Jobs at the Health Strategy and Delivery Foundation (HSDF)

Requisition ID: 681

Job Summary

• This position generally requires an individual with exemplary experience, teamwork, strong verbal and written communication skills, strong data analytic skills and a passion for concrete impact in the health sector in Nigeria and beyond.
• The Associate will be responsible for providing technical support to the programs team on any deliverable assigned by HSDF’s client. 
• S/hewill drive projects and project workstreams across different health and social sector domains. 
• The individual must be a business professional with the capability to manage and deliver programmatic goals with decisiveness and accuracy for effective business performance.

Job Responsibilities

• Plans and manages allocated projects and/or project workstreams to completion, including organizing workflow, creating, and reporting work plans and status reports conducting quality reviews on all deliverables and reports, etc.
• Develops clear operational plans for execution of program aims; continually identifies and implements opportunities for HSDF to add value and maximize impact.
• Participates in team and client problem-solving sessions; supports the facilitation of client engagements, workshops, and the development of documents and reports.
• Identifies, develops, executes, and disseminates high-quality research, analytical, and advisory activities on projects and for HSDF’s knowledge base.
• Works closely with the communications team to produce high-quality knowledge materials, pictures and narratives on projects.
• Researches and identifies mission-aligned grant funding opportunities to develop new and sustain existing programs.
• Prepares draft proposals and responses on new opportunity areas and on request; contributes new ideas and identifies opportunities for expanded scope of work and new projects.
• Manages any technical elements required by the client, i.e. costing exercises, modeling, etc.
• Performs other responsibilities as may be directed bysupervisor.

Qualifications and Experience
The successful candidate is expected to have the following qualifications, technical competencies, and behavioral competencies:

• Minimum of a graduate degree qualification or medical degree from a recognized university (MBBS,MBChB, MBBCh, B.Medetc). A Master's degree in health, business and related courses is an added advantage.
• At least 4+ years of relevant experience in public health advisory, service delivery optimization, program/project implementation and/or management consulting.
• Strong analytical skills (understanding of how to collect, analyzeand draw insights fromdata).
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Fluency in English (excellent oral and written communication skills) is required, with the ability to prepare documents on complex subjects for diverse audiences, speak and write persuasively, and present ideas clearly and concisely. Fluency in a foreignlanguageis an addedadvantage.
• Must be able to work collaboratively with others in a participative management environment, working independently as well as working in a team.
• Must be able to take initiative where appropriate, and proffer solutions to bottlenecks and challenges.
• Demonstrated expertise in applying rigorous analytical skills to understand and improve public health and social sector programs.
• Proven cultural, social, and political sensitivity of working in Nigeria or other low and middle-income countries at different levels of government.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.

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Job Summary

• The Analyst will be exposed to different roles and workstreams within the organization.
• S/he will support all program activities and deliverables.
• This role will be responsible for analyzing primary and secondary data/ information, prepare and present draft reports.

Job Responsibilities

• Develops relationships with stakeholders and understands their different expectations; interfaces in conjunction with other team/HSDF members with external stakeholders.
• Applies fundamentals of data systems (indicators, collection, collation, analysis, synthesis and report generation, dissemination, feedback, corrective action, data management and storage).
• Conducts desk reviews and executes analytical scenarios, draws insights and transforms raw data into useful information with sound assumptions.
• Keeps up with program-specific trends and emerging practices and shares valuable insights with team members.
• Executes tasks and end-to-end processes in an accurate, structured, well-formatted output and effectively communicates content in set timelines.
• Provides technical support for the attainment of program/project goals and objectives.
• Liaises with team members to ensure quality implementation.
• Supports the development and execution of innovative ideas and approaches to strengthen the capacity of public sector entities.
• Supports the identification of barriers or gaps in program implementation and proffers solutions to address them.
• Supports the team in managing reporting cycles and assists in the process of quantifying program outputs and evaluating progress toward program goals.
• Prepares first drafts of project analytics, presentations and reports and presents with minimal errors.
• Presents oral and written reports on projects or assigned tasks.
• Provides support for drafting conference abstracts, posters, and manuscripts.
• Support individuals and teams undertaking knowledge synthesis projects.
• Undertake other reasonable duties related to the job purpose as required.

Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field (Public Health, Social Sciences, Computer Science, Data Science) or other closely related fields. Masters-level degree is an added advantage.
• At least one (1) year of health-related work experience and experience in program planning, analysis and presentation of statistical data.
• Ability to perform complex analytical studies and interpret the result.
• Strong ability to communicate complex information clearly and concisely (verbally and written) for a wide range of audiences (technical and non-technical) with differing needs.
• Strong quantitative/ analytical skills e.g., Microsoft Excel and other statistical packages
• Advanced report writing skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Collaborative work style, strong work ethic and good stakeholder management skills
• Possesses the ability to think strategically and rapidly analyze, interpret and integrate data information from varied sources into clear conclusions and recommendations.
• Must be able to take initiative where appropriate, proffer solutions to bottlenecks and challenges
• Excellent communication skills (verbal, written, and presentation)
• This position generally requires an individual with exemplary experience, teamwork, strong verbal and written communication skills, strong data analytic skills and a passion for concrete impact in the health sector in Nigeria and beyond.