Digital Health Officer at Malaria Consortium - NAIJA STICK

Digital Health Officer at Malaria Consortium

Established in 2003, Malaria Consortium is one of the world’s leading non-profit organisations specialising in the prevention, control and treatment of malaria and other communicable diseases among vulnerable populations. 

• Our mission is to save lives and improve  health in Africa and Asia, through evidence-based programmes that combat targeted diseases and promote universal health coverage.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Digital Health Officer

Location: Abuja FCT

Scope of work

The position will be responsible for supporting requirement gathering and analysis, business process mapping, solution design, technical specification development, quality assurance (QA), system compatibility assessment, user acceptance testing (UAT), deployment planning, and ongoing maintenance of both hardware and software systems for Malaria Consortium health digitalization interventions.

• S/he will provide capacity building to relevant programme/project staff, national and sub-national government stakeholders on the management of community-based digital health platforms, as well as providing technical operational guidance in relation to its development and integration with other national systems.

Key working relationships

The DHTO will be based in the Nigeria country office, Abuja and will indirectly report to the Digital Health  Manager (DHM). The DHTO will work directly with PF/SMC programme staff, particularly the programme Technical Specialist, M&E Manager and Senior M&E Officers, while liaising with the Digital Health Team (DHT), Monitoring & Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Manager,  Communications Specialist, Data Managers and Senior Country Technical Coordinator (SCTC) in the Nigeria country office.

• Externally, this position will as directed, closely collaborate with the National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP), various state Ministries of Health (SMoH) and State Malaria Elimination Programmes (SMEP), LGAs, partner organisations, key technology partners, technical content experts, and other stakeholders.
• S/he will also maintain strong working relationships in the sub-national areas of operations

Key accountabilities

Digital Health (70%)

Support the design and carry out digital health needs assessment for PF/SMC programme/projects.

• Support product development, configuration, and campaign setup for digital platforms used in health campaigns, including workflows, user roles and permissions, commodities, microplanning, attendance, payment, and reporting modules.

Qualifications and experience:

Essential

At least, a Bachelors’ degree in relevant field (Information Systems, Computer Science or similar field).

At least five (5) years’ experience, in implementing digital solutions, preferably in the health system.

• Previous experience in capacity building and providing technical assistance regarding the implementation of digital solutions to stakeholders at various levels including but not limited to government actors, international organizations, NGOs/CBO’s, healthcare providers and community level structures.
• Experience in product and workflow design, including the development of wireframes, mockups, process flows, and user journey maps to support requirement definition, stakeholder alignment, and solution design.
• Practical experience in coding with Python is essential, with strong proficiency in scripting, data processing, and backend logic development.
• Good understanding and practical use of structured data formats and data modelling, including XML, JSON, and SQL, for system configuration, API integrations, and data exchange
• Experience in data analytics, reporting, and developing scripts and queries (Python, SQL, and Elasticsearch index queries) to support programme reporting, data quality validation, and operational decision-making.

Desirable

Familiar with monitoring and evaluation of digital health interventions.

Strong knowledge and experience working with at least one of the following – DIGIT app, RedRose and CommCare.

• Experience in establishing community health information systems.
• Experience in the server setup.
• Experience in using geo-spatial intelligence tools.

Work-based skills:

Essential

Strong critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills.

• Proactive and able to work independently with limited support.
• Strong communication, and relationship management skills.
• Good capacity development skills
• Ability to work effectively with local stakeholders.
• Excellent personal and time management skills.
• Ability to work under pressure in a challenging environment.
• Positive work attitude.
• Attention to detail.
• Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

Deadline: 10, August 2026

How to Apply 

Interested Applicant can apply via this link 

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