Knowledge Management Advisor at Society for Family Health (SFH)

Society for Family Health (SFH) is one of the leading non-governmental public health organisations in Nigeria, implementing programmes in Reproductive Health/Family Planning, HIV & AIDS prevention and treatment, malaria prevention and treatment, primary health care system strengthening and maternal, newborn and child health care. We work in partnership with the Federal and State Governments of Nigeria, the Global Fund, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Department for International Development (DFID), Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, MSD for Mothers and Children Investment Fund Foundation among other international donors.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Knowledge Management Advisor

Ref No: sfh-42517
Location: Abuja
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Role
The successful candidate will perform the following functions:

• Lead the aggregation and validation of research/survey data and generate learnings.
• Track and document outcomes of programme implementation  and communicate trends to Programme management for decision making.
• Co-manage the MNCH, contraceptive continuation and ASRH effectiveness studies for purpose of generating learnings.
• Support the research team in the development of survey/research protocols and tools.
• Lead in the optimisation of key programme strategies and document shifts as well as trade-offs.
• Coordinate national and sub-national D2A processes to optimise programme performance.
• Lead on NHMIS engagements/reviews and support states in to strengthen capacity on the DHIS2..
• Lead in the development of knowledge products and organise national/global knowledge dissemination events.

Qualifications/Experience
Minimum Qualifications:

• A minimum of a Master’s Degree in Sociology, Public health, Statistics, Public Policy, Demography & Social Statistics.  Professional training in Project Management, Research, Monitoring & Evaluation.
• A minimum of 7 years progressive experience leading knowledge management and contributing to national/global goods.

Other Qualification and Experience:

• Practical experience in implementation science and strong research skills.
• Technical writing skills with demonstratable evidence of scientific papers published.
• Practical experience of navigating management information systems such as DHIS2, electronic data collection or any other mHealth systems.
• Experience in data analysis using software such as Ms Excel, Stata or SPSS
• Good understanding of FP2020, PMA and DHS data relating to SRH.
• Experience supporting the delivery of results, learning, capacity building including development of framework for strengthening of Monitoring & Evaluation, KM and Learning systems.

Skills and Competencies required
Technical:

• Expert in technical reports generation/presentation for high calibre audience.
• Versed in technical publications, scientific papers/manuscripts, briefs and abstracts.
• Experienced in organizing and leading knowledge sharing strategies/events.
• Skilled in documentation and packaging of progam learning for external audience.
• Qualitative and quantitative research skills.
• Use of statistical packages such as SPSS, STATA, Epi-Info, Ethnograph/Nvivo as well as the application of statistics to programming

Behavioural:

• Drive for continuous learning and knowledge sharing.
• Leadership and positive influencing
• Problem solving and analytical skills
• Collaboration and teamwork.

Deadline: 17th February, 2024.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online