Measurement and Evaluation Officer at Society for Family Health (SFH)

Application Code: M&E Officer-TBTPP
Project: Society for Family Health TB Treatment and Prevention Project
Duration of Contract: Full time, fixed-term contract - Sixteen (16) months
Type of Contract: Temporary Service Hires

Job Profile

• The M&E Officer will coordinate the development of the M&E tools as well as assure that Primary Health Facility (PHF) providers and other reporting entities are using appropriate and standardized monitoring and evaluation systems (M&E tools and guidelines).
• The M&E officer also ensures that data collected from project facilities are reviewed and documented in all quarterly report to Society for Family Health, HQ and the donor. In addition, the M&E officer will review all M&E reports and discuss content and/or methodologies with PHF providers as required.

Job-role

• Collate data on project activities and results and assess the quantity and quality of achievements of targets.
• Identify operational gaps in the program and accordingly recommend best ways to address them to improve program efficiency.
• Provide clear guidance for M&E data management processes that will enable systematic collection, collation, processing, analysis, and interpretation and use of data
• Help define a list of core indicators that enables tracking of progress among different interventions and sub-population groups
• Help identify issues for operations research that offer valuable solutions and thereby improve efficiency of the project.
• Describe all key data sources necessary to gather M&E data.
• Establish clear information flow channels between the different implementation levels and stakeholders
• Develop a plan for strengthening the capacity of all PHP involved in the monitoring and evaluation of the project.
• Describe the mechanisms for dissemination of critical M & E products amongst stakeholders and the public.
• Review all M&E reports and discuss content and/or methodologies with PHF providers as required
• Make a quarterly report to the Project Manager which summarizes progress against key output indicators at the project level, with discussion of any specific progress issues as need be
• Serve as the principal liaison with relevant state stakeholders on Monitoring and Evaluation activities
• Facilitate the regular conduct of data quality audits to verify and authenticate data emanating from the project field activities
• Ensure accurate and timely reporting of all commodities including consumables on a monthly basis.
• Work with the state team to reconcile delivery schedules and actual delivery on monthly basis.

Qualifications/Experience

• Must possess a first degree in a relevant social science subjects.
• Master’s degree in a relevant field will be an added advantage
• Must possess a minimum of 3 years post NYSC experience
• Must have experience in project monitoring, evaluation and data management
• Manage consortium member relations within the state
• Must possess relevant project management experience
• Must have good knowledge of and experience on relationship building especially managing relationship within a partnership
• Previous experience in a donor funded environment or good knowledge of international donor rules and regulations will be an added advantage
• Must be an analytic and decisive decision maker with strong organisational and planning skills, attention to detail and follow through
• Must be able to multitask and manage program deliverables within agreed budgets and time lines
• Must have very strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills including a high level of tact and diplomacy, a collaborative and flexible style, with a strong service mentality
• Must have demonstrated proficiency using intermediate level Microsoft office software applications
• Must be able to supervise and mentor staff and review work papers to ensure they meet internal quality assurance standards
• Demonstrable passion for SFH’s mission; a hands-on manager with the ability to maintain confidentiality of information and materials; a high level of integrity and ethics beyond reproach.

Compensation & Benefits
The compensation package for this position is very attractive and designed to attract, motivate and retain talented candidates.