Program Specialist - Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (Malaria & Neglected Tropical Disease)

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health, Statistics, Demography, Social Sciences or Equivalent.
• Professional experience of at least (03) three years in a similar position, in governance and program management and coordination. 
• Experience with the design and use of e-data/survey tools (ODK, Kobocollect, etc.); familiarity with DHIS an added advantage. 
• Skills in data quality assurance methods and data analysis and use 
• Demonstrate proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office Word or comparable professional software package - specific competence in the use of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and working knowledge of Excel.  
• Public speaking ability, good presentation skills and ability to facilitate training is highly desired. 
• Ability to travel domestically up to 25% of the time.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health, Statistics, Demography, Social Sciences or Equivalent.
• Professional experience of at least (03) three years in a similar position, in governance and program management and coordination. 
• Experience with the design and use of e-data/survey tools (ODK, Kobocollect, etc.); familiarity with DHIS an added advantage. 
• Skills in data quality assurance methods and data analysis and use 
• Demonstrate proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office Word or comparable professional software package - specific competence in the use of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and working knowledge of Excel.  
• Public speaking ability, good presentation skills and ability to facilitate training is highly desired. 
• Ability to travel domestically up to 25% of the time.

• We are currently recruiting a Program Specialist, MEL to support its growing malaria portfolio in Nigeria.
• The Program Specialist, MEL will support the monitoring and evaluation of activities to strengthen country health information systems.
• The successful candidate will also support the project team and the Ministry of Health to set up monitoring, evaluation and learning system and processes including monitoring of health system performance.
• S/he will collaborate with other key in-country partners to support quality assurance activities and compile malaria-related data.
• The position requires database management skills as well as skills in data cleaning and quality assurance and strong report writing abilities.
• The role will report to the Senior Technical Program Manager in Nigeria.  

Duties

• Partner closely with the NMEP, partners, and other key stakeholders to coordinate surveillance investment priorities in-line with the new costed and prioritized malaria surveillance roadmap.  
• Participate in TWG surveillance meetings to coordinate surveillance priorities under the guidance of the NMEP.  
• Support the development of malaria surveillance tools, including a data quality audit toolkit, in close collaboration with the NMEP.  
• Assist with reviewing progress on the MDR and support streamlining data pipelines needed for SNT analyses. 
• Support improvements to current malaria and intervention delivery dashboards available from the MDR to improve data used for decision-making in partnership with the NMEP and other key stakeholders and partners.  
• Provide technical assistance to the NMEP to improve malaria surveillance systems based on identified priorities.  
• Identify issues/challenges and develop strategies for effective implementation. 
• Support Senior Technical Program Manager to develop and update country work plans to reflect updated progress of key surveillance activities. 
• Represent OIPH and the project on technical working groups and maintain contacts with other organizations engaged in project activities.