Senior Programme Analyst at Kainuwa Sustainale Development Foundations (KSDF)

Background

• The Gombe State Delivery and Insights Unit (SDIU) aims to strengthen the state’s existing health-system architecture by creating a consistent mechanism that connects data, management decisions, coordinated implementation, follow-up and escalation.
• The SDIU works to strengthen existing statutory functions and connect them into one repeatable evidence-to-decision-to-action cycle. it will connect leadership structures, technical forums, delivery agencies and data systems into one government-led decision-to-action mechanism.
• The SDIU is not intended to operate as a parallel programme management unit, replace existing government institutions, duplicate technical committees, or assume responsibility for programme implementation.

Role Purpose

• To serve as the analytical-management bridge within the DMU by converting fragmented technical updates, committee submissions, Execution Grant progress, AOP tracking and DIU findings into concise management problems and decision-ready briefs.
• The role interprets implementation, institutional dependencies and programme progress and translates them into management decisions.

Key Responsibilities
Consolidate implementation evidence:

• Receive and synthesize submissions from existing technical committees and TWGs.
• Review Execution Grant milestones, AOP actions and partner implementation updates.
• Identify duplicate, inconsistent or conflicting progress reports across mechanisms.

Frame management problems:

• Work with DIU colleagues to determine whether a programme concern is supported by available evidence.
• Develop structured problem statements covering what is happening, where, since when, likely drivers, what has already been tried and what decision is needed.
• Distinguish technical issues, coordination issues and matters requiring leadership authority.

Prepare decision products:

• Prepare TMT decision briefs with options, implications and recommended accountable institutions.
• Maintain a cross-cutting view of dependencies across service delivery, financing, supply chain, HRH and data.
• Support the Senior TA in identifying repeated system constraints requiring policy or structural action.

Minimize reporting burden:

• Avoid creating additional programme reporting requests where AOP, grant or committee reports can provide the necessary information.
• Work with the TMT Secretary to establish one authoritative action narrative for each priority issue.

Key Deliverables

• Monthly integrated programme-performance narrative.
• Decision briefs for TMT agenda items.
• Cross-cutting risk and dependency register.
• Quarterly analysis of repeated delivery bottlenecks.
• Consolidated view of AOP and Execution Grant risks.

Suggested performance indicators:

• Percentage of TMT agenda items supported by decision-ready briefs.
• Reduction in agenda items returned because evidence or decision asks are unclear.
• Evidence that TMT decisions increasingly address root causes rather than symptoms.

Recommended Profile / Capabilities

• Mid-to-senior programme-management professional with strong public-health understanding and background
• Minimum of 7 years of relevant professional experience in programme analysis, management
• Master’s Degree in a relevant field is desirable.
• Strong analytical reasoning and structured problem solving.
• Excellent executive-writing and synthesis capability.
• Ability to work across programmes, agencies and data sources without becoming the technical owner of those programmes.
• Demonstrate experience preparing high-level analytical reports and executive decision materials.
• Strong experience synthesizing information from multiple technical and organizational sources.
• Experience working with senior management, governance committees, or executive decision-making structures.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written communication and presentation skills.
• Strong ability to manage multiple workstreams and deadlines simultaneously.