Primary Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Responsible for monitoring, analysing, and reporting HMIS data.
• Analysis and troubleshoots HMIS user issues to implement a resolution or escalate the case to Pathways staff.
• Provides ongoing training and technical assistance to HMIS users via email, phone, and webcast, and on site as appropriate.
• Leads the development and implementation of data quality, management, and analysis plans.
• Provides on-site data quality assessment of LGA, health facilities, and others by assisting with implementation planning, including data entry process improvement.
• Prepares regular and ad-hoc reports, analysis, presentations, charts, graphs, and other documents as assigned.
• Performs data quality checks and monitors for gaps.
• Data Analyst reports to the MEL/HMIS Specialist, Bauchi State.

Required Qualifications:

The Data Analyst will have some experience and up-to-date knowledge and skills in M&E and MIS for health systems and healthcare provision. S/he must be familiar with the HMIS data context at the State level and working with health facilities and LGA for data collection, reporting and use. S/he should have experience with USAID / International donor programs. Additional qualifications include:

• A Bachelor’s degree / HND in demography, statistics, social sciences, public health, health information management or related field.
• Minimum of 2 year of working in M&E / HMIS for public health.
• Experience in using NHMIS Tools and DHIS2.
• Competency in MS Word and Excel.
• Good oral and / or written communication skills.
• Experience in facilitation of training workshops and onsite mentoring of health workers.
• Fluent in English (written and oral communication) and Hausa