MONITORING & EVALUATION CONSULTANT at Management Sciences For Health - MSH

Overall Responsibilities

•     The success of the OVC project depends largely on accurate, complete and timely reporting of achievements to PEPFAR/USAID.
•     Achievement of set targets s of utmost importance to the OVC project. Hence, the objective of the MSE Specialist position is to provide technical leadership in the roll-out of OVC M&E plan in the states integrating it with other health and education systems and generating strategic data for program management, reporting and documentation of best practices.
•     The M&E Consultant is also responsible in spearheading the roll-out of OVC M&E plan in line with PEPFAR and national reporting requirements and he/she is a member of the Project Management Team that is responsible for overall project performance.
•     Under the overall supervision of Associate Director M&E, the M&E consultant will assist the team on M&E related activities in the CUBS project.
•     Under the supervision of the Associate Director M&E, the M&E consultant will provide support in, data verification, compiling/collating, Data entry, reports in local states as needed.

Specific Responsibilities

•     Data collection at state level.
•     Data verification and reporting.
•     Data entry.
•     Updating of all databases.
•     Conduct routine DQA when necessary.
•     Support other Associate Director M&E and the state teams with data needs.
•     Facilitate M&E trainings (including mentoring) in states.
•     Document outcomes of those meetings, drawing attention to follow-up actions.
•     Compile M&E monthly & quarterly reports using templates to be developed.
•     Any other duties as assigned by the COP and or Associate Director M&E.

Supervision:

•     The consultant will be directly supervised by the CUBS Associate Director M&E. The candidate must meet all the criteria of minimum qualification.

Qualifications

•     The suitable candidate will have a graduate degree in statistics, demography, epidemiology or related field with focus on monitoring and evaluation and at least 2 years hands-on-experience at a senior position in monitoring and evaluation of HIV/AIDS and TB programs with very good analytical, presentation, communication and reporting skills.
•     Familiarity with USAID and PEPFAR reporting systems is highly desirable, particularly for HCT, PMTCT, ART, Palliative care, and OVC programs.
•     The candidate must be familiar with the Nigeria National M&E system and tools with excellent training and networking skills.