Job Vacancies at eHealth Systems Africa

Purpose of the Role

• The State coordinator is responsible for leading and overseeing monitoring activities in the state’s implementing LGAs.
• The role involves working closely with Field monitors, beneficiaries, cooperating partners, retailers and vendors, community members and leaders, and other stakeholders to support the effective implementation of monitoring and assessment activities.

What you’ll do

Project management and Technical Support.

• Ensure the development and quality execution of all monitoring activities at the field level following the agreed work plan (under the supervision of the line manager), and oversee the implementation of Monitoring and related activities to ensure that project deadlines are met, and targets are achieved.
• Supervise field monitor to conduct monitoring activities, assessments and community engagements. Ensuring that all activities respect principles of confidentiality of interviewees and that all incidents reported to eHA are handled with due regard to protection principles.
• Develop and maintain a good knowledge of the situation locally and the priority needs of beneficiaries, both in camps and host communities. Compile monitoring reports to inform eHA, donors and other stakeholders.
• Oversee the mapping of stakeholders and follow up with communities.
• Coordinate and ensure the collection of qualitative and quantitative data in line with confidentiality policies and procedures.
• Ensure accurate documentation of all activities, including files, reports and other relevant information.
• Provide support to the line manager in developing project plans, monitoring plans, execution of activities, and other relevant documents.
• Verify data and information collected, service availability and access through interviews, direct observation and triangulation
• Monitor project activities, data collection, and reporting to track progress, identify gaps, and facilitate continuous improvement.
• Establish and implement quality assurance mechanisms to ensure the effectiveness and quality of monitoring activities.
• Oversee the engagement with beneficiaries and stakeholders in the area of implementation to raise awareness.
• Provide other support as required.

Capacity Building

• Identify training needs and develop a capacity-building plan for field monitors.
• Develop and deliver training sessions for staff and stakeholders to enhance skills and competencies in relevant areas.

Team management and Mentorship

• Oversee and support the performance of the monitoring team through regular supervision, mentoring, and capacity building. Facilitate team meetings, promote a positive working environment, and address any staff-related issues or concerns.

Reporting

• Prepare and submit reports (weekly, monthly and ad hoc) on monitoring activities on time and contribute inputs for internal and donor reports.
• Ensure regular communication with the project manager about updates, achievements and challenges through activity progress reports, meetings and ad-hoc communication.
• Document the response experiences and lessons learned in the monitoring component of the monitoring and accountability activity.
• Ensure compliance with eHA and donor standard operating procedures.
• Produce compelling presentations, training materials and progress reports, that effectively communicate complex information and ensure the dissemination of key insights to internal and external stakeholders

Coordination and representation.

• Coordinate the overall execution of monitoring activities.
• Ensure integration and collaboration of field monitoring activity.
• Actively participate in coordination meetings with stakeholders, IDPs, and host community leaders to ensure information sharing and coordination donor donor-funded activities.
• Establish and maintain relationships with NNGOs, INGOS, and government officials, and participate in relevant coordination meetings in the locations of implementation.
• Liaise with other partners, particularly through the sector coordination mechanism, to share findings and any issues of relevance and/or concern related to the local context.

Who you are

• The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required to successfully perform this job:

Education

• Degree in Social Science, Development Studies, International Affairs, or a related field.

Work Experience:

• 4 - 6 years of relevant professional experience in monitoring and assessment programming in a displacement settlement.
• Team management and capacity building experience.
• Demonstrate analytical skills and report writing experience.
• Previous working experience with host communities, IDPs and returnees, and in remote environments.
• Computer proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Google Workspace.
• Good understanding of protection principles, likely protection concerns in the context, and best practices.

Desired Skills

• Ability to work in a multicultural and multi-ethnic environment.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Maintains good professional ethical standards.
• Ability to keep discretion and handle confidential matters effectively.
• Ability to work collaboratively with a team and under pressure.
• Excellent written and spoken English and Hausa, Kanuri or other local languages used in the area is an asset.
• Familiarity with the cultural and social dynamics in the LGAs across Zamfara is required

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Purpose of the Role

• The Field Monitors will be responsible for monitoring various cooperating partners', vendors’ activities, and other activities within the monitoring and accountability program.
• The role involves working closely with beneficiaries, cooperating partners, retailers and vendors, community members and leaders, and other stakeholders to support the effective implementation of monitoring and assessment activities.

What you’ll do

• Act as the point of contact and communicate project status to the state Coordinators.
• Work with the LGA cooperating partners CP to monitor WFP food assistance program deliverables.
• Monitor and report issues in the CP food distribution sites on the quality and quantity of assistance provided to beneficiaries.
• Observe and report the process and timeliness of food distribution assistance delivery.
• Conduct FGD on the beneficiary's level of understanding about their entitlements
• Conduct onsite monitoring to ascertain beneficiary experiences at distribution points and beneficiary level of satisfaction with WFP’s assistance.
• Conduct retailer monitoring of selected WFP Retailer’s/trader’s standards of implementing WFP’s programme.
• Assess the beneficiary utilization of assistance received from WFP.
• Conduct regular Warehouse monitoring to validate stock balances and the status of food commodities delivered,
• Coordinates all TPM activities in the assigned LGA.
• Implement the team's monthly work plan and report to the State Coordinator.
• Ensures work packages and products are delivered to appropriate quality, in a set timeline.
• Upload field data collected to the WFP server, and safeguard all allocated work tools.
• Submits monitoring reports daily and ensures daily field Data submissions after validation.
• Maintain and Update plans, risk, issue and quality registers as well as any other registers/logs delegated by the State Coordinator.
• Regular supervision of field monitors and activity converges of TSFP, CBT-voucher
• Distribution monitoring, Livelihood activities, market price data collection and assigned field-level assessment.
• Attend monthly debriefing meetings and provide LGA-level updates to the program manager.
• Works closely with government, stakeholders and Cooperating Partners within the LGA to ensure smooth implementation of all TPM activities.
• Participates in coordination meetings in the LGA.
• Work closely with the security team to ensure all field activities are implemented within a safe environment.
• Reports directly to the State Coordinator on any tasks as assigned.
• Use assigned tools to monitor and report filed activity as assigned.
• Participate and promote a positive, supportive, cooperative team environment.
• Adheres to policies and procedures.
• Adheres to eHealth Africa’s code of conduct as well as ethical standards.
• Is consistently at work and on time.
• Attends and participates in staff meetings, training classes, and supervision. Presents complex ideas and anticipates potential objections. Communicates any ramifications of decisions and issues to project stakeholders, and presents alternatives.
• Ensures compliance with laws and regulations.
• Flexible to be deployed to another location within short notice.
• Any other duty may be assigned.

Who you are

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required to successfully perform this job:

Education

• Degree in Social Science, Development Studies, International Affairs, or a related field.

Work Experience:

• 2–3 years of relevant professional experience in monitoring and assessment programming in a displacement settlement.
• Experience collecting programme output and outcome data, conducting process monitoring including quantitative and qualitative analysis and reporting.
• Previous working experience with host communities, IDPs and returnees, and in remote environments.
• Computer proficiency in Word and Excel.
• Proficiency in data collection and reporting.
• Understanding of protection principles, likely protection concerns in the context, and best practices.

Desired Skills

• Ability to work in a multicultural and multi-ethnic environment.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Maintains good professional ethical standards.
• Ability to keep discretion and handle confidential matters effectively.
• Ability to work collaboratively with a team and under pressure.
• Excellent written and spoken English and Hausa, Kanuri or other local languages used in the area is an asset.
• Familiarity with the cultural and social dynamics in the LGAs across Sokoto state is required.

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Purpose of the Role

• The Field Monitors will be responsible for monitoring various cooperating partners', vendors’ activities, and other activities within the monitoring and accountability program.
• The role involves working closely with beneficiaries, cooperating partners, retailers and vendors, community members and leaders, and other stakeholders to support the effective implementation of monitoring and assessment activities.

What you’ll do

• Act as the point of contact and communicate project status to the state Coordinators.
• Work with the LGA cooperating partners CP to monitor WFP food assistance program deliverables.
• Monitor and report issues in the CP food distribution sites on the quality and quantity of assistance provided to beneficiaries.
• Observe and report the process and timeliness of food distribution assistance delivery.
• Conduct FGD on the beneficiary's level of understanding about their entitlements
• Conduct onsite monitoring to ascertain beneficiary experiences at distribution points and beneficiary level of satisfaction with WFP’s assistance.
• Conduct retailer monitoring of selected WFP Retailer’s/trader’s standards of implementing WFP’s programme.
• Assess the beneficiary utilization of assistance received from WFP.
• Conduct regular Warehouse monitoring to validate stock balances and the status of food commodities delivered,
• Coordinates all TPM activities in the assigned LGA.
• Implement the team's monthly work plan and report to the State Coordinator.
• Ensures work packages and products are delivered to appropriate quality, in a set timeline.
• Upload field data collected to the WFP server, and safeguard all allocated work tools.
• Submits monitoring reports daily and ensures daily field Data submissions after validation.
• Maintain and Update plans, risk, issue and quality registers as well as any other registers/logs delegated by the State Coordinator.
• Regular supervision of field monitors and activity converges of TSFP, CBT-voucher
• Distribution monitoring, Livelihood activities, market price data collection and assigned field-level assessment.
• Attend monthly debriefing meetings and provide LGA-level updates to the program manager.
• Works closely with government, stakeholders and Cooperating Partners within the LGA to ensure smooth implementation of all TPM activities.
• Participates in coordination meetings in the LGA.
• Work closely with the security team to ensure all field activities are implemented within a safe environment.
• Reports directly to the State Coordinator on any tasks as assigned.
• Use assigned tools to monitor and report filed activity as assigned.
• Participate and promote a positive, supportive, cooperative team environment.
• Adheres to policies and procedures.
• Adheres to eHealth Africa’s code of conduct as well as ethical standards.
• Is consistently at work and on time.
• Attends and participates in staff meetings, training classes, and supervision. Presents complex ideas and anticipates potential objections. Communicates any ramifications of decisions and issues to project stakeholders, and presents alternatives.
• Ensures compliance with laws and regulations.
• Flexible to be deployed to another location within short notice.
• Any other duty may be assigned.

Who you are

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required to successfully perform this job:

Education

• Degree in Social Science, Development Studies, International Affairs, or a related field.

Work Experience:

• 2–3 years of relevant professional experience in monitoring and assessment programming in a displacement settlement.
• Experience collecting programme output and outcome data, conducting process monitoring including quantitative and qualitative analysis and reporting.
• Previous working experience with host communities, IDPs and returnees, and in remote environments.
• Computer proficiency in Word and Excel.
• Proficiency in data collection and reporting.
• Understanding of protection principles, likely protection concerns in the context, and best practices.

Desired Skills

• Ability to work in a multicultural and multi-ethnic environment.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Maintains good professional ethical standards.
• Ability to keep discretion and handle confidential matters effectively.
• Ability to work collaboratively with a team and under pressure.
• Excellent written and spoken English and Hausa, Kanuri or other local languages used in the area is an asset.
• Familiarity with the cultural and social dynamics in the LGAs across Sokoto state is required.

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Purpose of the position

• We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated AI and Machine Learning Expert with expertise in disease modeling to join our dynamic team.
• The ideal candidate will play a key role in developing advanced algorithms and models that enable the accurate prediction, monitoring, and control of infectious diseases.
• This position offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge projects and innovation in the field of public health.

Keywords:

Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Disease Modeling, Predictive Analytics, TensorFlow

What you'll do 

• Develop and implement state-of-the-art machine learning algorithms and techniques for disease modeling and prediction, with a focus on infectious diseases such as cholera, malaria, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS,  emerging infectious diseases. 
• Design and optimize predictive models using large-scale datasets, including epidemiological data, genomic data, environmental data, and clinical data.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and identify opportunities for leveraging machine learning and AI.
• Conduct in-depth analysis of large and complex datasets to extract actionable insights and trends.
• Evaluate the performance of machine learning models, iterate on model designs, and optimize for scalability and efficiency.
• Collaborate with epidemiologists, biostatisticians, data scientists, and software engineers to integrate machine learning solutions into user-friendly software platforms and tools.
• Conduct rigorous evaluation and validation of machine learning models using appropriate metrics and methodologies, ensuring robust performance across diverse populations and geographic regions.
• Stay abreast of the latest advancements in AI, ML, and disease modeling research, and proactively identify opportunities for innovation and improvement.
• Communicate research findings, insights, and technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders through presentations, reports, and scientific publications.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior team members, fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment.
• Experience with DevOps practices and tools such as Git, Jenkins, and Travis CI.
• Researches, and evaluates data solutions and libraries, providing recommendations on new technology relevant to exploration and growth.

Data Management 

• SharePoint, Data Analytics, SNL and other mining and markets third party data sources
  Generator of Geospatial Knowledge and Analytics.
• Continuous improvement, keep abreast and apply new technologies that are fit for purpose within the machine learning and Analytics fields.
• Linking data warehouse (SQL) to various applications and analytics sites.  Maintaining and updating of key GIS datasets, participate and become a key contributor to the way forward for enterprise wide GIS systems.
• Owning Data Warehouse for Exploration and Growth.
• Staff meetings, training classes and supervision.
• Adheres to Policies and Procedures.
• Adheres to eHealth Africa Code of Conduct as well as ethical standards of the field.

Who you are 

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required to successfully perform this job.

• Master’s degree in Computer science, statistics, bioinformatics, epidemiology, or a related field with a strong emphasis on machine learning and data science. A postgraduate Degree will be an added advantage
• Minimum of 4 years work experience and proven track record of research and publication in the fields of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and disease modeling, with a focus on infectious diseases preferred.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, R, or Julia, and experience with popular machine learning libraries (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn).
• Deep understanding of machine learning algorithms, including supervised and unsupervised learning, deep learning, ensemble methods, and time series analysis.
• Experience working with large-scale healthcare datasets, epidemiological data, genomic data, and geospatial data is highly desirable.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights and solutions.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively in interdisciplinary teams and communicate technical concepts to diverse audiences.
• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) is a plus.