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Position Overview
- The Health Informatics Advisor will support in the development, implementation and management of the health electronic information systems in meeting monitoring and evaluation requirements of the ACE project.
- S/he will also ensure optimal functionality of all electronic medical records and project databases
Responsibilities
- The HI Advisor will support all Monitoring and Evaluation initiatives and data related activities of the project.
- The health Informatics Advisor (HIA) will provide technical support for the design and content development for electronic information systems.
- S/he will support the development actual program logic statements for the coding of M & E indicators and software business rules where necessary and checking that all software development is done according to already established standards and procedures.
- The HIA will ensure that the software and database tools developed meet the intended reporting and data output requirements for both internal use and donors.
- S/he will ccoordinate user support through RISE field staff with specific assistance on building and maintaining a strong facility and LGA level capacity.
- S/he will conduct assessments of health informatics environments, synthesize pertinent information, identify implications for planning and development.
- The HIA will supervise the deployment of the developed M & E software and database tools to new sites as requested.
- The HIA will support the development of standard operating procedures, user manuals, and data management procedure documents for all of the project electronic information systems.
- S/he will recommend hardware and software upgrades to the database server as needed.
- The HI Advisor will work closely with the Director, Strategic Information in proposing strategies to increase data use and demand amongst program staff and support the program staff on ways to properly organize and capture program progress and document lessons learned.
- Perform other duties relating to the project assigned by the supervisor
Required Qualifications/ Experience
- B.Sc. in Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Science or related field.
- 5 - 7 years’ post-NYSC professional experience in health information systems and/or database management.
- Relevant working knowledge of programming language like JAVA etc.
- Demonstrated ability to train and build the capacity of others on Software development and Database management tools and procedures.
- Knowledge of electronic medical records systems and deployment of database systems for patient monitoring.
- Experience in relational database design and analysis, SQL and MS Access/Excel programming skills and multiple data visualization options; including the deployment of field based mobile data collection devices (i.e. ODK, CAPI, Kobo toolbox, etc).
- Familiarity with client/server or multi-platform application development, Nigerian public sector health system and/or HIV/AIDS response.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Advanced knowledge of relational database concepts and skills utilized in creating and maintaining relational databases.
- Solid understanding of basic assumptions of clinical and public health industry practices for data acquisition and quality assurance.
- Knowledge and experience in project-level or state/national-level monitoring and evaluation system implementation.
- Attention to detail and accuracy in basic data management, analysis and reporting.
- Demonstrated ability to train and build the capacity of others on databases.
- Cooperative, competent, hardworking, flexible and dependable in a multi-cultural, open office situation;
- Self-motivated and proactive with a positive attitude to work;
- Ability to organize and coordinate information and logistics for programs and activities.
- Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines and intense pressure to perform.
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Reports To: State Team Lead
Career Category: Program/Project Management
Theme: HIV/Aids
Position Overview
- Senior Advisor- HIV Prevention will be responsible for developing and leading the overall prevention strategies and monitoring the implementation of the integrated prevention services to drive saturation and epidemic control in Niger and Kwara in line with national requirements and standards.
- This position will require active participation in the development, modification, and/or adaptation of appropriate technical strategies and tailored approaches for improving access to HIV Testing Services.
Responsibilities
- Provide overall strategic guidance to ACE case finding and PrEP optimization efforts as well as drive strategies that will expedite saturation and epidemic control across supported states, optimizing and integrating prevention services with collaboration with treatment and care services.
- Support capacity building and coordination of National and State- level recency surveillance response in collaboration with National and state response teams to ensure timely collaborative intervention.
- Organize, promote and facilitate Quality Improvements (QI) on PrEP activities and research as well as work with individuals to assess needs, develop care plans and coordinate PrEP-related services through advocacy, education, support, empowerment and coaching.
- Support training facilitation of health care providers on cervical cancer prevention program and to build the capacity of the health facility staffs to ensure the necessary equipment and supplies are available;
- Lead in the coordination of both facility and community-based HTS for the target population of interest with critical consideration for state peculiarities.
- Work to establish and strengthen effective referral linkage between community outreach services and care and treatment facilities.
- Collaborate with reference laboratories to implement proficiency testing and other diagnostic quality assurance.
- Liaise with State Supply chain unit to ensure PrEP/RTK/consumable Stock availability and re-distribution with demands and Saturation.
- Assist in developing M&E tools related to HIV testing and other diagnostic services of the project at different levels.
- Produce and ensure timely submission of monthly program activity and M&E reports to the M&E unit of the project.
- S/he provides HIV testing to priority populations according to the national HIV testing protocols and guidelines
- Participate in joint HTS supportive supervision visits together with the Ministry of Health and other stakeholders
- S/he establishes and strengthens good working relationships with other implementing partners and stakeholders.
- S/he ensures that HIV testing quality assurance practices are always performed at all times according to the national requirements.
- Conduct monthly HTS data analysis and compile timely reports to ensure real-time data use for decision making at facility level and progress towards project targets.
- Conduct ongoing training needs assessment and facilitation of the various HTS training
- Develop and monitor the implementation of the capacity building plan (in terms of training, mentorship and coaching) at supported health facilities
- Ensure facilities do have adequate HTS Standard Operating procedures and algorithms
- Document successes, lessons learned, and challenges in implementation through routine monthly, quarterly, and/or annual reports to Jhpiego and the donor, and other reporting requirements as requested.
Required Qualifications / Experience
- Ten(10) years of international experience with progressive responsibility in national HIV/AIDS programs.
- Experience in design and implementation of monitoring, evaluation and research of international experience with progressive responsibility in national HIV/AIDS programs.
- Experience in driving SURGE-level access to HTS including rapid HIV testing, “provider-initiated” testing and testing (PITC) in medical settings, and facility- and community-based HTS, including targeted index testing, HIV Self Testing and recency testing.
- Ability to work with technical and program management staff from Ministries of Health. Ability to work effectively on multi-disciplinary public health teams, particularly of USG agencies.
- Advanced computer skills in Excel, Word processing, Database management, SPSS or other statistical packages
- Excellent writing and verbal communication skills.
- Good strategic and analytical thinking and ability to interpret public health and epidemiological data
- Demonstrated experience working with USAID/PEPFAR programs
- Computer proficient skills in Excel, Word processing.
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Reports To: Senior Advisor- HIV Prevention
Position Overview
- HTS / PrEP Advisor will be responsible for developing strategies and monitor the implementation of the integrated prevention services and provide HTS in line with national requirements and standards.
- This position will require active participation in the development, modification, and/or adaptation of appropriate technical strategies and tailored approaches for improving access to HIV Testing Services
Responsibilities
- Provide overall strategic guidance to ACE case finding and PrEP optimization efforts as well as drive strategies that will expedite saturation and epidemic control across supported states, optimizing and integrating prevention services with collaboration with treatment and care services.
- Support capacity building and coordination of National and State- level recency surveillance response in collaboration with National and state response team to ensure timely collaborative intervention.
- Organize, promote and facilitate Quality Improvements (QI) on PrEP activities and research as well as work with individuals to assess needs, develop care plans and coordinate PrEP-related services through advocacy, education, support, empowerment and coaching.
- Support training facilitation of health care providers on cervical cancer prevention program and to build capacity of the health facility staffs to ensure the necessary equipment and supplies are available;
- Lead in the coordination of both facility and community based HTS for the target population of interest with critical consideration for state peculiarities.
- Work to establish and strengthen effective referral linkage between community outreach services and care and treatment facilities.
- Collaborate with reference laboratories to implement proficiency testing and other diagnostic quality assurance.
- Liaise with State Supply chain unit to ensure PrEP/RTK/consumable Stock availability and re-distribution with demands and Saturation.
- Assist in developing M&E tools related to HIV testing and other diagnostic services of the project at different levels.
- Produce and ensure timely submission of monthly program activity and M&E reports to the M&E unit of the project.
- S/he provides HIV testing to priority populations according to the national HIV testing protocols and guidelines
- Participate in joint HTS supportive supervision visits together with the Ministry of Health and other stakeholders
- S/he establishes and strengthens good working relationship with other implementing partners and stakeholders.
- S/he ensures that HIV testing quality assurance practices are always performed at all times according to the national requirements.
- Conduct monthly HTS data analysis and compile timely reports to ensure real time data use for decision making at facility level and progress towards project targets.
- Conduct ongoing training needs assessment and facilitation of the various HTS trainings
- Develop and monitor the implementation of the capacity building plan (in terms of training, mentorship and coaching) at supported health facilities
- Ensure facilities do have adequate HTS Standard Operating procedures and algorithms
- Document successes, lessons learned, and challenges in implementation through routine monthly, quarterly, and/or annual reports to Jhpiego and the donor, and other reporting requirements as requested.
Required Qualification / Experience
- Eight (8) years of international experience with progressive responsibility in national HIV/AIDS programs.
- Experience in design and implementation of monitoring, evaluation and research of international experience with progressive responsibility in national HIV/AIDS programs.
- Experience in driving SURGE-level access to HTS including rapid HIV testing, “provider-initiated” testing and testing (PITC) in medical settings, and facility- and community-based HTS, including targeted index testing, HIV Self Testing, recency testing including PrEP.
- Ability to work with technical and program management staff from Ministries of Health. Ability to work effectively on multi-disciplinary public health teams, particularly of USG agencies.
- Advanced computer skills in Excel, Word processing, Database management, SPSS or other statistical packages
- Excellent writing and verbal communication skills.
- Good strategic and analytical thinking and ability to interpret public health and epidemiological data
- Demonstrated experience working with USAID/PEPFAR programs
- Computer proficient skills in Excel, Word processing.
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Reports To: Director (MEL)
Position Overview
- The Advisor (Measurement & Learning) will support the ACE project, support strategic information activities.
- S/he will provide technical assistance and capacity building to the SI team and its stakeholders in the development of and implementation of data analysis, use, and dissemination strategy.
- S/he will additionally design strategy and activities to improve capacity on triangulating data from multiple data sources to inform policy and decision-making.
- S/he will contribute to the design of robust, user-friendly, high-quality interfaces for data visualization and data dissemination to enhance district-led and nationally supported evidence-based programming for improved understanding of HIV burden across interventions (95-95-95 cascade).
- S/he will additionally provide technical assistance to design and implement strategy to build capacity of M&E systems to oversee data quality and data use for decision making (including capacity building of M&E staff).
Responsibilities
- Provides technical support for the collection, analysis, triangulation and interpretation of data and the calculation of programmatic, surveillance, demographic and epidemiological indicators;
- Contributes to the analysis of correlations between coverage rates and disease incidence rates;
- Contributes to the identification and analysis of data from multiple sources in order to identify national and sub national trends and risk factors by population group;
- Reviews and enhances systems for the analysis, triangulation, interpretation, dissemination and utilization of data from multiple sources (routine, survey, surveillance and vital statistics among others) for policy making;
- Engages in discussions with health informatics staff to design robust, user-friendly, high-quality interfaces within the integrated Health Information Systems for data dissemination and data utilization;
- Facilitates training/workshops related to data analysis, dissemination and use of information;
- Identifies and strengthens regular national- and district-level platforms for evidence-based programing, including the establishment of a program performance review meeting;
- Ensure compliance to donor reporting requirements into DATIM and other formats for high frequency reporting
- Provide technical leadership to SIO on all M&E related issues.
- Support program reporting to donors and GON
- Performs other duties assigned by supervisor
Required Qualification / Experience
- Master's Degree in Public Health, Statistics, Epidemiology, Geography and other related areas with 8 years of experience in monitoring and evaluation in international development related to HIV/AIDS comprehensive services
- 8 years practical or demonstrable experience in monitoring and evaluation or data management.
- Experience in providing M&E support to programs working with key populations including one or more of the following is preferred: sex workers, men who have sex with men, transgender persons and people who inject drugs
- Previous experience working with USAID or PEPFAR-supported programs including familiarity with USAID M&E reporting requirements.
- Demonstrated ability to be the technical specialist and as the lead subject matter expert in monitoring and evaluation.
- Demonstrated ability to perform complex data analytics utilizing Microsoft Excel, STATA, Epi Info and/or other analytic software and to provide evidence-based recommendations accordingly.
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience in the use of GIS and other tools to support geo-spatial display of data to target program interventions and resources.
Required Abilities / Skills:
- Demonstrated ability to perform robust data extraction from internal and external information systems.
- Familiarity with Nigerian public health sector, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) is highly desirable.
- Demonstrated ability to portray complex data sets in easy-to-understand formats including visualizations.
- Demonstrated working knowledge of Nigerian health and social service information systems and monitoring and evaluation processes as it relates to data collection for performance-based reporting and use of data.
- Previous experience in building capacity for generation and use of SI.
- Demonstrated written, presentation, communication and organizational skills in English
- Ability to travel within Nigeria.
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Reports To: Director (MEL)
Position Overview
- The Senior Technical Advisor (SI) will support the ACE project, support strategic information activities.
- S/he will provide technical assistance and capacity building to the SI team and its stakeholders in the development of and implementation of data analysis, use, and dissemination strategy.
- S/he will additionally design strategy and activities to improve capacity on triangulating data from multiple data sources to inform policy and decision-making.
- S/he will contribute to the design of robust, user-friendly, high-quality interfaces for data visualization and data dissemination to enhance district-led and nationally supported evidence-based programming for improved understanding of HIV burden across interventions (95-95-95 cascade).
- S/he will additionally provide technical assistance to design and implement strategy to build capacity of M&E systems to oversee data quality and data use for decision making (including capacity building of M&E staff).
Responsibilities
- Provides technical support for the collection, analysis, triangulation and interpretation of data and the calculation of programmatic, surveillance, demographic and epidemiological indicators;
- Contributes to the analysis of correlations between coverage rates and disease incidence rates;
- Contributes to the identification and analysis of data from multiple sources in order to identify national and sub national trends and risk factors by population group;
- Reviews and enhances systems for the analysis, triangulation, interpretation, dissemination and utilization of data from multiple sources (routine, survey, surveillance and vital statistics among others) for policy making;
- Engages in discussions with health informatics staff to design robust, user-friendly, high-quality interfaces within the integrated Health Information Systems for data dissemination and data utilization;
- Facilitates training/workshops related to data analysis, dissemination and use of information;
- Identifies and strengthens regular national- and district-level platforms for evidence-based programing, including the establishment of a program performance review meeting;
- Ensure compliance to donor reporting requirements into DATIM and other formats for high frequency reporting.
- Provide technical leadership to SIO on all M&E related issues.
- Support program reporting to donors and GON.
- Performs other duties assigned by supervisor
Required Qualifications / Experience
- Master’s Degree in Public Health, Statistics, Epidemiology, Geography and other related areas with 8 years of experience in monitoring and evaluation in international development related to HIV/AIDS comprehensive services.
- 9 years practical or demonstrable experience in monitoring and evaluation or data management.
- Experience in providing M&E support to programs working with key populations including one or more of the following is preferred: sex workers, men who have sex with men, transgender persons and people who inject drugs.
- Previous experience working with USAID or PEPFAR-supported programs including familiarity with USAID M&E reporting requirements.
- Demonstrated ability to be the technical specialist and as the lead subject matter expert in monitoring and evaluation.
- Demonstrated ability to perform complex data analytics utilizing Microsoft Excel, STATA, Epi Info and/or other analytic software and to provide evidence-based recommendations accordingly.
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience in the use of GIS and other tools to support geo-spatial display of data to target program interventions and resources.
Required Abilities / Skills:
- Demonstrated ability to perform robust data extraction from internal and external information systems.
- Familiarity with Nigerian public health sector, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) is highly desirable.
- Demonstrated ability to portray complex data sets in easy-to-understand formats including visualizations.
- Demonstrated working knowledge of Nigerian health and social service information systems and monitoring and evaluation processes as it relates to data collection for performance-based reporting and use of data.
- Previous experience in building capacity for generation and use of SI.
- Demonstrated written, presentation, communication and organizational skills in English.
- Ability to travel within Nigeria.
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Reports To: HTS/PrEP Technical Advisor
Position Overview
- The HTS/PrEP Officer will work with the Specialist to ensure sustainable, high quality and client-focused targeted HTS, as well as linkage to ART, and other prevention services.
- S/he will support to ensure un-interrupted supply of commodities and develop strategies to strengthen referrals between facility and community based HTS points and the relevant health facilities for appropriate referral of clients.
- S/he will also drive the achievement of saturation and epidemic control across all age and sex categories in the assigned LGAs and facilities and ensure that priority population have access and receive quality HTS services
Responsibilities
- Assist in the coordination of community and Facility based HTS for the target population interest with the states.
- Work to establish and strengthen effective referral linkage within facility and community-based HTS, and client-centric linkage and ART services.
- Coordinate mapping of community and facility services and the development of referral directory (including spoke, PMTCT site).
- Coordinate capacity building activities for HTS, PNS, IPV, adherence counselling and behavioral change initiative for providers.
- Drive index testing optimization of all newly identified positive and Virally unsuppressed clients in assigned facilities and LGAs.
- Ensure all HTS services and properly and completely documented on appropriate forms and registers
- Drive and inform innovative strategies that ensure efficiency of testing among men, ADYW, and other priority population being missed out of intervention
- Produce and ensure timely submission of monthly program activity reports for data triangulation with M&E unit of the project.
- Provides HIV testing to priority populations according to the national HIV testing protocols and guidelines
- Provide basic linkage-to-care and patient navigation for individuals seeking PrEP as a part of combination prevention Strategies.
- Organize, promote and facilitate Quality Improvements (QI) on PrEP activities and research as well as work with individuals to assess needs, develop care plans and coordinate PrEP-related services through advocacy, education, support, empowerment and coaching.
- Collect and evaluate reports from clients to ensure access to PrEP and follow-through with service provision.
- Ensure the Mentoring and distribution of PrEP- IEC materials.
- Develop and distribute a survey tool for use in HIV Testing to identify those at high risk for HIV and more likely to benefit from PrEP.
- Liaise with State Supply chain unit to ensure PrEP Stock availability and re-distribution with demands and Saturation.
- Develop close working relationships with State, Facility and Community leadership to ensure coordination of PrEP services.
- Ensures that HIV testing quality assurance practices are always performed at all times according to the national requirements.
- Establishes and strengthens good working relationship with other implementing partners and stakeholders.
Required Qualification / Experience
- Demonstrated experience working with USAID/PEPFAR programs
- At least five (5) years’ experience in provision of facility and community-based HIV prevention services including PrEP
- Experience in driving SURGE-level access to HTS including rapid HIV testing, “provider-initiated” testing and testing (PITC) in medical settings, and facility- and community-based HTS, including targeted index testing, HIV Self Testing and recency testing.
- Computer proficient skills in Excel, Word processing.
- Excellent writing and verbal communication skills.
- Good strategic and analytical thinking and ability to interpret public health and epidemiological data
- Familiarity with USAID regulations is desired.
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Reports To: The Chief of Party
Position Overview
- The ACE program is a newly-awarded 5-year, USAID-funded global HIV program that supports countries to achieve and maintain HIV epidemic control through provision of strategic technical assistance and direct service delivery to improve prevention, HIV case finding and treatment programming.
- In Nigeria, ACE comprising of Jhpiego, CCCRN and others will support the Government of Nigeria to address barriers in HIV services among at-risk adult men, women and priority populations and to build capacity of local Implementing partners, continuously leveraging data to successfully course correct and achieve and maintain epidemic control.
- This project aims to achieve and maintain the primary prevention and 95 - 95 - 95 goals that are critical to HIV epidemic control in Nigeria.
- The program will also support PEPFAR’s transition of HIV service delivery to local partners, advancing progress along the journey to self-reliance.
Responsibilities
Leadership:
- Provide leadership and direction on SI/M&E activities to ensure technical and financial integrity to achieve ACE goals, objectives and targets and other ACE projects as necessary
- Serve as a member of the senior leadership team to ensure success in meeting ACE goals, objectives and targets
- Lead development of project PMP and standard operating procedures (SOPs) related to data management, collection, aggregation and data quality assessment and QA/QI to guide state level activities
- Lead the process of establishing an instance of DHIS2 that will warehouse facility-level data for all ACE States and facilities
- Oversee real-time data use including weekly, monthly and quarterly data review meetings; implement remediation efforts that address identified gaps and challenges for project overall and at state level
- Oversee the development of data analytics to monitor cascades of care, programmatic pivoting, and key and priority populations. Analyze progress to target continuously to ensure activities are on track
- Strengthen the use of data at state and facility level for program monitoring and improvement
- Support the provision of training, supervision and mentorship to strengthen for M&E/SI and data quality improvement
- Support the process of validation and triangulation of data between multiple data sources.
Management:
- Supervise a team of and M&E/SI and informatics advisors, data managers and clerks to produce high-quality data and monitor program quality and progress to target
- Oversee timely, accurate and appropriate reporting of project activities and results to USAID, including narrative progress reports and weekly, monthly quarterly, semi-annual and annual quantitative results.
- Support and guide capacity building through trainings, mentorship and supervision on M&E/SI activities
- Promote and support knowledge management and sharing efforts
- Trouble shoot issues that arise and provide immediate solutions
- Ensure compliance to donor reporting requirements into DATIM and other formats for high frequency reporting.
Required Qualifications / Experience
- Master's Degree in Epidemiology, Demography, Public Health, or related Health, Medical, or Social Science discipline; doctoral-level degree preferred.
- 10+ years of experience in monitoring and evaluation of large-scale international HIV PEPFAR-funded projects, with proven capacity in building and managing a diverse team of technical and support staff
- Demonstrated experience working with USAID/PEPFAR programs and strong familiarity with USAID reporting requirements.
- Experience in HIV care and treatment and prevention programs
- Familiarity with Nigeria’s health management information system and other national M&E systems
- Demonstrated experience in facilitating the dissemination and use of data for decision-making.
- Demonstrated experience in data quality assurance and implementation plans to improve data quality
- Strong data management and analysis skills and advanced knowledge of PowerBI, DHIS2, and electronic medical records
- Strong technical skills, including ability to process and analyze data using one or more statistical software packages, including at least two of the following: SPSS, Epi-Info, Stata
- Excellent writing and communications skills, including demonstrated technical writing skills for publication
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Reports To: Technical Advisor
Position Overview
- The Senior Strategic Information Officer will assist in the development, implementation and management of the monitoring and evaluation requirements of ACE.
- S/he will work closely with program and technical staff to maintain monitoring frameworks that are accurate, up-to-date and comprehensive.
- S/he will maintain office data base systems and ensure up-to-date, accurate information in them.
- S/he will assist the program staff in preparing sections of program reports that deal with monitoring and evaluation, and in the implementation of program assessments and evaluations.
Responsibilities
- The Senior Strategic Information Officer (SSIO) will support all Monitoring and Evaluation initiatives and data related activities of the project. Specifically, the (SSIO) will work closely with state teams to coordinate the implementation of the National harmonized HMIS strategic plan across vertical health programs and ensure that service providers and other stakeholders comply with the strategic plan.
- The (SSIO) will also support data verification and edit in the state to ensure compatibility with data entry systems and procedural requirements.
- The (SSIO) will conduct routine data quality validation/audit and provide regular feedbacks to improve the quality of data in all supported sites and among the different stakeholders.
- S/he will collect, collate and report all data tracked by the program and work with the state teams as well as other stakeholders to develop dashboard for routine data.
- S/he will also provide technical expertise to the ACE state teams and Partners in the development and dissemination of HMIS standards and guidelines.
- S/he will build capacity in quality data collection, analysis, dissemination and use of health information at the state and health facility levels for program planning and management and will assist state teams to increase the dissemination of information appropriately packaged for various stakeholder groups.
- The SSIO will work closely with the Technical Advisor in proposing strategies to increase data use and demand amongst program staff and support the program staff on ways to properly organize and capture program progress and document lessons learned.
- Perform other duties relating to the project assigned by the supervisor
Required Qualification/ Experience
- Postgraduate / Master's Degree in Public Health, Medical Sciences, Demography, Statistics, or related field.
- At least 7 years’ post-NYSC professional experience in the implementation and management of health Strategic Information systems.
- Familiarity with USAID/PEPFAR HIV/AIDS programs, Nigerian public sector health system and HIV/AIDS response.
- Core Strategic information experience, conversant with MER indicators, data collection, analysis and data visualization using DHIS2, Electronic Medical Records, Statistical software, Power BI/Tableau and other innovative data management systems.
Required Abilities/Skills:
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (including Microsoft Excel) and related applications.
- High-level computer skills using DHIS2, SPSS and/or STATA, PowerBI and Epi-Info
- Attention to detail and accuracy in basic data management, analysis and reporting.
- Demonstrated ability to train and build the capacity of others on HMIS tools.
- Knowledge of electronic medical records systems and deployment of database systems for patient monitoring
- Cooperative, competent, hardworking, flexible and dependable in a multi-cultural, open office situation;
- Self-motivated and proactive with a positive attitude to work;
- Ability to organize and coordinate information and logistics for programs and activities.
- Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines and intense pressure to perform.
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Position Reports To: State Team Lead
Department / Project: Monitoring and Evaluation
Job Type: Job
Position Overview
- The Strategic Information Advisor will support the RISE project on all SI related implementation and data management.
- S/he will provide technical assistance and capacity building to the SI team and its stakeholders in the development of and implementation of data analysis, use, and dissemination strategy.
- S/he will additionally design strategy and activities to improve capacity on triangulating data from multiple data sources to inform policy and decision-making.
- S/he will contribute to the design of robust, user-friendly, high-quality interfaces for data visualization and data dissemination to enhance district-led and nationally supported evidence-based programming for improved understanding of HIV burden across interventions (95-95-95 cascade).
- S/he will additionally provide technical assistance to design and implement strategy to build capacity of M&E systems to oversee data quality and data use for decision making (including capacity building of M&E staff).
Responsibilities
- Provides technical support for the collection, analysis, triangulation and interpretation of data and the calculation of programmatic, surveillance, demographic and epidemiological indicators;
- Oversee real-time data use including weekly, monthly and quarterly data review meetings; implement remediation efforts that address identified gaps and challenges for project overall and at state level
- Oversee the development of data analytics to monitor cascades of care, programmatic pivoting, and key and priority populations. Analyze progress to target continuously to ensure activities are on track
- Strengthen the use of data at state and facility level for program monitoring and improvement
- Support the process of validation and triangulation of data between multiple data sources.
- Participates in the organization and facilitation of subnational performance review meetings;
- Support the provision of training, supervision and mentorship to strengthen for M&E/SI and data quality improvement
- Participates in the organization and facilitation of seminars, brainstorming workshops and workshops within their field of competence, whenever this is required;
- Prepares periodic reports of activities; and
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Required Qualification / Experience
- Master’s Degree in Public Health, Statistics, Epidemiology and other related fields with 8 years of experience in monitoring and evaluation in international development.
- Familiarity with USAID/PEPFAR HIV/AIDS programs, Nigerian public sector health system and HIV/AIDS response.
- Core Strategic Information experience, conversant with MER indicators, data collection, analysis and data visualization using DHIS, NDR, LAMIS, PowerBI etc.
- Demonstrated ability to be the technical specialist and as the lead subject matter expert in monitoring and evaluation.
- Demonstrated ability to perform complex data analytics utilizing Microsoft Excel, SPSS, STATA, Epi Info and/or other analytic software and to provide evidence-based recommendations accordingly.
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience in the use of GIS and other tools to support geo-spatial display of data to target program interventions and resources.
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Reports To: Technical Advisor (SI)
Position Overview
- The Strategic Information Officer (SIO) will assist in the development, implementation and management of the monitoring and evaluation requirements of the ACE project.
- S/he will work closely with program and technical staff to maintain monitoring frameworks that are accurate, up-to-date and comprehensive.
- S/he will maintain office data base systems and ensure up-to-date, accurate information in them.
- S/he will assist the program staff in preparing sections of program reports that deal with monitoring and evaluation, and in the implementation of program assessments and evaluations.
Responsibilities
- The Strategic Information Officer (SIO) will support all Monitoring and Evaluation initiatives and data related activities of the project. Specifically, the TO (SI) will work closely with state teams to coordinate the implementation of the National harmonized HMIS strategic plan across vertical health programs and ensure that service providers and other stakeholders comply with the strategic plan.
- The Strategic Information Officer (SIO) will also support state teams on regular basis to verify and edit data to ensure compatibility with data entry systems and procedural requirements.
- The Strategic Information Officer (SIO) will conduct routine data quality validation/audit and provide regular feedbacks to improve the quality of data in all supported sites and among the different stakeholders.
- S/he will collect, collate and report all data tracked by the program and work with the state teams as well as other stakeholders to develop dashboard for routine data.
- S/he will also provide technical expertise to the ACE state teams and Partners in the development and dissemination of HMIS standards and guidelines.
- The Strategic Information Officer (SIO) will build capacity in quality data collection, analysis, dissemination and use of health information at the state and health facility levels for program planning and management and will assist state teams to increase the dissemination of information appropriately packaged for various stakeholder groups.
- The Strategic Information Officer (SIO) will work closely with the Technical Advisor (SI) in proposing strategies to increase data use and demand amongst program staff and support the program staff on ways to properly organize and capture program progress and document lessons learned.
- Perform other duties relating to the project assigned by the supervisor.
Required Qualifications / Experience
- Post-graduate / Master’s Degree in Public Health, Medical Sciences, Demography, Statistics, or related field.
- At least 5 years’ post-NYSC professional experience in the implementation and management of health Strategic Information systems.
- Familiarity with USAID/PEPFAR HIV/AIDS programs, Nigerian public sector health system and HIV/AIDS response.
- Core Strategic information experience, conversant with MER indicators, data collection, analysis and data visualization using DHIS2, Electronic Medical Records, Statistical software, Power BI/Tableau and other innovative data management systems.
Required Abilities / Skills:
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (including Microsoft Excel) and related applications.
- High-level computer skills using DHIS2, SPSS and/or STATA, PowerBI and Epi-Info
- Attention to detail and accuracy in basic data management, analysis and reporting.
- Demonstrated ability to train and build the capacity of others on HMIS tools.
- Knowledge of electronic medical records systems and deployment of database systems for patient monitoring
- Cooperative, competent, hardworking, flexible and dependable in a multi-cultural, open office situation;
- Self-motivated and proactive with a positive attitude to work;
- Ability to organize and coordinate information and logistics for programs and activities.
- Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines and intense pressure to perform.
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Reports To: Director, MEL
Position Overview
- The Technical Advisor (HI/DB) will assist in the development, implementation and management of the monitoring and evaluation requirements of the ACE project.
- S / he will oversee the administration and management of ACE’s management information system for routine data, developing and assisting in the analysis of data, providing technical documentation of data and quality assurance of data inputs and outputs, assisting with the presentation of data findings for projects.
Responsibilities
- The Technical Advisor (DBM) will support all Monitoring and Evaluation initiatives and data related activities of the project.
- The Technical Advisor (DBM) will oversee the administration, maintenance and management of the management information system for routine data, as well as ensure adherence to the reporting cycle, developing and implementing data security and confidentiality policies.
- S/he will lead and coordinate the design and development of database applications, install developed applications, write application manuals, and train users.
- S/he will coordinate data management issues (e.g., deletion of records, query management, Internet reports), perform backup and recovery of all databases.
- The Technical Advisor (HI/DB) will develop standardized programming, data quality checks, and data documentation procedures relevant to Public Health data systems.
- The Technical Advisor (HI/DB) will monitor and optimize database design, content, structure and other management issues.
- S/he will recommend hardware and software upgrades to the database server as needed.
- The Technical Advisor (HI/DB) will work closely with the Director, Strategic Information in proposing strategies to increase data use and demand amongst program staff and support the program staff on ways to properly organize and capture program progress and document lessons learned.
- Perform other duties relating to the project assigned by the supervisor
Required Qualification / Experience
- B.Sc. in Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Science or related field.
- At least 8 years’ post-NYSC professional experience in health information systems and / or database management.
- Relevant working knowledge of MS SQL Server Administration, District Health Information System (DHIS) Windows NT and Office Administration and Management,
- Experience in relational database design and analysis, SQL and MS Access/Excel programming skills and multiple data visualization options; including the deployment of field based mobile data collection devices (i.e. ODK, CAPI, Kobo toolbox, etc).
- Familiarity with client/server or multi-platform application development, Nigerian public sector health system and/or HIV/AIDS response.
- Advanced knowledge of relational database concepts and skills utilized in creating and maintaining relational databases.
- Solid understanding of basic assumptions of clinical and public health industry practices for data acquisition and quality assurance.
- Knowledge and experience in project-level or state/national-level monitoring and evaluation system implementation.
- Attention to detail and accuracy in basic data management, analysis and reporting.
- Demonstrated ability to train and build the capacity of others on databases.
- Cooperative, competent, hardworking, flexible and dependable in a multi-cultural, open office situation;
- Self-motivated and proactive with a positive attitude to work;
- Ability to organize and coordinate information and logistics for programs and activities.
- Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines and intense pressure to perform.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their updated CV to: ng-recruitment@jhpiego.org using the job title and Location as the subject of the email.
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