MERL Officer – Public Health

ABOUT eHEALTH4EVERYONE

eHealth4everyone supports digital health, health-information systems, research and evidence-based programme management.

JOB SUMMARY

The Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning Officer will be responsible for the technical quality and implementation of MERL activities. The role works across Information Technology, Monitoring & Evaluation and healthcare and supports stronger use of health-information-system data.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support design and implementation of MERL systems for assigned projects.
• Develop project performance indicators and targets.
• Develop MERL tools and define responsibilities for data collection and reporting.
• Monitor implementation against approved indicators and milestones.
• Coordinate collection, verification and analysis of project data.
• Supervise Data Capturers and other assigned MERL personnel where applicable.
• Improve visibility, usefulness and quality of health-information-system data.
• Conduct or support project evaluations and research.
• Analyse programme information and identify performance trends.
• Prepare dashboards, reports and presentations on project performance.
• Support learning and evidence use across project teams.
• Interface with key programme and external stakeholders.
• Identify data-quality problems and support corrective action.
• Strengthen project staff capacity in M&E and data management.
• Support dissemination of findings and programme learning.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Relevant qualification in Public Health, Monitoring & Evaluation, Research, Statistics or related field.
• Demonstrated experience in MERL/M&E implementation.
• Ability to design indicators and monitoring tools.
• Strong data-analysis and reporting ability.
• Understanding of health-information systems.
• Strong computer and data-management skills.
• Good stakeholder-engagement ability.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Strong attention to technical quality and detail.

WORK ARRANGEMENT

Fully onsite in Abuja.

HOW TO APPLY

Apply through eHealth4everyone’s recruitment system.