Strategic Information Advisor (Akwa Ibom)

About this role

The role is for a Strategic Information Advisor based in Uyo, Akwa Ibom, within the nonprofit health and development organisation FHI 360. The position supports the collection, management, analysis, reporting, and use of quality data across HIV, TB, malaria, MNCH, laboratory services, and outbreak preparedness, ensuring contract milestones are met. It provides technical leadership to government stakeholders, health facilities, and partner structures to strengthen health information systems, data use, and interoperability of digital platforms. The role involves developing SI SOPs, training materials, monitoring and evaluation frameworks, and performance-monitoring systems across supported locations. It requires staying informed on SI, digital health, data science, and related practices, and facilitating trainings on DHIS2, EMR platforms, BI tools, and QA processes. The adviser will prepare technical reports, support performance reviews, conduct data analyses, and contribute to project work plans, budgets, and learning products for stakeholders.

What you would do

• Support and track SI milestones weekly and monthly to ensure achievement.
• Develop and support implementation of SI SOPs, training curricula, facilitator guides, job aids, data management tools, and implementation guides.
• Support development and implementation of integrated monitoring, evaluation and learning frameworks and performance-monitoring systems.
• Strengthen capacity of government personnel, health workers, and partners in data collection, management, reporting, and use.
• Stay informed on developments in SI, digital health, M&E, and data science through literature and guidelines.
• Plan and facilitate training on DHIS2, LAMISPlus and other EMR platforms, NDR, RADET, NDARS, Power BI, and QA.
• Participate in rapid assessments, supervision visits, data quality assessments, and system reviews.
• Contribute to work plans, budgets, milestones, and performance targets related to SI.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly technical reports, validation/DQA reports, dashboards, and action-tracking reports.
• Facilitate routine performance reviews and root-cause analyses to close gaps.

What they are asking for

• Minimum seven years of experience in monitoring and evaluation, strategic information, health informatics or data management.
• Experience providing SI support to HIV/AIDS or integrated public health programs.
• Experience developing M&E frameworks, dashboards, data quality plans, SOPs, and training materials.
• Knowledge of GIS/geospatial tools for displaying data and guiding interventions.
• Experience working with government, NGOs, CBOs, and implementing partners in Nigeria is desirable.
• Master’s degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Statistics, Biostatistics, Demography, Geography, Health Informatics, or related field with substantial relevant experience.
• Ability to conduct complex data analyses and create visualizations using Excel, Power BI, STATA, Epi Info, or similar tools.
• Understanding of integrated programming for HIV, TB, malaria, MNCH, and outbreak preparedness.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality outputs with minimal supervision.

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