State Monitoring & Evaluation Officer at Pathfinder International

Job Description

Ref: 2017-51
Locations: Abuja, Sokoto, Zamfara, Kebbi, Jigawa, Katsina & Gombe
Job Type: Full-time
Category: Country Management

About the Project

• Global Fund project will support comprehensive HIV services in areas, namely Anti-Retroval Treatment (ART), Preventive ofMother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) programming, HIV Counseling and Testing (HCT) and Integration of HIV and TB with Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) services.

Program Overview

• Pathfinder International, as Sub-Recipient (SR) has signed a grant for the period ending December 2017 with the Principal Recipient (PR), Family Health International (FHI360) funded by the Global Fund.
• Pathfinder will support comprehensive HIV services in areas, namely Anti-Retroviral Treatment (ART), Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) programming, HIV Counseling and Testing (HCT), and Integration of HIV and TB with Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) services in Sokoto, Zamfara, Kebbi, Jigawa, Katsina and Gombe States.

Position Purpose

• The State Monitoring and Evaluation Officer (SMEO), based in the project State, will be responsible for capturing, accurate and timely monitoring and reporting of all project activities in the State.
• The SMEO will work closely with the MEO based in NCO assist in the monitoring of project activities and knowledge management in his/her State.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct data collection and perform data entry.
• Assist in providing M&E training to staff and partners as necessary.
• Assist in analysis of indicator results, and in providing feedback indicating where project activities and interventions are falling short, meeting or exceeding the expected outputs, outcomes and impact.
• Assist in the preparation of monthly programmatic and data reports.
• Contribute to other written presentations in MS Word, Excel and/or Power Point formats

Basic Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree / HND in Demography, Statistics, Social Sciences, Public Health, Health Information Management or related field.
• Minimum of 4 years of progressively responsible experience implementing and monitoring tasks for health and/or development projects.
• Familiarity with indicators and standard measurement tools in the areas of HIV/AIDS and other relevant technical areas.
• Competency in MS Word and Excel.
• Good oral and / or written communication skills
• Fluency in both written and spoken English in addition to Hausa language required.