Palladium is a global leader in the design, development and delivery of Positive Impact – the intentional creation of enduring social and economic value. We work with foundations, investors, governments, corporations, communities and civil society to formulate strategies and implement solutions that generate lasting social, environmental and financial benefits.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: M&E / Data Analytics Intern

Job ID: req21388
Location: Abuja

Project Overview and Role

• Data.FI is a five-year global project funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to support the HIV and COVID-19 response. Data.FI partners with programs to accelerate and sustain access to high-quality data to expedite HIV and COVID-19 epidemic control and maintenance.
• By improving global, regional, national, and community/local in-depth analyses of HIV and COVID-19 epidemiologic and programmatic data, Data.FI expedites program achievements to improve client services and attain and sustain control of the epidemics.
• Data.FI supports host country governments to enhance existing health information systems (HIS), informing management responses to gaps in programming and sustaining impact by supporting local partner transition.

Purpose of Position

• We are seeking a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) / Data Analytics (DA) intern to work in close collaboration with the project Data Analytics and Data Use team in support of USAID’s Strategic Information (SI) team and service delivery implementing partners (IPs) to leverage weekly PEPFAR data to support control of HIV epidemic.
• The M&E/Data Analytics intern will report to the Senior Manager, Data Analytics and Use.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Support review of high-frequency reporting (HFR) data sets for weekly reporting
• Conduct data validation and logic checks for data across reporting systems i.e., Data for Accountability, Transparency, and Impact Monitoring (DATIM), the National Data Repository (NDR), and HFR
• Conduct data collection and collation at the state level.
• Support the development of analytic products to provide insights for decision-makers.
• Support implementation of the Weekly Data Review for Rapid Action methodology at the state level and across hierarchies
• Working with the Strategic Information Advisor(s), support IPs to facilitate and support HFR processes to identify barriers to data use and generate solutions to address those barriers
• Support documentation of best practices, data use cases and stakeholder engagements at the state level
• Implement data quality strategies and activities at the state level and other hierarchies as advised
• Support regular analysis and reviews of performance on key priority indicators for HIV and orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) programs
• Support any other activity as assigned by the supervisor

Required Qualifications

• Enrolled in an Undergraduate / Master’s Program in Public Health, Statistics, Health Informatics, Computer Science or a related field.
• Excellent inter-personal, multi-cultural and team building skills.
• Strong computer skills particularly in spreadsheets, database and statistical applications.
• Have strong academic performance and motivation.
• Excellent writing skills, oral and written communication skills and fluency in English.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified