M&E Associate at Helen Keller International

Background/Scope of the position 

The success of the NTDs project depends largely on accurate, complete and timely reporting of achievements to the donor. Achievement of set targets is of utmost importance. Hence, the objective of the M&E Associate position is to provide technical support in the roll-out of the M&E plan in the state and generate strategic data for program management, reporting and documentation of best practices.

Management and Functional Relationships

• Supervisor: M&E Officer 
• Internal Collaborators: NTDs Program Officers, NTDs State Coordinator, other M&E team members
• External Collaborators: State Ministry of Health (SMOH), Primary Health Care Development Agencies (PHCDA), and implementing health facilities
• Supervisory Responsibilities: None 

Under the supervision of the M&E Officer, the M&E Associate will: 

• Provide technical input in the development of an integrated State NTDs project plan in collaboration with the NTDs Coordinator and M&E Specialist.
• Take the lead in the implementation of NTDs state M&E plan and reporting formats for indicators and targets in collaboration with the M&E Specialist. 
• Establish a system for the flow of information from service-delivery points to the central database and ensure timely M&E technical support to all implementing health facilities.
• Take the lead in building the capacity of health units’ M&E staff and relevant health and community workers in the collection, summarization, analysis and presentation of M&E data.
• Manage the roll-out of the project M&E data quality assurance system, including quarterly data quality audits.
• Assist the M&E Specialist in coordinating the establishment/strengthening of state M&E system that informs policy and practice.
• Ensure state-of-the-art database management practice at the state.
• Analyze M&E data on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis and flag action areas to the project management.
• Work with M&E Specialist/Program officer/M&E officer  to document and publish best practices.
• Guide staff and implementing partners in preparing their progress reports. Together, analyze 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, analyze 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.

Program Monitoring & Evaluation:

• In collaboration with M&E Specialist and NTDs Program Officers, assist with the development and implementation of Monitoring and Evaluation tools according to Helen Keller, FMOH and donor standards.
• Ensure that the project deliverables are on time, within budget and at the required level of international standards as set by FMOH, Helen Keller and donors.
• Internally and when requested, support external evaluations on the outcomes of the project as established during the planning phase of the project and as required.
• Support the dissemination of findings from assessments/evaluations to support organizational learning and contribute to policy processing or development.

Advocacy and Strategic Alliances:

• Assist in building and maintaining working relationships with both government and key project stakeholders at all levels to strengthen opportunities for advocacy and higher visibility.

Key Performance Indicators:

Successful implementation of the projects based on:

• Accurate and timely submission of M&E reports and datasets
• Number of M&E staff and health workers trained.
• Quality and consistency of data analyzed and used for decision-making. 

Qualifications:

• Degree in Sciences, Statistics, Epidemiology or related field with a focus on monitoring and evaluation and/or Biostatistics.
• At least 3 years of hands-on experience in monitoring and evaluation with very good analytical, presentation, communication and reporting skills.
• Significant experience in developing monitoring plans and/or management information systems, 2 years of which were spent working with NGOs in an African setting.
• Excellent interpersonal, multi-cultural and team-building skills.
• Strong computer skills, particularly in spreadsheets, databases and statistical applications such as Excel, PowerBi and SurveyCTO
• Significant experience working in NTD, HIV/AIDS, or Nutrition programs in Nigeria.
• Excellent writing skills, oral and written communication skills and fluency in English