Research Specialist at the West African Centre For Public Health and Development (WACPHD-UOM-IGPH)

The West African Centre For Public Health and Development (WACPHD-UOM-IGPH) is a non-governmental organization working on improving health equity through sustained research, program delivery, technical assistance, and education.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Research Specialist

Location: Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Full Time

Job Description

• WACPHD is seeking a qualified Research Specialist to support a project assessing health systems and family planning supplies in Nigeria (Kano, Kaduna, and Lagos).
• This project is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and focuses on enhancing family planning initiatives in these regions.

Job Purpose / Job Objective

• The primary responsibility of this position will be to lead conducting of strategic and deep dive data analysis using various primary and secondary data including facility mapping, routine facility-based data, program monitoring and survey data to identify programmatic gaps to help evidence-informed strategic insights to strengthen facility interventions.

Roles and Responsibilities
Key Deliverables Expected from the Job Role:

• Lead the data analysis by triangulating facility assessment and other available data sources (facility based routine data, periodic assessments, survey data, etc.) to identify key programmatic gaps.
• Monitor and ensure high quality data through field visits to facility, community and health system assessments
• Contribute to the designing of primary study designs and tools.
• Ensure successful implementation of primary research to align the priorities of the organization and the government.
• Develop and well-defined analytical plans for the studies implemented.
• Conducted statistical analysis to generate factsheets and tables as per the analysis plan.
• Preparation of presentations of key findings to disseminate in different platforms.
• Develop evidence into knowledge products including flyers, briefs and reports for publication and dissemination.
• Prepare repository of all routine and periodic data related to health, particularly focusing on facility-level service monitoring data.
• Any other task assigned.

Qualifications and Experience
Essential Qualifications:

• PhD in Statistics / Demography / Public Health / Health Management or equivalent
• Candidates with additional training in data management/analysis will be given preference.

Essential experience:

• At least 7-10 years of experience in analysing large survey data and Programmatic M&E, preferably in public health or development sector
• Demonstrated management of program/facility based/government data system and liaison with government
• Proficiency in advanced statistical methods
• Expertise in data analysis using STATA and able to conduct GIS based analysis using Q-GIS and MS Excel advanced analysis
• Ability to conceptualize analyses framework using both survey and program data.

Application Closing Date
12th October, 2024.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note

• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview.
• 'WACPHD considers equality for all to be a fundamental human right. We actively promote diversity and inclusion, while condemning all types of unlawful and unjust discrimination based on age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and motherhood, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.'
• Individuals blacklisted from implementing BMGF grants are not eligible to apply for any of the advertised positions”.