LEAP Program Description

Global Solutions Ventures (GSV) a joint-venture partnership between ZemiTek LLC and Dexis Consulting Group is implementing the Long-term Exceptional Technical Assistance Project (LEAP Global) a mechanism originally used by USAID to battle against infectious diseases such as malaria HIV/AIDS tuberculosis neglected tropical diseases and pandemic influenza. As of July 1 2025 LEAP Global transitioned to the U.S. Department of State (DOS). This initiative aims to address the complex human resource challenges faced by national infectious disease programs in the USA-supported countries.

The intervention of this project is to hire and embed technical expert advisors and subject matter experts within government entities. By directly embedding the technical expertise within the national programs LEAP provides long-term sustainable lifesaving support to empower host governments to lead and manage key aspects of their infectious disease portfolios and improve coordination between the U.S. Government and the host country.

About the Position

The Senior Strategic Information Integrated Primary Health Advisor(s) (TB Malaria MNCH) is a key technical position supporting the Department of State Health Assistance Office (DOS/HAO) in Nigeria with a focus on providing provide technical leadership in strategic information analytics and performance management for integrated primary health programs (Maternal Child health Malaria Nutrition and TB portfolios) to carry out life-saving humanitarian assistance (LHA) service delivery in full alignment with the new Presidential Executive Order (EO) directives.

The Advisor will work closely with the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Program (NTBLCP) and National Malaria Elimination Program (NMEP) within the Ministry of Health. The role requires close collaboration with data management and government planning teams in the Department of Health Planning Research and Statistics (DHPRS). This position is funded through maternal and child health malaria nutrition and tuberculosis program resources and will coordinate closely with DOS/HAO and its strategic information partner .

The global health strategy emphasizes an integrated approach to containing infectious diseases (HIV TB) malaria and maternal and child health and global health security to prevent and respond to epidemics. Through integrated service delivery and disease surveillance the Advisor will help ensure continuity of essential services in primary health centers particularly for women and children. The Advisor will also ensure that TB malaria and MNCH are fully integrated into broader health system strengthening and emergency response efforts.

The Advisor will provide high-level technical leadership to strengthen systems for monitoring evaluation reporting and learning supporting lifesaving malaria TB and MNCH services for women and childrenincluding IPT routine immunization antenatal and postnatal care skilled facility deliveries newborn resuscitation and nutrition counseling. A central responsibility is to coordinate strategic information processes among implementing partners strengthen their data systems and ensure harmonized data collection validation and reporting in alignment with Government of Nigeria systems and indicators

By promoting the routine use of community feedback service delivery statistics and behavioral data the Advisor will foster a culture of data-driven decision-making with the Ministry of Health and implementing partners. The position will provide technical guidance and quality assurance for service delivery at the national level as well as across subnational facility and community levels.

The Senior Strategic Information Integrated Primary Health Advisor(s) will lead planning budgeting implementation monitoring and evaluation of primary health services ensuring effective oversight of programs that impact mothers and children.

Responsibilities

Technical Leadership and Strategic Guidance

• Provide high-level technical leadership in strategic information analytics and performance management for integrated primary health programs including maternal newborn and child health (MNCH) nutrition routine immunization malaria and tuberculosis.
• Guide evidence-based strategies to reduce maternal and child mortality tuberculosis and malaria ensuring alignment with national health policies and global standards (UNICEF Gavi).
• Advise and support the Nigeria Ministry of Health and its agencies (National Primary Health Care Development Agency National Malaria Elimination Program National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Program) on data-driven decision-making program planning and implementation.
• Lead the design and implementation of an integrated monitoring evaluation and strategic information (M&E/SI) approach across MNCH TB Malaria and RI. This includes developing harmonized indicators standardized data flows coordinated monitoring and reporting calendars and learning systems to ensure alignment with national standards and global best practices while preventing duplication

Program Monitoring Reporting & Data Analytics:

• Provide technical assistance and mentorship to implementing partners and government counterparts to strengthen monitoring evaluation and learning (MEL) systems for TB malaria MNCH nutrition and immunization programs.
• Strengthen national and subnational teams capacity in data analysis interpretation and use for program improvement and policy development.
• Support the integration of community feedback service delivery statistics and behavioral data into routine program management and quality improvement processes.
• Lead capacity-building initiatives to improve data availability analytics and visualization for program management and decision-making in MNCH nutrition RI TB and malaria programs.
• Provide mentorship to health workers program staff and local partners on data-driven decision-making and outbreak response best practices.

Data Systems Strengthening and Quality Assurance

• Oversee the design implementation and ongoing improvement of data systems to track program performance outcomes and impact across TB malaria MNCH nutrition and immunization programs.
• Provide hands-on technical assistance to MOH/State/LGA teams to strengthen HMIS/DHIS2 data quality completeness and timeliness and improve data review routines.
• Coordinate data quality assessments (DQAs) and routine reporting and data verification including remediation plans and follow-up supportive supervision in line with government and donor requirements.
• Provide technical guidance for the development and use of dashboards analytics tools and performance review mechanisms.

Stakeholder Coordination & Engagement

• Serve as the DOS/HAO Point of Contact (PoC) for strategic information data analytics/visualization and health information systems strengthening for primary health services: MNCH nutrition RI TB and malaria programs.
• Establish and maintain strong working relationships with senior officials at the Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) NPHCDA NTBLCP NMEP development partners civil society organizations and other key stakeholders.
• Facilitate regular coordination meetings and technical working groups with the Ministry of Health Department of State USG agencies donors and implementing partners to ensure harmonized approaches and information sharing of data collection indicators and reporting requirements among partners and stakeholders.
• Participate actively in all M&E/SI-related meetings and technical working groups.

Support for Integrated Service Delivery and Health Security

• Promote the integration of TB malaria MNCH nutrition and immunization services within primary health care and disease surveillance systems.
• Support preparedness and response efforts for public health emergencies ensuring continuity of essential services and integration of relevant program components.
• Contribute to national and subnational efforts to strengthen health security early warning and epidemic response through robust strategic information systems.

Policy Development and Evidence-Based Advocacy

• Contribute to the development and review of national policies guidelines and strategies for primary health care TB malaria MNCH nutrition and immunization.
• Synthesize and disseminate evidence and best practices to inform policy dialogue and program adaptation.
• Advocate for the use of high-quality data and analytics in decision-making at all levels of the health system.

Department of State: Program Monitoring and Analytics

Monitoring Evaluation & Learning (MEL)

• Oversee the collection monitoring analysis of key performance indicators strengthening use of data to drive decision-making and continuous improvement in MNCH nutrition RI TB and malaria outcomes.
• Maintain a consolidated performance management system (indicator tracker dashboard outputs) to support course correction prioritization and leadership briefings to the DOS/HAO office.
• Establish and refine standard operating procedures (SOPs) for routine data collection validation analysis and useespecially for high-frequency partner performance monitoring (weekly/monthly)ensuring action tracking and accountability.
• Provide technical oversight and quality assurance for community- and facility-based service delivery including early newborn care and maternal nutrition.
• Build insight packages that triangulate multiple sources (routine HMIS surveys surveillance partner reports logistics data) to explain performance and guide action.
• Support geo-spatial analysis to optimize targeting and resource allocation (e.g. underserved wards/LGAs zero-dose ANC/PNC drop-offs malaria burden hotspots).
• Promote routine use of community feedback service statistics and behavioral data to inform and adapt MNCH TB and malaria strategies.

REPORTING:

The Senior Strategic Information Integrated Primary Health Advisor will provide a detailed monthly report to the U.S. Department of State submitted by the 5th day of the following month. Additionally the Advisor will submit a weekly progress report to U.S. Embassy/Department of State (and participate in weekly calls) to include a short paragraph about main successes for that week.

SUPERVISION:

The Senior Strategic Information Integrated Primary Health Advisor will report to the Health Assistance Coordinator and his/her designee and has no formal supervisory responsibility. Incumbents may also have an onsite manager/supervisor with the coordinating GON ministry department or agency who will provide day-to-day direction as defined in the roles and responsibilities above

Qualifications

• Advanced degree: Masters degree or local equivalent from an accredited program in social science statistics mathematics mathematics economics computer science epidemiology health informatics public health infectious disease zoonotic disease Medicine nutrition immunization or a related field.
• Minimum of 7 years of progressive experience in strategic information infectious disease and other public health disease management or public health program management in Nigeria or similar contexts.
• 5 years of progressively responsible job-related professional-level experience in monitoring evaluation and learning (MEL) and other surveillance systems evaluation of program/project/activity implementation in direct program/project/activity management is required.
• Minimum 2 years direct experience in a development-oriented workplace (USG Preferred) focusing on maternal newborn and child health (nutrition routine immunization emergency response systems) malaria tuberculosis or other public health disease control initiatives and systems in Nigeria or similar contexts.
• Proven leadership in designing implementing and evaluating public health programs inclusive of global health security maternal child health malaria and or tuberculosis programs at scale.
• Prior experience working with or for bilateral or multilateral donors/stakeholders host-country organizations or private-sector institutions and which included project design performance monitoring and/or the analysis and interpretation of large amounts of data is required.
• In depth professional-level knowledge of development approaches and methods for performance analysis data visualization and program design monitoring and evaluation for public health programming.
• The advisor must have excellent knowledge of MEL systems public health programming and international donor operations in the sector.
• Good computer and analytic skills including familiarity with statistical analytic programs ( R Strata Power BI Tableau etc in addition to Microsoft Office programs is preferred.
• Prior experience working in Nigeria is an advantage
• Excellent leadership communication and team management skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication in English; proficiency in relevant local language(s) is an advantage.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with USG funded public health programs is an advantage.
• Relevant technical experience working in Nigeria and knowledge of local culture is a plus.