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Overview
- The SI Officer will play a critical role in supporting the implementation of the ACE-4 Activity Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (AMEL) framework at assigned health facilities. This officer is responsible for ensuring the accurate use of project-specific and national data collection tools to monitor activities, outputs, and progress toward anticipated results.
- The role extends beyond standard M&E to emphasize adaptive learning, focusing on documenting, analyzing, and using evidence for continuous improvement and decision-making. This includes supporting the Learning Agenda, organizing learning platforms, and preparing quarterly and annual reports on project progress to the SI State Team Lead /Strategic Information Sn. SI officer .
Locations: Bayelsa, Edo
Responsibilities
- State Government Support and Engagement
- Participate in all joint monitoring, review, and data-related activities with state counterparts.
- Maintain Functional M&E/Record Systems
- Ensure all facilities maintain updated M&E infrastructure, including SOPs, tools, and job aids.
- Ensure proper filing and secure storage of patient folders and records.
- Data Management and Quality Assurance
- Ensure >95% completed data capture in LAMIS and routine uploads into ACE-4 DHIS2.0.
- Conduct routine data validation, triangulation, and internal checks across registers, charts, and systems.
- Support corrective actions for data quality issues and participate in external DQAs.
- Data Use and Decision-Making
- Provide guidance on indicators, reporting requirements, and data quality.
- Facilitate routine use of data for decision-making at state and facility levels through review meetings and gap/outlier analysis.
- Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL)
- Support the development, implementation, and routine update of a Learning Agenda.
- Facilitate adaptive learning platforms (e.g., annual pause-and-reflect meetings and monthly rapid-cycle reviews).
- Document and share best practices, lessons learned, and success stories for wider dissemination.
- Capacity Building
- Train facility and cluster-level staff on M&E, QI, and learning practices.
- Mentor M&E assistants and data clerks to strengthen reporting and indicator use.
- Reporting & Supervision
- Supervise SI assistants/data clerks to ensure site-level performance goals are met.
- Generate cluster-level reports and contribute to state-level program reports.
Required Qualifications
Education and Professional Experience
- Required Education: A Bachelor's Degree, preferably in a quantitative or public health-related field such as: Statistics, Epidemiology, Computer Science/Information Management, Public Health, or Monitoring and Evaluation. A Masters degree will be an added advantage.
- Work Experience: At least five (5) years’ experience in Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E), Strategic Information (SI), or Data Management, particularly within the context of public health programs (like HIV/AIDS).
- Specific Program Experience: Experience working with US Government-funded or large donor-funded projects would be a significant advantage.
Technical Skills And Knowledge
- Data Management Systems: Proficiency is required in common health data management platforms, specifically LAMIS and DHIS2.0.
- Data Quality and Analysis: Strong knowledge and practical experience in Data Validation, Triangulation, Data Quality Assessment (DQA) methodologies, and Routine Data Analysis (e.g., gap/outlier analysis).
- M&E Frameworks: In-depth understanding of M&E principles, including developing and implementing AMEL frameworks.
- Core Skills: Strong strategic and analytical thinking, and excellent writing and verbal communication skills are essential.
Work Interactions and Conditions
- The SI Officer will work closely with Senior SI Officers/Advisors and project staff in supported health facilities.
- The role requires regular facility visits to provide technical support, mentoring, and supervision.
- Must have the flexibility to work under tight timelines that may require unplanned travel and extended hours.
Method of Application
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