Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer at Health Communication Capacity Collaborative (HC3)

Job Description

• This position will work closely with the state based program and M&E staff to provide technical support and ensure that data that gets reported are of the highest quality possible. The Sr. M&E officer will ensure that data related needs of the HC3 project are met.
• This is a full-time staff position, based in HC3’s project office in Abakaliki and is available immediately.

Responsibilities
Responsibilities include:

• S/he will ensure the M&E system and processes in the state are functioning effectively
• Maintain a database to track performance indicators by entering data collected through the monitoring system and conducting verification checks to ensure the accuracy of these data;
• Assist in the conduct of studies in Ebonyi state or as may be required in other project states
• The incumbents will maintain regular communication with state-level partners and volunteers to offer data-required support.
• Regularly review data entered into the M&E system to locate and fix problems with data entry or integrity.
• Perform data entry and cleaning, and assist in the management of quantitative data sets
• Support program monitoring and evaluation tasks, including the implementation of M&E systems (data collection, paperflow management, data management and results reporting)
• Participate in the training of staff/partners and consultants in M&E data collection and processing
• Actively contribute to and support project implementation activities
• Participate in the development of work plans and budget for project M&E activities
• Contribute to the preparation of tables, charts and figures for internal and external publications
• Contribute to the preparation of literature searches and bibliographies
• Provide administrative support as needed
• Carry out other tasks as assigned to support HC3 M&E efforts

Requirements
Requirements for the position include:

• Masters degree in Public Health or Health related field, Social Sciences or numerate subject with at least 5 years work experience in monitoring and evaluation of health programs
• Experience with word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software
• Working knowledge of data processing computer packages ( EpiInfo, Epidata SPSS, Stata )
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English
• Ability to verbally communicate in at least one Nigerian language
• Well-organized, with ability to track multiple projects and deadlines
• Experience in providing administrative support to work teams
• Ability and willingness to travel as required within and between project states
• Ability to work successfully in a cross-cultural, team-based environment
• MUST have experience with database management