Senior Research Officer (Adhoc) – 3 Positions

ABOUT JHPIEGO

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

JOB SUMMARY

Jhpiego is recruiting three Senior Research Officers to support data collection, analysis, data-quality assurance and reporting for the Quality Improvement Project midline and learning assessment.

One Senior Research Officer will be assigned to each implementation state: Jigawa, Gombe and Ekiti.

📍 Locations: Dutse, Jigawa; Gombe; Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti

👥 Positions: 3

📅 Deadline: Date not specified

💰 Employment Status: Casual / Adhoc

Job ID: 2026-8134

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support review and revision of quantitative and qualitative research tools.

• Configure and deploy digital data-collection tools using KoboCollect/KoboToolbox.

• Apply skip logic, validation rules and other quality-control features to electronic questionnaires.

• Support pre-testing and piloting of data-collection instruments.

• Facilitate training on digital data collection, research procedures and data-quality standards.

• Provide technical support to supervisors and data collectors during field implementation.

• Monitor real-time submissions and conduct routine checks for completeness, consistency, accuracy and timeliness.

• Identify duplicate records, missing data, outliers and other data-quality problems.

• Participate in spot checks, back checks and field-verification exercises.

• Clean, validate and organise quantitative datasets.

• Prepare analysis-ready datasets using Excel, STATA, R, SPSS or other approved software.

• Support descriptive statistics, indicator calculations and comparative analyses.

• Support transcription, translation and organisation of qualitative data.

• Support qualitative coding and thematic analysis using NVivo, ATLAS.ti or equivalent software.

• Analyse routine DHIS2/HMIS data.

• Develop tables, charts, figures, dashboards and other data-visualisation products.

• Contribute to evaluation reports, technical briefs, presentations and dissemination materials.

• Maintain confidentiality, informed-consent and data-security standards.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Statistics, Public Health, Social Sciences or a related field.

• Minimum of five years of experience in research, monitoring, evaluation and learning or impact evaluation.

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

• Strong experience with large routine health datasets and programme data.

• Experience coordinating multi-site or multi-state evaluations in Nigeria is strongly preferred.

• Familiarity with Quality Improvement methodologies and programmes covering TB, HIV, malaria and MNCH is desirable.

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

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• STATA, R, SPSS or equivalent.

• Advanced Microsoft Excel.

• Power BI or Tableau is desirable.

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

• DHIS2 and routine HMIS data.

• KoboCollect/KoboToolbox, ODK or similar platforms.

• Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint and Google Workspace.

HOW TO APPLY

Submit an application through Jhpiego’s official careers platform.

Applicants must upload one combined document containing a cover letter, CV/resume and references.

Jhpiego recruitment is free and official recruitment communication should come from a @jhpiego.org address.