Abt Associates Job Vacancy for a Technical Specialist 10 / Statistician and Data Manager
Abt Associates - The International Health Division is committed to the
improvement of health and healthcare delivery around the world. Serving
both the public and private sectors, our efforts include health policy
research and evaluation, health promotion and disease prevention,
health finance, and health systems management. Our impact is felt in
policies that ensure healthcare access for women, children, and
individuals with special needs, in strengthening health
infrastructures, and HIV/AIDS solutions.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Technical Specialist 10 / Statistician and Data Manager
Req Id 25581
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Job Summary
- Contribute to the design and development of specific M&E
plans and program-level indicators for PATHS2 programme activities.
Collaborate with other DFID SLPs and other donor programs to develop,
track and monitor indicators related to project performance.
- Contributing to the development or adaptation of M&E tools,
resources and processes in key thematic areas and across outputs of the
PATHS2 programme.
- Plan all routine data activities and provide inputs into M&E annual workplan and revision process.
- Coordinate routine data collection from all programme officers, using project data reporting system.
- Provide leadership, including training on the collection,
processing and analysis of all data collected and guide in the
preparation of specification for data entry, editing, validation,
tabulation before analysis.
- Participate in the preparation of required reports on M&E
findings. Support training for staff and clients in the use of
SMoH/PATHS2 M&E products, tools and resources.
- Maintaining an accurate up-to-date record and flow of
information related to M&E and implementation of SMoH/PATHS2
programme at the state level, including a web-based electronic archive.
- Remaining informed on contemporary issues, best practices, and
lessons learned in the course of implementing the programme's mandate
that will contribute to and enhance the M&E of the PATHS2 programme.
- Participates in all project surveys, special studies, including operations research and evaluation studies
- Collaborates with national data centres (NBS, NDHS) & other
agencies, including SLPs, DfID health projects and development
partners, as well as programmes to obtain data that are relevant to
PATHS2 programme
- Collaborate with other line ministries in the State, NGOs, DFID,
and other SLPs to support the implementation of the PATHS2 and State
MoH M&E strategies.
- Maintaining a comprehensive database of information for PATHS2 at state and national (programme) levels.
- Collaborate with all HMIS & other data experts to ensure
that PATHS2 programme data is of acceptable standard of quality, using
data quality auditing and data quality improvement processes.
- Serving as key contact for information requests by responding to
demands from staff, consultants and all other partners at the state
and NCO level, and also assisting them to access available M&E and
KM tools and resources.
- Perform any other M&E or project related assignment as may be required of you
Minimum Qualification
- (4+) years of experience OR the equivalent combination of education and experience.
Skills Prerequisites:
- Master's Degree in statistics preferred.
- At least 4 years of professional experience in data management,
statistical analysis, information management, or other relevant
analytical experience, especially in a health sector programme desired.
Remuneration
Abt Associates provides market-competitive salaries and comprehensive employee benefits.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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