Technical Officer, Monitoring and Evaluation at Catholic Relief Services (CRS)

Department: Programs/SMILE Project
Location: FCT, Abuja
Position Band: C-1
Reports To: M & E Manager

Job Summary:
The primary responsibility of this position is to provide support to the day to day implementation of Monitoring and Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) activities of SMILE Project at the subnational levels as may be directed by the MEAL Manager and/or the Database Manager. Under the direct supervision of the MEAL Manager, the M&E Technical Officer will ensure that data entry into national, PEPFAR and SMILE project management information systems (MIS) - National OVC management information system (NOMIS), PEPFAR reporting portal – Data for Accountability, Transparency and Impact (DATIM), SMILE Project Management Information System (PMIS), Savings and Information Exchange (SAVIX) are up to date at all times. He/she will collaborate with the M&E teams of SMILE and the CSOs to in Kogi State to ensure that accurate and high quality program data are collected and entered into the MIS platforms in a timely manner, reports generated along with the narratives, to provide information for OVC programming and management decision making. In addition, he/she will support the training of CSO staff, promote program learning and sharing among staff, partners and stakeholders and encourage data utilization at all levels.

Required Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in social science with emphasis in rural development, public health, statistics or a development related fields.
• Demonstrated skills in M&E design with previous experience in application of quantitative and qualitative research methodologies.
• At least three years of professional experience implementing/managing M&E for programs related to Health, HIV and OVC, agriculture or food and nutrition security programming, of which at least one year with a NGOs.
• Experience in designing computer databases in Excel, Access, Visual Basics or in other database packages.
• Demonstrable computer literacy in MS Office - Excel, Power Point and Word.
• Experience in data management and analytical packages and at least one of the following: Iform Buldier, CSPro, SPSS, Epiinfo or STATA.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with government and civil society partners and communities as well as transfer knowledge to diverse audiences through workshops, training and meetings using participatory methods and adult learning principles.
• Proven leadership and inter-personal skills for effective team work; as well as the ability to work independently on a frequent basis, taking initiative, managing a variety of activities concurrently, and delivering outputs on schedule.
• Demonstrated ability to support partners working at a distance to achieve results against program objectives/targets.