Research Manager (Adhoc) – 3 Positions

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ABOUT JHPIEGO

Jhpiego is an international health organisation affiliated with Johns Hopkins University that works with governments and partners to strengthen health services and improve public-health outcomes.

JOB SUMMARY

Jhpiego is recruiting three Research Managers to support the design, coordination and implementation of a midline learning assessment for its Quality Improvement Project.

One Research Manager will be assigned to each of the three implementation states: Jigawa, Gombe and Ekiti.

The assessment covers HIV, tuberculosis, malaria, maternal, newborn and child health and primary healthcare services.

📍 Locations: Jigawa, Gombe & Ekiti States

👥 Positions: 3

📅 Deadline: Date not specified

💰 Employment Status: Casual / Adhoc

Job ID: 2026-8133

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support review and refinement of the Quality Improvement evaluation framework, learning questions and indicator matrix.

• Review quantitative and qualitative data-collection tools.

• Ensure evaluation tools align with approved mixed-methods and repeated cross-sectional study designs.

• Support stakeholder consultations with government and health-sector institutions.

• Assist with digitisation of tools using KoboCollect and participate in pre-testing and pilot exercises.

• Facilitate training sessions for data collectors and state-level teams.

• Support field implementation, supervision, logistics and daily debrief sessions.

• Coordinate with State Ministries of Health, SPHCDAs, DPRS units and other relevant stakeholders.

• Conduct quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis.

• Analyse data using STATA, R, SPSS or equivalent statistical software.

• Support thematic analysis of qualitative data using NVivo, ATLAS.ti or equivalent tools.

• Analyse DHIS2/HMIS and routine health-system data.

• Prepare state-specific findings, tables, charts, reports and analytical summaries.

• Contribute to the consolidated evaluation report, presentations and dissemination materials.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Master’s degree or higher in Public Health, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Health Systems, Social Sciences, Evaluation Science or a closely related field.

• Minimum 7–10 years of experience in research, MEL or impact evaluation within health or development programmes.

• Experience implementing mixed-methods or quasi-experimental evaluations.

• Strong experience working with DHIS2/HMIS and large health datasets.

• Multi-site or multi-state evaluation experience in Nigeria is strongly preferred.

• Experience with donor-funded health programmes is an advantage.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• STATA, R, SPSS or equivalent statistical software.

• Advanced Microsoft Excel including pivot tables, Power Query and complex formulas.

• Power BI or Tableau is desirable.

• NVivo, ATLAS.ti or similar qualitative-analysis software.

• DHIS2/HMIS.

• KoboCollect/KoboToolbox, ODK or similar digital data-collection platforms.

• Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.

HOW TO APPLY

Apply through Jhpiego’s official recruitment platform.

Applicants must upload one single document containing their cover letter, CV/resume and references.

Jhpiego does not request payment from applicants during recruitment.