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Tropical Health is seeking an exceptional Malaria Public Health and Data Specialist to lead and build the capacity of the National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP) as part of a large donor malaria programme in Nigeria. The position will be seconded to the NMEP’s Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) branch with the aim of building the branch’s capacity in technical leadership of all NMEP M&E and data and evidence generation activities. The position will be based in Abuja with extensive travel to support selected State Malaria Elimination Programme (SMEP) M&E teams.

Responsibilities

As a senior member of the donor funded programme management team in Nigeria, the Malaria Public Health and Data Specialist is responsible for:

· In partnership with the NMEP, develop and operationalise a NMEP M&E Capacity Building Strategy.

· Lead the technical capacity building of the NMEP’s M&E branch to implement the NMEP M&E plan, including, but not limited to: o define clear roles and responsibilities of the NMEP/SMEP M&E personnel o define clear flow and processes for malaria data collection through a mix of different malaria information systems o strengthen data collation and quality assurance for routine (surveillance) and survey or evaluation data o analyse and interpret data and build capacity of the NMEP team in the same o strengthen the utility and quality of data presentation, using attractive visual formats where relevant, in key N/SMEP reports and information sharing efforts o promote and support use of data and evidence by all NMEP and SMEP personnel for planning, budgeting and decision making

· Liaise with and leverage on other donor malaria M&E strengthening interventions to maximize and ensure complementary of efforts

· Provide the senior management team feedback on progress of capacity building efforts.

· Work closely with the programme’s Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Specialist to ensure activities are aligned.

· Represent the programme in technical fora, such as the NMEP M&E Sub-committee of the Malaria Technical Working Group.

Job Description

Malaria Public Health and Data Specialist

Role title: Malaria Public Health and Data Specialist

Location: Abuja, Nigeria

Contract type: Fixed Term, 2 years with possible extension

Salary: Negotiable and commensurate with skills, qualifications and experience

Person specification

· Master’s degree in public health, epidemiology, surveillance, research methods or other relevant qualification.

· Demonstrated experience of leading malaria M&E activities, with a record of achieving programme objectives.

· Deep understanding and knowledge of health systems’ dynamics and challenges in relation to Nigeria’s response to malaria.

· Deep understanding and knowledge of malaria M&E systems in Nigeria and/or comparable country contexts.

· Strong experience building capacity, supervising and mentoring staff and partners, including facilitating training.

· In-depth understanding of the health, political, social and cultural context of Nigeria.

· Experience working effectively with Government and donors.

· Excellent computer skills, including in Excel and in at least one statistical software package, preferably Stata, alternatively SPSS or R; knowledge of other data software an advantage, such as mapping software

· Excellent level of spoken and written English