Strategic Information Advisor - Cross River

About this role

The role is for a Strategic Information Advisor based in Cross River, funded by FHI 360, a nonprofit focusing on health, education and development. The advisor provides technical leadership to government partners, health facilities and community structures to strengthen health information systems, data quality, and evidence-based decision making across HIV, TB, malaria, MNCH, laboratory services and outbreak preparedness. Responsibilities include developing and implementing monitoring and evaluation frameworks, ensuring data interoperability across multiple systems, and producing dashboards and reports to support program decisions. The position requires extensive experience in monitoring, evaluation and strategic information within international development or public health, including work with public sector partners and US government programs. The role involves capacity building, data analysis, data quality assurance, and ensuring timely reporting to stakeholders and donors.

What you would do

• Provide technical assistance to strengthen integrated health information systems for multiple disease areas.
• Develop and implement monitoring, evaluation and learning plans and performance-monitoring systems.
• Strengthen data integration across facility, community, laboratory, surveillance and supply chain platforms.
• Promote interoperability and standardisation of data collection and reporting across the health system.
• Develop standard indicator definitions, data flow structures and reporting architectures.
• Track strategic information milestones weekly and monthly.
• Lead data quality assurance activities and corrective action plans.
• Support institutionalisation of quality assurance and quality improvement processes.
• Operationalise performance-management platforms at national and subnational levels.
• Facilitate routine performance review meetings and action-tracking for gap closure and follow-up.

What they are asking for

• Master's degree in a health, informatics, statistics or related field.
• Over 12 years of relevant experience in monitoring, evaluation or data management in international development or public health.
• At least seven years in M&E, strategic information or health informatics.
• Experience supporting HIV/AIDS or integrated public health programs.
• Experience with US government programs and related reporting requirements.
• Strong skills in data analysis and visualization using Excel, Power BI and similar tools.
• Knowledge of GIS or geospatial tools for program targeting.
• Experience developing M&E frameworks, SOPs, training materials and reports.
• Familiarity with Nigeria's public-sector health system and collaboration with government and NGOs.

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