FHI: Senior Monitoring & Evaluation Officer

Family Health International is dedicated to improving lives, knowledge, and understanding worldwide through a highly diversified program of research, education, and services. FHI is recruiting for a Senior Monitoring & Evaluation Officer, Health Informatics .

Monitoring and Evaluation Department

Senior Monitoring & Evaluation Officer, Health Informatics

Location: Country Office, Abuja

The Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, Health Informatics, under the supervision of the Associate Director Monitoring and Evaluation, will assist in the development, implementation, supervision and data use of all FHI’s electronic information systems at the facility, zonal and country office levels,

Key Responsibilities:

Ensure that all electronic information systems meet intended reporting and data output requirements’ for donors and the Government of Nigeria
Provide technical assistance for the development and implementation of a systematic data analysis-process of data outputs from the electronic information systems, carrying out advanced statistical analysis and preparation of scientific papers for publication in relevant peer reviewed journals
Support zonal M&E teams in the performance of routine M&E activities
Provide technical assistance to partner M&E units and to Government of Nigeria in research and public health evaluation
Provide technical support for the design and content development for electronic information systems (LAMIS, KidMAP, referral database, PDA applications and any other FHI software or database tools) used for M&E
Assist the software programming team in developing actual logic statements for the coding of M&E indicators and software business rules where necessary
Ensure that all software development is done according to already established standards and procedures
Ensure that software and database tools developed meet intended reporting and data output requirements for both internal and external use
Provide technical assistance for the development and implementation of a systematic data analysis process of data outputs from the electronic information systems
Have in-depth understanding of FHI’s research and public health programs and link activities/opportunities in Nigeria to ongoing research and public health evaluation activities in FHI
Represent goals/objectives of research/PHE to in-country partners including USAID and other sponsors
Actively seek and broker collaboration opportunities by communicating regularly with in-country partners to develop new research ideas, utilize research results, and scale-up promising programs

Minimum Requirements:

MBBS/MD with PhD, MPH or other postgraduate qualifications in public health, epidemiology, and health information management
Strong background in epidemiology, biostatistics or M&E Bachelor’s degree with 7 years relevant experience will be considered
3-5 years experience in reproductive health, HIV/AIDS and/or TB programs in developing countries
Experience working at the national level on health programs including knowledge and experience with data collection and utilization
Experience working on the development and implementation of a patient level health management information system
Experience working with local partners, including local NGOs and CBOs and knowledge of the local context is essential
Familiarity with USAID programs is preferred

Method of Application:

Interested candidates should forward their suitability statement (application) and resume (CV) as a single MS Word document to: MandEjobs@ghain.org for Monitoring and Evaluation Department vacancies

Only applications sent electronically (i.e. by e-mail) with the job title and location clearly indicated as the subject of the mail will be considered, and only short listed candidates will be contacted.

Please do not send more than one application. Failure to follow these instructions will lead to automatic disqualification.