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Overview

• The SI Officer will play a critical role in supporting the implementation of the ACE-4 Activity Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (AMEL) framework at assigned health facilities. This officer is responsible for ensuring the accurate use of project-specific and national data collection tools to monitor activities, outputs, and progress toward anticipated results.
• The role extends beyond standard M&E to emphasize adaptive learning, focusing on documenting, analyzing, and using evidence for continuous improvement and decision-making. This includes supporting the Learning Agenda, organizing learning platforms, and preparing quarterly and annual reports on project progress to the SI State Team Lead /Strategic Information Sn. SI officer .

Locations: Bayelsa, Edo

Responsibilities

• State Government Support and Engagement
• Participate in all joint monitoring, review, and data-related activities with state counterparts.
• Maintain Functional M&E/Record Systems
• Ensure all facilities maintain updated M&E infrastructure, including SOPs, tools, and job aids.
• Ensure proper filing and secure storage of patient folders and records.
• Data Management and Quality Assurance
• Ensure >95% completed data capture in LAMIS and routine uploads into ACE-4 DHIS2.0.
• Conduct routine data validation, triangulation, and internal checks across registers, charts, and systems.
• Support corrective actions for data quality issues and participate in external DQAs.
• Data Use and Decision-Making
• Provide guidance on indicators, reporting requirements, and data quality.
• Facilitate routine use of data for decision-making at state and facility levels through review meetings and gap/outlier analysis.
• Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL)
• Support the development, implementation, and routine update of a Learning Agenda.
• Facilitate adaptive learning platforms (e.g., annual pause-and-reflect meetings and monthly rapid-cycle reviews).
• Document and share best practices, lessons learned, and success stories for wider dissemination.
• Capacity Building
• Train facility and cluster-level staff on M&E, QI, and learning practices.
• Mentor M&E assistants and data clerks to strengthen reporting and indicator use.
• Reporting & Supervision
• Supervise SI assistants/data clerks to ensure site-level performance goals are met.
• Generate cluster-level reports and contribute to state-level program reports.

Required Qualifications

Education and Professional Experience

• Required Education: A Bachelor's Degree, preferably in a quantitative or public health-related field such as: Statistics, Epidemiology, Computer Science/Information Management, Public Health, or Monitoring and Evaluation. A Masters degree will be an added advantage.
• Work Experience: At least five (5) years’ experience in Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E), Strategic Information (SI), or Data Management, particularly within the context of public health programs (like HIV/AIDS).
• Specific Program Experience: Experience working with US Government-funded or large donor-funded projects would be a significant advantage.

Technical Skills And Knowledge

• Data Management Systems: Proficiency is required in common health data management platforms, specifically LAMIS and DHIS2.0.
• Data Quality and Analysis: Strong knowledge and practical experience in Data Validation, Triangulation, Data Quality Assessment (DQA) methodologies, and Routine Data Analysis (e.g., gap/outlier analysis).
• M&E Frameworks: In-depth understanding of M&E principles, including developing and implementing AMEL frameworks.
• Core Skills: Strong strategic and analytical thinking, and excellent writing and verbal communication skills are essential.

Work Interactions and Conditions

• The SI Officer will work closely with Senior SI Officers/Advisors and project staff in supported health facilities.
• The role requires regular facility visits to provide technical support, mentoring, and supervision.
• Must have the flexibility to work under tight timelines that may require unplanned travel and extended hours.

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• Jhpiego is seeking an  HTS/PrEP Officer on the ACE4 activity who will collaborate directly with the Prevention Technical Lead to ensure the successful implementation of high-quality, targeted HIV Testing Services (HTS) and related prevention efforts, including Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP).
• The core objective of this role is to support the project's strategy to achieve saturation and epidemic control within the assigned state, including Local Government Areas (LGAs) and facilities. This involves ensuring that all age and sex categories, particularly priority populations, have access to and receive quality HTS services.

Key Focus Areas:

• Service Delivery and Linkage: Guarantee the provision of client-focused HTS/ PrEP services and establish strong linkage to ART and other critical prevention services.
• Referral System Strengthening: Develop and implement effective strategies to improve referral pathways between community- and facility-based HTS points and relevant health facilities to ensure clients receive appropriate and timely care

Locations: Bayelsa, Edo

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 capacity building activities for HTS, PrEP, POST_RESPONSE, and adherence counselling
• 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
• Support innovative strategies that ensure efficiency of testing among men, ADYW, and other priority population being missed out of intervention
• Ensure timely submission of monthly program activity reports for data triangulation with M&E unit of the project.
• Provides HIV testing according to the national HIV testing protocols and guidelines
• 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
• Collect and evaluate reports from clients to ensure access to PrEP for pregnant and breastfeeding women.
• Liaise with State Supply chain unit to ensure PrEP Stock availability and re-distribution.
• Working closely with the ministry of health and facility stakeholders to ensure improvement in HIV testing services and PrEP for pregnant and breastfeeding women.
• Ensures that HIV testing quality assurance practices are always performed according to the national requirements.
• Establishes and strengthens good working relationships with other implementing partners and stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in Public Health, Health Sciences, Sociology, or related Health, Medical, or Social Science discipline; masters-level degree preferred.
• At least five (5) years’ experience in provision of facility and community-based HIV testing and HIV prevention services, especially PrEP for pregnant and breastfeeding women and other integrated prevention.
• Experience in driving HTS including rapid HIV testing, PITC, index testing, Family index testing and genealogy in facility and community settings.
• Computer proficient skills in Excel and Word processing.
• Excellent writing and verbal communication skills.
• Good strategic and analytical thinking and ability to interpret public health and epidemiological data
• Familiarity with USG regulations is desired.