Monitoring and Evaluation Officer at Helen Keller International

Contract Duration: The initial contract will run up until March 31, 2019 renewable upon satisfactory performance and availability of funding.

Job Responsibilities:

Under the supervision of the Project Coordinator the M&E officer is responsible for leading the overall M&E strategy and implementation of related activities within TRUST and DFID United projects and via partners; plus providing timely and relevant information to projects stakeholders. This entails close communication with all involved in M&E design and coordination: core project and partner M&E staff; representatives from primary stakeholder groups; and the project coordinator, external consultants and field staff when appropriate, plus members of external M&E-related missions.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Assist to revise the project logframe matrix, particularly in the areas of the objective hierarchy, indicators and monitoring mechanisms.
• Develop the overall framework for project M&E, for example, annual project reviews, participatory impact assessments, process monitoring, operations monitoring and lessons-learned workshops.
• Guide the process for identifying and designing the key indicators for each component, to record and report physical progress
• Guide the process for identifying the key performance questions and parameters for monitoring project performance and comparing it to targets. Design the format for such performance reports.
• Design the framework for the physical and process monitoring of project activities
• Review the quality of NTD and Trachoma data in the project area, the methods of collecting it and the degree to which it will provide good baseline statistics for impact evaluation.
• Review existing approaches and management information systems and agree on any required changes, support and resources.
• Collaborate with staff on qualitative monitoring to provide relevant information for ongoing evaluation of project activities, effects and impacts.
• Undertake regular visits to the field to support implementation of M&E and to identify where adaptations might be needed.
• In collaboration with the accountant, provide the Country Manager with management information that she/he may require.
• Check that monitoring data are discussed in the appropriate forum and in a timely fashion in terms of implications for future action. If necessary, create such discussion forums to fill any gaps.
• Organise and undertake training with stakeholders, including primary stakeholders, in M&E skills, including participatory aspects.
• Guide staff and implementing partners in preparing their progress reports. Together, analyse these reports in terms of problems and actions needed. Prepare consolidated progress reports for project management to submit to the relevant bodies, in accordance with approved reporting formats and timing.
• Prepare monitoring reports, analyse them for impact evaluation and identify the causes of potential bottlenecks in project implementation.
• Guide the regular sharing of the outputs of M&E findings with project staff, implementing partners and primary stakeholders.
• Make regular reports to the project team highlighting areas of concern and preparing the documentation for review at meetings.
• Supportive mentoring of data entry clerks during all MDAs.
• Mentoring and supportive supervision of state M&E in data entry & technical report, submission of final copy of annual reports and data to the FMoH
• Review and analysis of DFID UNITED and TRUST treatment data for all NTDs
• Validation of final treatment reports and sharing with stakeholders
• Development of project all M&E tool which will guide and track projects performance (Trust and DFID UNITED) including trackers, Dashboards, implementation plans
• With support from partners and relevant stakeholders undertake research to guide attainment of set project targets (trainings, treatment, TT management etc) 
• Participate in project review meetings with the view to advise stakeholders on project performance by development of issues specific action plan
• Carry out additional tasks, as requested by the Project Coordinator or any other senior officer(s).

Key Performance Indicators:

Successful implementation of the Trust and DFID UNITED projects in Katsina based on:

• Effective tracking and reporting of program indicators
• Development of M&E framework and  tools for the projects
• Implementation of annual work plans

Competencies Required:

• Demonstrates technical knowledge pertaining to job requirement
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills;
• Able to work under pressure minimal supervision and able to meet up deadlines.
• Ability to use computer software such as Microsoft office, internet.
• Must possess good interpersonal skills and a good team player.
• Demonstrated excellent personal integrity and confidentially
• experience in M&E system design;
• experience in data processing and with computers.

Qualifications Required:

• A first degree in statistics, mathematics or public health or science related filed.
• Minimum of masters degree in biostatistics, epidemiology, public health or related field.
• Minimum of 3 – 5 years working as an M&E specialist in a development filed.
• Ability to analyse data using EPIinfo, SPSS, SAS or similar statistical software
• Familiarity with android-based survey collection tools will be an advantage