Strategic Information Advisor - Lagos

About this role

The role is for a Strategic Information Advisor based in Lagos, supporting FHI 360’s work in health information systems, monitoring and evaluation, data use, and quality assurance across HIV, TB, malaria, MNCH, and related areas. The position targets someone with extensive experience in strategic information, data management and analysis within international development or public health programs, including work with government and partner organisations. The advisor will provide technical leadership to partners, government stakeholders, health facilities and community structures to strengthen data collection, interoperability of digital health platforms, and evidence-based decision making. Responsibilities include developing and implementing monitoring and learning frameworks, ensuring data quality, creating dashboards and reports, and supporting capacity building for SI personnel. The role also involves planning, reviewing, and reporting on SI activities, contributing to work plans and budgets, and representing FHI 360 in SI-related meetings and technical groups.

What you would do

• Provide technical assistance to partners and government stakeholders to strengthen health information systems across multiple disease areas.
• Develop and implement integrated monitoring, evaluation and learning frameworks and performance-monitoring systems.
• Strengthen data interoperability across platforms (eg LAMISPlus, DHIS2, NDR, RADET, NHMIS, NDARS) and standardise data collection and reporting.
• Support development of indicator definitions, data-flow structures, reporting architecture, and SI assessment tools.
• Track SI milestones weekly and monthly and ensure achievement.
• Coordinate Data Quality Assurance activities including data verification, validation, triangulation, and quality reviews.
• Develop and monitor data quality improvement and corrective action plans.
• Support institutionalisation of QA and quality improvement processes within systems at various levels.
• Support operationalisation of Situation Rooms and other performance-management platforms.
• Lead routine performance review meetings, identify gaps, assign corrective actions and monitor implementation.

What they are asking for

• Master’s degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Statistics, Biostatistics, Demography, Health Informatics, Monitoring and Evaluation or a related field.
• Over 12 years of relevant experience in monitoring, evaluation, SI, or data management in international development or public health programs.
• At least 7 years of hands-on M&E, SI, health informatics or program data management experience.
• Experience providing SI support to HIV/AIDS or integrated public health programs.
• Experience working with priority populations and through health facility and community-based structures.
• Familiarity with US Government programs and related monitoring, evaluation, compliance and reporting requirements.
• Strong ability to conduct complex data analyses and create visualisations using Excel, Power BI, STATA, Epi Info or similar tools.
• Experience with GIS or geospatial tools for mapping or targeting interventions.
• Experience developing M&E frameworks, dashboards, SOPs, training materials and knowledge products.
• Knowledge of Nigeria’s public health system and experience collaborating with government, NGOs and partners is desirable.

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