Monitoring & Evaluation Officer at Management Sciences For Health - MSH

Job ID: 13-10174
Location: Abuja
Grade: H
Group/Office: HPG
Dept/Unit: GEN (General)
Project/Program: A577 - PMI-S
Reports To: Senior M&E Advisor
Slot: 2 Openings

Overview

• The objective of the M&E Officer position is to assist in the management of the M&E System in the roll-out of PMI-S malaria M&E plan in the states integrating it with other health systems and generating strategic data for program management, reporting and documentation of best practices.

Specific Responsibilities

• Provide technical input in the development of an integrated PMI-S malaria project M & E plan in collaboration with the other team members.
• Participate in the implementation of project M&E plan and reporting formats for PMI indicators and targets in collaboration with the team;
• Establish system for flow of information from service-delivery points to the PMI-S central data base and ensure timely M&E technical support to all implementing states and health facilities.
• Participate in building the capacity of SMEP M&E staff and other relevant health and community workers in data collection, summarization, analysis and reporting.
• Manage the roll-out of the project M&E data quality assurance system including quarterly data quality audits at the state level.
• Monitor, supervise and mentor state and LGA M & E officers;
• Work with the DHIS2 officer to ensure states are reporting data in a timely manner.
• Analyze M&E data on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis and flag action areas to the project management.
• Participate in M & E coordination meetings at the national and state levels;
• Produce program performance reports and submit to management monthly and quarterly
• Work with PMI-S management to document and publish best practices identified at the state and LGA levels.

Perform any other duties as may be assigned by your supervisor.

Qualifications and Experience

• Postgraduate degree in Statistics, Epidemiology or related field with focus on monitoring and evaluation and/or Biostatistics
• Minimum of 5 years hand-on monitoring & evaluation position experience
• Minimum of 4 years’ experience in developing monitoring plans and/or management information systems 2 years of which spent working with NGOs in an African setting.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience working in malaria programs in Nigeria
• Familiarity with USAID reporting systems highly desirable, particularly for malaria control
• Good analytical, presentation and reporting skills
• Excellent inter-personal, multi-cultural and team building skills
• Strong computer skills particularly in spreadsheets, database (DHIS2) and statistical applications (SPSS, STATA, Epi-Info)
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to foresee problems and initiate appropriate action
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and fluency in English
• Excellent organizational skills.