Senior Quality Improvement Specialist (Gombe, Jigawa)

The Senior Quality Improvement (QI) Specialist provides clinical and technical leadershipfor the design implementation scale-up and institutionalization of Quality Improvement (QI) approaches across states LGAs health facilities and communities. The role ishands-on field-oriented and clinically grounded with direct responsibility for ensuringhigh-fidelity application of QI tools methods and standards particularly inhigh-volume and high-burden facilities and communities.

Working closely with the QI Advisor and State Team Lead the Senior QI Specialist willsupervise and mentor QI Specialists providetechnical backstopping to complex service delivery settings and lead the integration ofclinical quality and patient-centred careacross HIV TB Malaria RMNCH and community health platforms. The role serves as avisible technical authorityfor QI at state and LGA levels.

Clinical & Technical Leadership in Quality Improvement

• Provide advanced clinical and technical leadership together with the QI Advisor for the design implementation expansion and institutionalization ofQuality Improvement (QI)andLeadership & Management (L&M)interventions across states LGAs facilities and communities.
• Lead rigorous application of QI methodologies(e.g. PDSA cycles root cause analysis process mapping driver diagrams run charts) to address complex clinical quality gaps patient flow challenges and service delivery bottlenecksparticularly inhigh-volume and high-burden facilities and communities.
• Serve as thetechnical authorityon QI standards indicators tools and measurement ensuring fidelity clinical rigor and consistency across all service delivery platforms.

Supervision Capacity Building & High-Volume Facility Backstopping

• Supervise mentor and coach QI Specialistsand provide technical oversight to government QI teams to strengthen coaching supportive supervision data use and implementation fidelity.
• Lead and supportQI capacity buildingthrough training on-site mentoring skills-building peer-to-peer learning and clinical improvement collaboratives using blended in-person and virtual approaches including support to monthly Leadership & Management meetings.
• Providedirect technical backstoppingto high-volume and high-burden facilities and communities demonstrating complex clinical operational or data-quality challenges ensuring quality safety and patient-centred care.

Integrated Service Delivery Scale-Up Digital Innovation & Data Use

• Guide and support the integration of HIV TB Malaria RMNCH and community interventionsat service delivery points using QI approaches to improve coordination of care and patient-level outcomes.
• Provide senior technical oversight for expansion and scale-up of QIinto new LGAs facilities and communities ensuring quality is maintained during rapid growth and adaptations remain context-appropriate.
• Provide technical leadership for the use of HMIS and digital QI tools including DHIS2 facility registers dashboards and digital reporting platforms.
• Strengthen data analysis interpretation and visualizationto support real-time decision-making performance monitoring and continuous improvement at facility LGA and state levels.

Government Engagement Institutionalization Learning & Knowledge Management

• Support integration of QI intoroutine government systemsby strengthening technical linkages with Ministries of Health LGAs and relevant agencies and contributing to institutionalization ownership and sustainability.
• Serve as a senior technical liaisonwith government counterparts partners and professional bodies and represent Jhpiego in high-level technical forums coordination meetings and learning platforms related to Quality Improvement.
• Contribute to program planning(workplans SOPs technical tools indicators and guidance) and coordination with government.
• Lead learning documentation and knowledge management including synthesis of data-driven evidence lessons learned case studies success stories donor deliverables presentations and dissemination of best practices.

• Health professional qualification (Medical Doctor Nurse Midwife Public Health or related clinical discipline).
• Minimum of 7 - 10 years of experiencein public health program implementation with strong emphasis onclinical Quality Improvement and service delivery.
• Demonstrated experienceleading and supervising QI teamsand supporting complex high-volume health facilities.
• Proven experience integratingHIV TB Malaria RMNCH and community health servicesusing QI methodologies.
• Strong experience working withgovernment counterparts at state and LGA levels.
• Experience supportingdigital health tools dashboards or data-driven QIis an advantage.
• Excellent facilitation mentoring analytical and technical writing skills.
• Proven ability to manage complexity multiple stakeholders and multi-state programs.
• Willingness to travel extensively within assigned states.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Familiarity with Nigerias health systems and reporting structure and demonstrated ability to collaborate with government level officials to strengthen program implementation
• Excellent writing and communications skills including demonstrated technical writing skills for publication
• Ability to work effectively with diverse international teams and willingness to learn and empower others
• Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks short deadlines and intense pressure to perform
• References will be required.
• Demonstrated ability in working and collaborating with a wide range of local and international partner organizations
• Demonstrated experience in maintaining donor relations
• Excellent skills in facilitation team building and coordination

Jhpiego offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive employee benefits package.

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