Senior Operations Research Advisor, Northern Nigeria

Location:	Nigeria
Job Code:	880
# of Openings:	1
Description
Senior Operations Research Advisor, Northern Nigeria Company Profile Established in 1971, Futures Group develops and delivers innovative, locally relevant, evidence-based solutions to improve the health and well-being of people around the world. We have assisted governmental and non-governmental agencies, foundations, and the private sector by designing, implementing and evaluating programs in HIV, sexual and reproductive health, population and family planning, maternal and child health, infectious diseases, and gender. Futures Group has deep expertise in policy and advocacy, research and strategic information, health markets and private sector engagement, modeling and economic analysis, patient monitoring and management/HMIS, strategic consulting, and program management. Position Summary The Targeted States High Impact project (TSHIP) is a six year USAID-funded project aimed at raising the quality of maternal, child health and reproductive health services in Bauchi and Sokoto states. The Senior Operations Research Advisor has responsibility to guide the development, implementation, and dissemination of the findings of key operations research activities related to MCH/FP/RH service delivery. Key Responsibilities • Lead state teams and local counterparts through a process of designing and implementing research studies • Identify salient topics for research in conjunction with TSHIP technical leads and local stakeholders • Coordinate research studies • Contribute to data analysis and report writing • Contribute to the dissemination and communication of research findings to selected audiences. The Advisor is supported by local project staff in Nigeria as well as US-based advisors at the Futures Group. The Advisor will work closely with TSHIP Project Support Team (PST), the M&E Advisor  and the project Chief of Party. Qualifications: • An advanced degree in Public Health or Social Sciences • 7+ years’ experience in research of public health programs • Proven experience in study design, developing data collection tools, collecting quantitative and qualitative data, data analysis and data presentation • Experience in managing research involving multiple stakeholders and development partners • Experience in capacity building for research desirable • Sound understanding of reproductive health and child survival health issues in Northern Nigeria. • Strong and demonstrated organizational, personnel management and interpersonal relationship skills • Excellent communications skills, including writing and oral presentation skills. Hausa language skills strongly preferred. • Experience working in Northern Nigeria strongly preferred. Futures Group provides equal employment to all participants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran or marital status.