Senior Strategic Information – Integrated Primary Health Advisor, DOS LEAP Global - Nigeria

ZemiTek LLC•Washington, DC

15h

About The Position

The Senior Strategic Information –Integrated Primary Health Advisor(s) (TB, Malaria, MNCH) is a key technical position supporting the Department of State Health Assistance Office (DOS/HAO) in Nigeria with a focus on providing provide technical leadership in strategic information, analytics, and performance management for integrated primary health programs (Maternal Child health, Malaria, Nutrition and TB portfolios) to carry out life-saving humanitarian assistance (LHA) service delivery in full alignment with the new Presidential Executive Order (EO) directives. The Advisor will work closely with the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Program (NTBLCP), and National Malaria Elimination Program (NMEP) within the Ministry of Health. The role requires close collaboration with data management and government planning teams in the Department of Health Planning, Research and Statistics (DHPRS). This position is funded through maternal and child health, malaria, nutrition, and tuberculosis program resources, and will coordinate closely with DOS/HAO and its strategic information partner, Data.FI. The global health strategy emphasizes an integrated approach to containing infectious diseases (HIV, TB), malaria, and maternal and child health and global health security including routine immunization and polio, to prevent and respond to epidemics. Through integrated service delivery and disease surveillance, the Advisor will help ensure continuity of essential services in primary health centers, particularly for women and children. The Advisor will also ensure that TB, malaria, and MNCH are fully integrated into broader health system strengthening and emergency response efforts. The Advisor will provide high-level technical leadership to strengthen systems for monitoring, evaluation, reporting, and learning, supporting lifesaving malaria, TB and MNCH services for women and children—including IPT, routine immunization, antenatal and postnatal care, skilled facility deliveries, newborn resuscitation, and nutrition counseling. A central responsibility is to coordinate strategic information processes among implementing partners, strengthen their data systems, and ensure harmonized data collection, validation, and reporting in alignment with Government of Nigeria systems and indicators By promoting the routine use of community feedback, service delivery statistics, and behavioral data, the Advisor will foster a culture of data-driven decision-making with the Ministry of Health, Data.FI, and implementing partners. The position will provide technical guidance and quality assurance for service delivery at the national level as well as across subnational facility and community levels. The Senior Strategic Information –Integrated Primary Health Advisor(s) will lead planning, budgeting, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of primary health services, ensuring effective oversight of programs that impact mothers and children.

Requirements

Advanced degree: Master’s degree or local equivalent from an accredited program in social science, statistics, mathematics, mathematics, economics, computer science, epidemiology, health informatics, public health, infectious disease, zoonotic disease, Medicine, nutrition, immunization or a related field.
Minimum of 7 years of progressive experience in strategic information infectious disease, and other public health disease management, or public health program management in Nigeria or similar contexts.
5 years of progressively responsible job-related professional-level experience in monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) and other surveillance systems, evaluation of program/project/activity implementation, in direct program/project/activity management is required.
Minimum 2 years’ direct experience in a development-oriented workplace (USG Preferred) focusing on maternal, newborn, and child health (nutrition, routine immunization, emergency response systems), malaria, tuberculosis or other public health disease control initiatives and systems in Nigeria or similar contexts.
Proven leadership in designing, implementing, and evaluating public health programs inclusive of global health security, maternal child health, malaria and or tuberculosis programs at scale.
Prior experience working with or for bilateral or multilateral donors/stakeholders host-country organizations, or private-sector institutions, and which included project design, performance monitoring, and/or the analysis and interpretation of large amounts of data, is required.
In depth, professional-level knowledge of development approaches and methods for performance analysis, data visualization, and program design, monitoring and evaluation for public health programming.
The advisor must have excellent knowledge of MEL systems, public health programming, and international donor operations in the sector.
Good computer and analytic skills, including familiarity with statistical analytic programs ( R, Strata, Power BI, Tableau etc in addition to Microsoft Office programs is preferred.
Excellent leadership, communication, and team management skills.
Excellent written and oral communication in English; proficiency in relevant local language(s) is an advantage.

Nice To Haves

Experience with USG funded public health programs is an advantage.
Relevant technical experience working in Nigeria and knowledge of local culture is a plus.

Responsibilities

Provide high-level technical leadership in strategic information, analytics, and performance management for integrated primary health programs, including maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH), nutrition, routine immunization, malaria, and tuberculosis.
Guide evidence-based strategies to reduce maternal and child mortality, tuberculosis, and malaria, ensuring alignment with national health policies and global standards (UNICEF, Gavi).
Advise and support the Nigeria Ministry of Health and its agencies (National Primary Health Care Development Agency, National Malaria Elimination Program, National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Program) on data-driven decision-making, program planning, and implementation.
Lead the design and implementation of an integrated monitoring, evaluation, and strategic information (M&E/SI) approach across MNCH, TB, Malaria, and RI. This includes developing harmonized indicators, standardized data flows, coordinated monitoring and reporting calendars, and learning systems to ensure alignment with national standards and global best practices, while preventing duplication
Provide technical assistance and mentorship to implementing partners and government counterparts to strengthen monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) systems for TB, malaria, MNCH, nutrition, and immunization programs.
Strengthen national and subnational teams’ capacity in data analysis, interpretation, and use for program improvement and policy development.
Support the integration of community feedback, service delivery statistics, and behavioral data into routine program management and quality improvement processes.
Lead capacity-building initiatives to improve data availability, analytics, and visualization for program management and decision-making in MNCH, nutrition, RI, TB, and malaria programs.
Provide mentorship to health workers, program staff, and local partners on data-driven decision-making and outbreak response best practices.
Oversee the design, implementation, and ongoing improvement of data systems to track program performance, outcomes, and impact across TB, malaria, MNCH, nutrition, and immunization programs.
Provide hands-on technical assistance to MOH/State/LGA teams to strengthen HMIS/DHIS2 data quality, completeness, and timeliness, and improve data review routines.
Coordinate data quality assessments (DQAs) and routine reporting and data verification, including remediation plans and follow-up supportive supervision in line with government and donor requirements.
Provide technical guidance for the development and use of dashboards, analytics tools, and performance review mechanisms.
Serve as the DOS/HAO Point of Contact (PoC) for strategic information, data analytics/visualization, and health information systems strengthening for primary health services: MNCH, nutrition, RI, TB, and malaria programs.
Establish and maintain strong working relationships with senior officials at the Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH), NPHCDA, NTBLCP, NMEP, development partners, civil society organizations, and other key stakeholders.
Facilitate regular coordination meetings and technical working groups with the Ministry of Health, Department of State, USG agencies, donors, and implementing partners to ensure harmonized approaches and information sharing of data collection, indicators, and reporting requirements among partners and stakeholders.
Participate actively in all M&E/SI-related meetings and technical working groups.
Promote the integration of TB, malaria, MNCH, nutrition, and immunization services within primary health care and disease surveillance systems.
Support preparedness and response efforts for public health emergencies, ensuring continuity of essential services and integration of relevant program components.
Contribute to national and subnational efforts to strengthen health security, early warning, and epidemic response through robust strategic information systems.
Contribute to the development and review of national policies, guidelines, and strategies for primary health care, TB, malaria, MNCH, nutrition, and immunization.
Synthesize and disseminate evidence and best practices to inform policy dialogue and program adaptation.
Advocate for the use of high-quality data and analytics in decision-making at all levels of the health system.
Oversee the collection, monitoring analysis of key performance indicators, strengthening use of data to drive decision-making and continuous improvement in MNCH, nutrition, RI, TB, and malaria outcomes.
Maintain a consolidated performance management system (indicator tracker, dashboard outputs) to support course correction, prioritization, and leadership briefings to the DOS/HAO office.
Establish and refine standard operating procedures (SOPs) for routine data collection, validation, analysis, and use—especially for high-frequency partner performance monitoring (weekly/monthly)—ensuring action tracking and accountability.
Provide technical oversight and quality assurance for community- and facility-based service delivery, including early newborn care and maternal nutrition.
Build “insight packages” that triangulate multiple sources (routine HMIS, surveys, surveillance, partner reports, logistics data) to explain performance and guide action.
Support geo-spatial analysis to optimize targeting and resource allocation (e.g., underserved wards/LGAs, zero-dose, ANC/PNC drop-offs, malaria burden hotspots).
Promote routine use of community feedback, service statistics, and behavioral data to inform and adapt MNCH, TB, and malaria strategies.