State Campaign M&E Officer

Location: Abia
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• The officer working under the line-management of the State Coordinator and in close collaboration with the state, LGA, community actors, stakeholders and partners would deliver aspects of the project as per the specified job tasks and expected deliverables.
• The Senior M&E Officer will serve as the main focal person for all Research, MEAL (Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning) activity which include data validation, DQA, coordination meetings, capacity building in data quality and supportive supervisory visit to strengthen health management information system in ITN Campaign project in the state.
• The incumbent will work as part of the project team under the direct supervision of the State project manager with technical guidance of the M&E Manager and indirectly through the Programme Director for the attainment of the project goal.
• S/he will assist and report to the M&E manager regarding the monitoring and evaluation of project activities.

Technical contributions 50%:

• Contribute to work plans, sub agreements, budgets, pipelines, technical reports, and deliverables.
• Manage the information-gathering process for results and performance reports, in addition to other briefings, summaries, papers, presentations, etc. for various audiences as needed. (I suggest ‘manage the data collection and management processes before, during and after each round of mass SMC drug administration, including sentinel site monitoring)
• Coordinate the documentation of PF- SMC activities in form of reports and ensure proper archiving of such for easy access and reference
• Ensure high quality data are available on a regular and timely basis for programmatic decision making
• Routinely monitor project performance against targets and prepare periodic reports on M&E activities for PF- SMC Project.
• Assist program and project manager to develop robust monitoring plans for quantitative and qualitative reporting on project performance indicators.
• Adapt and maintain a high quality database for the project in line with the regional standards.
• Plan and implement M&E activities related to PF- SMC in the approved work plan under the guidance of the Project Manager
• Serve as the focal person for all monitoring and evaluation related work for the project within the state.
• Participate in project assessments, evaluations and design including development of survey protocols

Program Management (10%):

• Support health facilities with ensuring that all items in the action plans are addressed and all outstanding gaps are closed.
• Work with the state and LGA Ministry of Health staff to ensure that reports are obtained from all health facilities within the state through appropriate state-specific mechanisms.
• Support SMoH staff with coordinating program management activities, by ensuring that the recommended coordination meetings hold at the LGA and state levels.
• Participate in regular monitoring and supervisory visits to the PF-supported health facilities, and ensure that action plans are developed for identified gaps.

Accountability (10%):

• Support the development and implementation of feedback and response channels to reflect the preferences of community members and beneficiaries.
• Orient program staff and partners on the basic principles and practices of beneficiary accountability in Nigeria.
• Support programming staff to engage key populations in monitoring and evaluating program’s performance and to incorporate participatory methods into M&E systems in Nigeria.
• Ensure that beneficiary feedback is adequately documented, addressed, analysed, and utilized by program teams.

Knowledge Management and Learning (20%):

• Support knowledge management systems and practices to gather, document and share best practices with project team, MC country office, government and technical partners. Collaborate with M&E and program staff to develop learning briefs, project bulletins and other materials for dissemination.
• Ensure that state M&E and program teams regularly review and accordingly adjust M&E plans and tools in the light of changes and needs in the field context based on monitoring data and reflection sessions.
• Support learning-to-action events and reflection sessions to systematically analyse data for programmatic use for the state, and to document and incorporate lessons learned into program design and implementation.
• Promote adoption of the best practices in knowledge management by other project staff and government partners.
• Conduct regular data review and analysis for feedback to states for program improvement, and for updates to national level (MC and government).
• Support program staff in key activities including development of a learning agenda, organizing regular learning events, supporting operations research, and reflecting, documentation, and communication of learning initiatives.

Representation (10%):

• Actively participate in the M&E Community of Practice and the government M&E staff.
• Liaise with technical counterparts in the State Ministry of Health, and other local stakeholders engaged in malaria activities in Nigeria.
• Participate in events/ meetings related to Monitoring, Evaluation, and research, including quarterly Principal Recipient and Sub-recipients quarterly review meetings.

Qualifications and experience
Essential:

• Demonstrable contextual knowledge of local issues, community priorities, social and cultural constraints and realities related to community assessment, project design, evaluation and implementation
• Demonstrated skills in data management and quantitative data analysis.
• Experience in managing HMIS and CLMS as well as familiarity with Nigerian public sector health systems will be added advantages.
• Degree in statistics, demography, mathematics or any other relevant quantitative relevant discipline
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience
• Cognate experience in monitoring and evaluation of community-based interventions is highly desirable
• Experience in survey design and implementation, development of data bases and analysis and write up of survey results

Desirable:

• Fluency in written and spoken English.

Work-based skills and competencies:
Essential

• A collaborative and flexible style, with a strong service mentality
• Proficiency in database management especially DHIS; Excel, Word, PowerPoint and demonstrable experience with statistical software packages (Stata, SPSS, Epi Info)
• He/she must clearly display the ability to effectively prioritise and perform tasks to meet tight deadlines.
• Strong analytical skills and experience interpreting a strategic vision into an operational model
• A solid understanding of health systems strengthening
• Facilitation and coordination skills
• Proven writing, communication and presentation skills in English
• The ideal candidate must be attentive to detail, highly organised, flexible and self-motivated with excellent communication skills in written and oral communication

Desirable:

• Skills in qualitative research.