Technical Advisor – Surveillance & Data Management

Overview

The Technical Advisor for Surveillance and Data Management is a strategic position within Jhpiego Global health security initiatives supporting Nigeria to strengthen IHR core capacities and enhance National and subnational capacities for pandemic preparedness outbreak and emergency prevention detection and response. This position will work on strengthening Surveillance and data management working closely on the Com-WATCH digital surveillance solutions One health coordination event based community based and indicator-based surveillance. This Advisor will provide technical oversight for the projects data lifecycle and its application within a multi-stakeholder One Health framework. This role serves as the critical bridge connecting the Com-WATCH digital platform community-level users and national regulatory bodies to achieve public health impact contributing to workforce development PHEOC PHEM Surveillance IHR core capacities and others.

The successful candidate will also drive the projects surveillance and data strategy ensuring the integrity and flow of data from community sources (PPMVs Agrovets CHWs citizens) to national dashboards. They will lead the analysis and interpretation of this data to identify trends hotspots and signals relevant to AMR across sectors. A key function will also be to manage complex relationships with government partners including NAFDAC NCDC PCN and VCN ensuring their sustained engagement and the systems alignment with their needs. Furthermore the Advisor will guide social mobilisation efforts to promote the widespread adoption and effective use of the Com-WATCH platform ensuring it becomes a trusted tool for both surveillance data management and stock management.

Responsibilities

Surveillance

• Facilitate the operationalisation of the projects surveillance framework including refining indicator definitions and data collection protocols.
• Strengthen integrated disease surveillance with real time availability of actionable high quality surveillance data that can be used to guide decision making National / subnational
• Facilitate the operationalization of EBS CBS and IBS systems at national and subnational levels ensuring coherence with IHR 2005 and NAPHS priorities.
• Support NCDC and State Ministries of Health to establish and strengthen EBS structures including signal detection verification risk assessment and reporting workflows.
• Provide technical guidance for scaling CBS networks integrating community informants (e.g. CHWs PPMVs Agrovets veterinary workers) to enhance early detection and reporting.
• Improve IBS performance by standardizing data elements indicators and reporting timelines across the IDSR platform and related systems (e.g. DHIS2 SORMAS).
• Ensure interoperability of EBS CBS and IBS data through harmonized data pipelines validation mechanisms and dashboards .
• Support integration of Com-WATCH AMR reports into broader surveillance streams for One Health intelligence

Data Management Analytics and Interpretation

One Health Surveillance & Stakeholder Management

Social Mobilisation and Com-WATCH Adoption

Required Qualifications

Education

Experience

Technical Skills

Core Competencies

Jhpiego offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive employee benefits package.

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Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1