Job Summary
The incumbent will work as a member of the Strategic Information Directorate and will be responsible for leading state’s SI activities.
The candidate will report directly to the Director of Strategic Information at the HQ.
Responsibilities
Manage the state’s SI department; defining strategies, goals, objectives and work plan, and monitoring their implementation.
Provide leadership and guidance on program/project monitoring and evaluation and on donor and Government of Nigeria reporting requirements.
Facilitate the provision of technical support to strengthen data management in the state
Provide technical assistance to program sites in the collection, analysis, reporting and use of output data for program improvement
Manage the program’s reporting cycle to ensure high quality and complete data are sent to the program office on a periodic basis, or when required
Conduct routine monitoring visits to project sites and provide supportive supervision
Periodic/Special Tasks / Responsibilities:
Review and update the programme quality improvement protocol as indicated
Provide technical support to program sites in developing and implementing clinical quality improvement activities in all program areas
Share program output data with the program team
Monitor the progress of the program towards achieving targets
Contribute to the periodic review of the organization’s quality improvement and surveillance protocol line with national protocol
Key Performance Indicators
Level of completeness and currency of reports databases (DHIS, NMRS, NDR, NOMIS etc.)
Strategic alignment with the directorate and APIN leadership mandate
Number of program data output disseminated to program officers/ donors/ Government
Timeliness of disseminating data output to program officers/ donors/ Government
Performance of state’s sites in DQA and external audit assessments
Number of technical publications by the state’s SI team annually
Percentage of relevant program review meetings facilitated
Minimum Qualifications/Experience
Must possess MBBS, MPH/MSc Epidemiology or Biostatistics / Statistics / Computer Science.
Ten (10) years’ post qualification experience supporting the implementation of M & E systems, and planning and executing program evaluation.
Technical writing and communication skills
Computer/Software proficiency including Microsoft office packages (excel, Power Point, Access, internet for research and studies)
Proficiency in program performance monitoring, evaluation, surveillance, Quality Improvement, Health Informatics and Research
Excellent working knowledge of HIV, TB and other diseases of global security and Government of Nigeria priorities
Proficiency in statistical and data analytics packages including R, STATA, SPSS, ODKs etc.
Proficiency in DATA USE products (Tableau, Dashboards, Power BI, Zoho, Looker etc.)
Good working knowledge of current HIV/AIDS guidelines and standards with respect to monitoring and evaluation
Ability to organize and coordinate training programmes.
Apply via :
www.apin.org.ng
