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Overview
- Jhpiego is seeking to hire a Research Data Manager 1, who will work on the design, management, and execution of all quantitative, monitoring and evaluation (MEL), and methodological components of the Impact Evaluation.
- The role serves as the technical backbone of the evaluation, responsible for ensuring that quantitative findings are valid, reproducible, and methodologically defensible.
- Working closely with the Jhpiego team, this role will translate evaluation questions into robust analytical approaches, manage quantitative datasets, analyze data, generate scorecards, dashboards, and statistical outputs that demonstrate before–after change, contribution, and systems-level impact of C19RM investments.
Responsibilities
Quantitative Evaluation Design & Methods:
- Lead development of the quantitative evaluation approach, including before–and–after and quasi-experimental comparisons where feasible.
- Support refinement of the evaluation framework, theory of change, and indicator matrix.
- Define sampling strategies, inclusion criteria, and analytical assumptions for quantitative components.
- Ensure alignment of indicators with C19RM modules, national frameworks, and donor expectations.
Monitoring, Evaluation & Indicator Management:
- Serve as the MEL lead for the Impact Evaluation.
- Develop and manage the indicator reference matrix, including definitions, data sources, baselines, and comparison points.
- Ensure consistency and traceability of indicators across datasets, analysis outputs, and reporting.
- Establish and document data quality assurance (DQA) processes, including validation, triangulation, and audit trails.
Data Management & Quality Assurance:
- Oversee quantitative data collection workflows and ensure adherence to protocols.
- Lead data cleaning, validation, and management across multiple sources (routine data, program datasets, surveys).
- Ensure reproducibility of analyses through well-documented datasets and code.
- Identify and address data gaps, biases, and limitations in collaboration with the Team Lead.
Statistical Analysis & Evidence Generation:
- Conduct or oversee statistical analyses, including descriptive analysis, trend analysis, and comparative assessments.
- Generate quantitative outputs such as:
- Domain-specific scorecards
- Tables and figures
- Dashboards and visual summaries
- Interpret findings in collaboration with the Team Lead and qualitative research lead.
- Clearly articulate strengths, limitations, and confidence levels of findings.
Collaboration & Technical Support:
- Provide technical guidance to Research Supervisors and field teams on quantitative tools and data requirements.
- Work closely with the Qualitative Research Manager to ensure integration and triangulation of findings.
- Support the Team Lead in responding to technical queries during validation and review processes.
- Contribute quantitative inputs to technical briefs and presentations as required.
Contribution to Manuscript Development:
- Lead development of quantitative methods sections, statistical analyses, tables, and figures for manuscripts.
- Ensure transparency, reproducibility, and accurate interpretation of quantitative findings.
- Contribute to the results and methods sections and respond to technical reviewer comments related to data and analysis.
Other Duties:
- Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor in line with the Impact Evaluation deliverable.
Required Qualifications
- Master’s degree or higher in Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Statistics, Health Economics, Evaluation Science, or a closely related quantitative field.
- 7–10 years’ experience in quantitative research, MEL, or impact evaluation within health or development programs.
- Demonstrated experience designing and implementing impact or quasi-experimental evaluations.
- Strong experience working with large routine health datasets and programmatic data.
- Proven ability to deliver high-quality analytical outputs under tight timelines.
- Experience with donor-funded programs and national health systems is strongly preferred.
Required Technical Skills & Software Proficiency:
Quantitative Analysis & MEL Tools:
- Statistical software: STATA (preferred), R, SPSS, or equivalent
- Data management & analysis: Advanced Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, Power Query, complex formulas)
- Dashboards & visualization: Power BI, Tableau, or equivalent (hands-on experience preferred)
Health Information Systems:
- Interpretive and analytical experience with:
- DHIS2
- Routine surveillance and health management information systems
Documentation & Collaboration:
- Microsoft Word (technical documentation and annexes)
- Microsoft PowerPoint (analytical presentations)
- Familiarity with collaborative platforms (SharePoint, Teams, Google Workspace)
Knowledge, Skills & Competencies:
- Strong grounding in evaluation methodology and statistical reasoning.
- High attention to data quality, documentation, and reproducibility.
- Ability to explain complex quantitative findings to non-technical audiences.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking skills.
- Ability to work independently while coordinating closely with senior technical leadership.
- Excellent time management and ability to deliver under pressure.
Key Accountability Statement:
- The Research Manager I is accountable for the technical accuracy, integrity, and reproducibility of all quantitative findings generated for the Impact Evaluation.
- All quantitative evidence must withstand technical scrutiny and support defensible conclusions regarding program impact and contribution.
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Job ID: 2026-7622
Responsibilities
Technical Framing of Evaluation Questions & Indicators
Technical Review of Quantitative & Qualitative Findings
Interpretation of System-Level Impact & Sustainability
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Assess the extent to which C19RM investments contributed to:
- Strengthened community engagement and participation in preparedness and response
- Improved risk awareness, health-seeking behavior, and adherence to public health measures
- Enhanced HRH readiness for surge response and continuity of essential services
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Provide expert judgment on sustainability, including:
- Institutionalization of RCCE approaches
- Workforce skills retention and supervision systems
- Integration of community systems into routine health planning
Contribution to Synthesis & Reporting
Contribution to Manuscript Development
- Contribute technical documentation insights on community engagement, RCCE, and workforce readiness.
- Review and validate interpretations related to behavior change, trust, and workforce capacity.
- Support discussion of people-centered preparedness and sustainability.
Other Duties
Required Qualifications
- Advanced degree in Public Health, Social Sciences, Health Systems, Human Resources for Health, or a related field.
- Minimum of 8–10 years’ experience in community health systems, RCCE, HRH, or public health preparedness.
- Demonstrated experience with:
- Community engagement and behavior change interventions
- Risk communication strategies during health emergencies
- Health workforce planning, training, or deployment in emergency contexts
- Strong familiarity with Global Fund C19RM investments related to community systems, RCCE, and HRH.
- Experience working with Ministries of Health, community-based organizations, and development partners.
- Prior involvement in assessments, evaluations, or learning studies is highly desirable.
Required Technical Skills & Software Proficiency
Technical Domains:
- Community systems strengthening and engagement models
- Risk communication and community engagement (RCCE)
- HRH surge planning, training, and supervision
- Demand-side and behavioral dimensions of preparedness
Familiarity With:
- WHO and Global Fund guidance on RCCE and community systems
- National community health and HRH strategies
- Preparedness and resilience indicators related to people and workforce systems
Knowledge, Skills & Competencies:
- Strong qualitative and systems-thinking skills.
- Ability to interpret behavioral and workforce data within complex health systems.
- Excellent technical communication and synthesis skills.
- Ability to provide balanced, evidence-based technical judgments.
- Strong collaboration skills in multidisciplinary evaluation teams.
- Sensitivity to equity, gender, and community dynamics.
Key Accountability Statement:
- The Subject Matter Expert – Community Systems, Risk Communication & HRH is accountable for the technical credibility, analytical soundness, and contextual interpretation of all evaluation findings related to community engagement, risk communication, and workforce investments. The SME ensures conclusions accurately reflect people-centered preparedness gains and sustainability under C19RM.
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Job ID: 2026-7621
Overview
- Jhpiego is seeking to engage Research Program Manager who will work with Jhpiego team on the Impact evaluation for the COVID-19 Response Mechanism (C19RM) grant in Nigeria. The C19 RM is a large-scale, multi-partner national investment to strengthen pandemic preparedness, emergency response, and resilient health systems across all 36 states.
- As the project concludes, Jhpiego will implement a national Impact Evaluation to generate evidence on the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, impact, and sustainability of C19RM investments.
- The Research Program Manager – will play a central role in ensuring that this complex, multi-state evaluation is well-planned, well-coordinated, and delivered on time and to the required quality standards, working under the strategic leadership of the technical lead and Project director.
- The Research Program Manager will provide operational, coordination, and process leadership for the C19RM Impact Evaluation, translating the evaluation design and strategic direction into clear workplans, coordinated execution, and disciplined delivery across all evaluation components.
- Ensuring technical excellence is matched by strong program management, enabling seamless collaboration among Technical Advisors, Survey Managers, Data Managers, field supervision teams, government counterparts, and external partners.
Responsibilities
Evaluation Management & Coordination:
- Manage day-to-day implementation of the Impact Evaluation workplan, tracking timelines, milestones, and deliverables.
- Coordinate inputs and workflows across the Team Lead, Research Managers, SMEs, and field teams.
- Ensure alignment between technical activities, reporting timelines, and validation processes.
- Identify implementation risks and proactively escalate issues that may affect quality or timelines.
Knowledge Management & Technical Editing:
- Coordinate development of evaluation reports, manuscripts, briefs, and presentations.
- Harmonize technical inputs from Data Managers and SMEs into coherent, consistent drafts.
- Lead technical editing to ensure clarity, consistency, and alignment with donor or publication standards.
- Maintain version control and document management for all evaluation outputs.
Support to Technical Leadership & Quality Assurance:
- Support the Team Lead in preparing briefing notes, synthesis summaries, and review materials.
- Track technical comments and coordinate structured responses and revisions.
- Serve as an internal quality-control layer to ensure outputs meet professional and donor expectations before submission.
- Support preparation and documentation of validation workshops and technical review meetings.
Stakeholder & Process Management:
- Coordinate logistics, agendas, and documentation for stakeholder engagements related to the Impact Evaluation.
- Support communication and follow-up with government counterparts, partners, and reviewers as directed.
- Ensure compliance with organizational systems, templates, and processes relevant to the evaluation.
- Facilitate smooth information flow between internal teams and external stakeholders.
Manuscript & Knowledge Product Development:
- Coordinate manuscript development processes, including timelines, author contributions, and version control.
- Support harmonization of technical inputs into manuscripts and learning products.
- Ensure manuscripts and knowledge products are formatted and packaged according to target journal or donor requirements.
- Track and coordinate responses to reviewer or stakeholder feedback related to manuscripts.
Dissemination & Use of Findings:
- Lead coordination of dissemination of Impact Evaluation findings to national stakeholders, partners, and donors.
- Support development of dissemination products, including:
- Policy briefs
- Slide decks for validation and learning events
- Executive summaries and factsheets
- Coordinate dissemination workshops, learning events, and presentations in collaboration with the Team Lead.
- Ensure evaluation findings are packaged in formats suitable for different audiences (technical, policy, donor).
- Work with the Graphic Designer to ensure dissemination materials are visually clear, technically accurate, and audience appropriate.
- Support documentation of stakeholder feedback and learning uptake following dissemination activities.
Other Duties:
- Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor in line with the Impact Evaluation deliverable.
Required Qualifications
- Master’s degree in public health, Development Studies, Social Sciences, Communications, or a related field.
- Minimum of 8–10 years’ experience in program management, survey/evaluation coordination, research management, or knowledge management within health or development programs.
- Demonstrated experience managing complex evaluations, learning studies, or donor-funded research projects.
- Strong familiarity with Jhpiego or similar INGO systems, processes, and reporting standards.
- Proven experience coordinating multidisciplinary technical teams under tight timelines.
- Experience supporting manuscript development or donor-facing publications is highly desirable.
Required Technical Skills & Software Proficiency:
Coordination & Project Management:
- Microsoft Excel (advanced tracking and coordination tools)
- Microsoft Teams, Zoom, or equivalent collaboration platforms
- SharePoint, Google Drive, or similar document management systems
Knowledge Management & Editing:
- Microsoft Word (advanced formatting, styles, and track changes)
- Microsoft PowerPoint (executive-level presentations)
- Familiarity with style guides and donor reporting standards
Visualization & Collaboration:
- Ability to work effectively with designers using tools such as Adobe InDesign or Illustrator (conceptual familiarity required; hands-on not mandatory)
Knowledge, Skills & Competencies:
- Strong program management and organizational skills.
- Excellent written communication and technical editing ability.
- High attention to detail, quality, and deadlines.
- Strong judgment in managing competing priorities and inputs.
- Ability to work independently while supporting senior technical leadership.
- Strong interpersonal and stakeholder coordination skills.
- Ability to operate effectively in fast-paced, high-pressure environments.
Key Accountability Statement:
- The Program Manager – Impact Evaluation is accountable for the timely delivery, coherence, and quality readiness of all Impact Evaluation outputs.
- The role ensures that technical contributions are effectively coordinated, harmonized, and presented to meet donor, stakeholder, and publication standards.
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Job Ref ID: 2026-7723
Overview
- The Harmony Care Project aims to strengthens antenatal (ANC) and postnatal care (PNC) services through group-based care models in 15 healthcare facilities in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. The project is a three-year initiative aimed at improving continuity of care, increasing uptake of recommended interventions, and enhancing client satisfaction.
- The project supports the vision of healthier mothers and thriving children through quality, sustainable maternal healthcare delivery.
- This position will be responsible for building and maintaining relationships with community leaders, community health workers (CHWs), and health facilities to improve access to quality RMNCAH services.
- S/he will also focus on enhancing demand creation activities, promoting healthy behaviors, and supporting the identification and referral of vulnerable populations thereby strengthening community-facility linkages for a seamless access to life-saving quality health services.
Responsibilities
- The Community and Facility Assistant will assist in the implementation, management, monitoring and evaluation of the project activities being implemented at the state level.
- S/he will also focus on enhancing demand creation activities.
- S/he will assist with the development of work plans, budgets, liaise with GoN stakeholders and implementing partners regarding implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the program.
- S/he will support the QI Specialist to ensure that project activities are implemented according to approved implementation plan and accepted organizational methodologies and principles.
- S/he will assist in the development of monthly, quarterly and annual reports as well as human interest stories, bulletins, factsheets, technical briefs, abstracts and other relevant publication related to the project interventions.
- The Community/facility Assistant will maintain files and support the dissemination of project information among the project team, schedule and support visitors and meetings.
- S/he will assist with drafting, editing, and proofreading of technical materials and appropriate reports of program activities and results for technical leads and supervisors as requested.
- S/he will work collaboratively with other project team members to ensure necessary project planning, resource availability and management activities function smoothly and efficiently.
- S/he will be responsible for the collation, harmonization and regular updates of program management tools such as scorecard, stakeholders’ database, CUG database, adhoc database, facility directory and other tools as maybe be requested.
- S/he will coordinate the planning of meetings, workshops, and brown bag sessions ensuring that all logistics arrangements are in place and ensure that meeting notes are taken and disseminated timely to all participants.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in public health, Nursing, Midwifery, Community Health, or a related field.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in implementing community-based MNCH programs in Nigeria. Proven experience in working with Community Health Workers (CHWs), strengthening community health systems and building relationships with community leaders.
- Strong understanding of RMNCAH challenges and opportunities in Nigeria. Experience in data collection, analysis, and reporting. Excellent communication, interpersonal, and facilitation skills.
- 2 - 3 years of experience in programmatic support of international health projects
- A broad variety of programmatic, administrative, financial, and computer skills (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
- Experience in coordinating donor funded projects and familiarity with international donor policies and administrative procedures
- Proven track record of working with a project team composed of technical experts, program, and finance staff.
- Fluency in verbal, written and interpersonal communication in English.
- Fluency in any local language in the project State will be an advantage
- Proficiency in writing and editing letters, reports, and documents.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines and intense pressure to perform.
- Excellent presentation skills and verbal and written communications skills.
- Previous experience working INGO.
- Proficiency in word processing, Microsoft Office and data software.
- Ability to travel 25% of time.
Remuneration
Jhpiego offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive employee benefits package.
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