GHS, Surveillance & Laboratory Digitalization Specialist, Niamey

GHS, Surveillance & Laboratory Digitalization Specialist, Niamey Organization: Palladium Group Country: Niger City: Niamey Office: Palladium Group Niamey, Niger GHS, Surveillance & Laboratory Digitalization Specialist – Niger About the job 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 governments, businesses, and investors to solve the world's most pressing challenges. Palladium operates in over 90 countries with a workforce of 4,000 talented, motivated, and diverse staff. We are seeking to recruit a GHS, Surveillance & Laboratory Digitalization Specialist for Project AFGHS-P in Niger, a USG-funded (U.S. Department of State) project starting on 1 October 2026. This is a locally recruited position and does not include relocation assistance or expatriate benefits. Applicants must have the legal right to live and work in Niger . Position Summary The GHS, Surveillance & Laboratory Digitalization Specialist strengthens the data systems that support global health security in Niger. The position leads surveillance data governance, data quality assessments and 7-1-7 timeliness monitoring with the Directorate of Surveillance and Response to Epidemics (DSRE) and the Directorate of Sanitary Laboratories (DLS), and leads the functional implementation of STELab and LabBook, specimen identification and end-to-end traceability. The specialist owns the GHS data governance, DQA and 7-1-7 milestone (NIG06) and is the functional lead for laboratory digitization and traceability. Location: Niamey, Niger (with field travel to regions and districts) Reports to: Country Lead – Niger (Project AFGHS-P) Expected start: As soon as possible and no later than 31 October 2026 fiAzHhW DLg4g0 Key Responsibilities Agree with DSRE and DLS the GHS data-governance and identifier framework, the data-responsibility matrix, the DQA protocol, 7-1-7 timestamp definitions, priority diseases, sampled districts and baseline. Conduct the four surveillance DQA/7-1-7 review cycles, document findings and assign and track corrective actions to closure or escalation. Design and run the joint detect-notify-response simulation, documenting timestamps, findings and corrective actions. Coordinate with FHI360/STRIDES and other GHS partners, including their data in DQA and Early Action Reviews....