Monitoring & Evaluation Manager at Management Sciences For Health - MSH

The M&E Manager will be supervised by and report to the MERL Director. S/he will provide technical leadership of Project’s surveillance, monitoring and evaluation (SME) and health systems strengthening (HSS) interventions. generating strategic data for program management, reporting, and documentation of best practices. S/he will supervise and build the capacity of M& E Officers.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide technical guidance in the planning and implementation of all state and LGA level M&E activities.
• Develop and implement an M&E plan for the program in the state, in collaboration with the MERL Director and M&E Officers
• Take a lead in the implementation of M&E plans and state work plan and report on donor indicators and targets in collaboration with the MERL team.
• 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 implement health facilities.
• Build capacity of M&E officers in monitoring and evaluation, data management and data use
• Support the team to analyze and use data to inform decisions and guide malaria interventions
• Participate in data quality review meetings at the state and LGA levels
• Work with MERL team and train health workers in the use of HMIS tools
• Support monitoring of quality of service at health facilities
• Take lead in implementation of selected health systems interventions.
• Provide analytics to inform state HRH deployment and management practices
• Provide TA in analysis and management of Data Repository drawing from the federal MDR instance; and promote dissemination of information to policy and decision makers through bulletins and policy briefs
• Any other task assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

• A postgraduate first degree in statistics, mathematics, computer science or any related field of study and at least 7+ years of progressive experience in Monitoring and Evaluation of health programs; or a postgraduate degree in Social Sciences, Statistics, Epidemiology or related field with at least 3 years field experience in monitoring and evaluation of health programs is required.
• Experience in developing monitoring plans and/or management information systems, generating, triangulating and using health data to inform State health systems strengthening is required.
• NGO experience is an added advantage
• Familiarity with any donor M&E and reporting systems is highly desirable
• Excellent data quality assurance, analysis, presentation and reporting skills.
• Strong computer skills particularly in spreadsheets, databases and statistical applications, including DHIS 2 for data management
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to foresee problems and initiate appropriate action
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and fluency in English
• Strong report writing skills
• Excellent organizational, inter-personal, multi-cultural and team building skills