ProgramMERL Assistant Temp Hire (Jigawa & Ekiti)
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30+ days ago
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1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Overview
Jhpiego seeks a Quality Improvement (QI) program/MERL assistant for Ekiti and Jigawa on The Global Fund
The project aims to provide support to implement an innovative approach for integrated supportive supervision (ISS) that includes collaborative improvement training and supervision of supervisors to improve health worker performance and quality of care for integrated HIV/TB/Malaria/MNCH primary health care services for underserved population as well as strengthen leadership and management skills among Ministry of Health staff for QI and improved integrated service delivery in health facilities and communities.
The QI program/MERL assistant will support quality improvement and leadership and management activities in and will work closely with the QI Specialist to implement project activities in coordination with the Ministry of Health and other government agencies.
Responsibilities
Program management and operations roles:
- Support project team in preparation of activities including scheduling meetings creating attendance list corresponding with attendees preparing materials setting up meeting rooms taking meeting minutes amongst other tasks
- Support to maintain records and files distributing of project information and documentation Contribute to preparation of program reports communications and presentations.
- Ensure expense reports payment schedules are properly prepared scanned and shared with the project teams for review
- Responsible for the collation harmonization and regular updates of program management tools such as scorecard stakeholders database facility directory and other tools as maybe be requested.
- Manage program trackers (GSRs activities schedules and Issue/Incidence log) Coordinate staff travel logistics and retirements.
- Coordinate procurement of office consumables.
MERL Roles:
- Collect data review and ensure quality as related to QI activities and submit them to the MERL specialist
- Support the monthly data validation and triangulation at the facility LGA and State level Ensure data on the service delivery registers in each health facility are accurately entered into the MSF and DHIS2.
- Support research/assessment that will inform project learnings.
- Participate in meetings and communicate with stakeholders to share performance and progress reports.
- Support data triangulation at the facility LGA and State level
- Document best practices lessons learned and success stories to share with the project team and stakeholders.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Supervision
- Reports to: State Team Lead
Required Qualifications
- Health professional (e.g. Doctor Nurse Midwife Public health Statistics Epidemiology) with at least 1-2 years experience in public health program
- Strong familiarity with health system and HTM service delivery context in Jigawa Ekiti and Nigeria
- Ability to interact with established networks of health professionals ministry of health officials and other partners
- Comfortable with a team approach to programming and the ability to manage several major activities simultaneously
- Proficiency in word processing Microsoft Office
- Proficiency in Excel DHIS2 and any other visualization tools
- Willingness to travel within state
Jhpiego offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive employee benefits package.
Please apply at must submit a single document for upload to include: cover letter resume and references.
For further information about Jhpiego visit our website at
Note: The successful candidate selected for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation.
Jhpiego is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer
Jhpiego a Johns Hopkins University affiliate is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of gender marital status pregnancy race color ethnicity national origin age disability religion sexual orientation gender identity or expression veteran status other legally protected characteristics or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria. Jhpiego promotes Affirmative Action for minorities women individuals who are disabled and veterans.
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Key Skills
- Project Management Methodology
- Project / Program Management
- Program Management
- Management Experience
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Project Management
- Microsoft Project
- Budgeting
- DoD Experience
- Leadership Experience
- Supervising Experience
- Contracts
About Company
An international, non-profit health organization affiliated with The Johns Hopkins University dedicated to improving the health of women and families.
