervision

    • Reports to: State Team Lead

    Required Qualifications

    • Health professional (e.g. Doctor, Nurse, Midwife, Public health, Statistics, Epidemiology) with at least 1-2 years' experience in public health program
    • Strong familiarity with health system and HTM service delivery context in Jigawa, Ekiti and Nigeria
    • Ability to interact with established networks of health professionals, ministry of health officials and other partners
    • Comfortable with a team approach to programming and the ability to manage several major activities simultaneously
    • Proficiency in word processing, Microsoft Office
    • Proficiency in Excel, DHIS2 and any other visualization tools
    • Willingness to travel within state

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    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to Jhpiego - John Hopkins University on jobs-jhpiego.icims.com to apply

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