Survey Advisor / Lead Vacancy at APIN Public Health Initiatives Limited

 Company Description:

APIN Public Health Initiatives Limited/Gte, formerly known as AIDS Prevention Initiative in Nigeria is a non-governmental organization registered with the Nigerian Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC). APIN has built a strong partnership with the Nigerian Government, which is memorialized through a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the National Planning Commission. APIN is a leading Nigerian organization in the provision of prevention, care and treatment services to patients with HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis; Malaria; Reproductive Health; Family Planning; Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, and other non-communicable diseases of public health significance.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Survey Advisor / Lead

Job Location: Abuja
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description: 

• Lead the survey team, providing technical oversight, direction, and quality assurance on multiple complex simultaneous projects.
• Oversees the technical design and implementation of surveys, including designs, scoping trips, sampling strategies, developing instruments, overseeing data collection, designing and carrying out mixed methods analysis and disseminating results through written reports, peer-reviewed journal articles publications, and conference presentations.
• The survey lead will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day survey implementation. S/He will be responsible for coordinating all of the day-to-day survey team activities, coordinating, monitoring and supporting the field teams, overseeing the activities of relevant field contract staff, and supporting the overall field implementation of the survey including linkage
• The incumbent will coordinate the training of staff on the survey protocol, procedures, policies, relevant regulations and also ensure that the survey protocol, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and other relevant policies and regulations are being appropriately adhered to at every level. The Survey lead will report survey site progress and maintain survey regulatory files.
• S/he will also provide oversight and management of Regional/State Field Supervisors and other staff in multi-state surveys
• Design and implement performance monitoring and Continuous Quality Improvement activities needed to ensure that Survey activities are on track and adhere to donor and GON Requirements.
• Lead the development of concept notes and protocols for surveys.
• Provide technical assistance and capacity building to government counterparts and key stakeholders on Evaluation and Surveys.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

• MBBS or other relevant program area, MPH, Master of Science in Epidemiology and/or Statistics and other relevant areas.
• 10 years of experience implementing public health programmes with experience implementing at least one large survey.
• Significant experience working with multiple stakeholders (Funders, Governments, multilateral, etc.)
• Experience managing multidisciplinary teams
• Experience using MS Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc), and professional knowledge of Statistical software - SPSS, STATA, SAS, Python etc.
• Ability to travel at least 30% of time.

Job Application Deadline:
8th May, 2024.

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