Job Title: Data Technical Officer II
Location: FCT – Abuja
Key Deliverables
- Data analysis products: Timely analytical outputs, data summaries, and insights to support programme decision-making, including inputs to the annual meningitis surveillance report and to vaccine-effectiveness and impact analyses.
- Dashboards and visualizations: Functional, user-friendly dashboards and data visualization products tailored to programme and government needs.
- Data quality and triangulation: Biweekly data-quality reports, support to the annual data-validation workshop, and triangulation across SORMAS records, line lists, case investigation forms and laboratory databases.
- Technical documentation: Clear documentation of applications, workflows, data structures, and user requirements.
- Government support: Responsive technical assistance to government counterparts on data systems, analysis, visualization, and data use.
- User support and capacity building: Training, onboarding, and troubleshooting support for users of digital tools.
- Innovation and continuous improvement: Identification and implementation of opportunities to improve data systems, visualization, and programme data use.
Requirements
- Degree in Statistics, Data Science, Information Systems, Computer Science, Public Health Informatics, Epidemiology, Mathematics, or a related field.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong attention to detail
- Demonstrable experience with data analysis and visualization.
- Familiarity with infectious-disease surveillance data, ideally for meningitis or other epidemic-prone diseases, is an advantage.
- Working knowledge of SQL, DHIS2, MS Excel, R and/or other data analysis and visualization tools.
- Some experience with database management, digital health/information systems, or application development. Experience with SORMAS or other disease-surveillance information systems is a strong advantage.
- Ability to translate programme requirements into practical technical solutions.
- Strong communication and stakeholder-engagement skills. Experience working with government or public-sector stakeholders is an advantage.
- Working knowledge of AI and emerging data technologies, with the ability to apply AI-enabled tools to data analysis, visualization, automation, and development of innovative digital solutions.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with multidisciplinary teams.
Application Closing Date
26th October, 2026.
How to Apply
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