Research Specialist at The West African Centre for Public Health and Development (WACPHD)

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.