Database Management Specialist at Society for Family Health (SFH)

Job profile:

• The Database Management Specialist must have sound knowledge and experience regarding M&E, statistics, quality assurance/quality improvement, and database development & management, and their specificities for developing countries.
• The Database Management Specialist must have the capacity to manage and build the capacity of a large team, within a multi-cultural environment. 

Job-role: 

• Conduct an assessment of the health system in Nigeria to identify gaps and opportunities for improvement
• Develop and implement a health system strengthening plan in collaboration with key stakeholders. 
• Provide technical assistance to the NHIA, Ministry of Health and other stakeholders in the design and implementation of health policies and programmes. 
• Support the development and implementation of health financing mechanisms to increase domestic and innovative resource mobilisation for health.
• Provide regular reports on progress, challenges, and lessons learned to the organisation, Ministry of Health and other stakeholders.

Qualifications/Experience

• Proven experience in project development, planning and facilitating technical training. 
• Strong problem-solving skills with an emphasis on innovation design and strategic frameworks using technology. 
• Knowledge and experience in statistical and data mining techniques: GLM/Regression, Random Forest, Boosting, Trees, text mining, social network analysis, etc. 
• Experience creating and using advanced machine learning algorithms and statistics: regression, simulation, scenario analysis, modelling, clustering, decision trees, neural networks, etc. 
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Health Information Management, Statistics, Mathematics or another quantitative field with relevant Professional Certification in Information and Communications, Technology, and related disciplines. 9 years’ relevant experience in project-level or state/national-level Monitoring and Evaluation in large public health programmes at national or international level. 
• MSc in Monitoring & Evaluation, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Health Information Management, Statistics, Mathematics or another quantitative field with relevant Professional Certification in Information and Communications, Technology, and related disciplines. 7 years’ relevant experience manipulating data sets and building statistical models. 
• Expertise knowledge in MySQL, MS SQL Server Administration, PostgreSQL, District Health Information System (DHIS2), DATIM, Windows NT and Office Administration and Management, Relational database design and analysis, SQL and MS Access/Excel programming skills.