Programme Officer Inclusive Eye Health(IEH) at CBM

Programme Officer Inclusive Eye Health(IEH) at Christoffel Blinden Mission(CBM) International

Location: Abuja, Nigeria; with travels to project locations

Contract duration: 1 year

Contract type: Full-time

Contract start: As soon as possible

Reports to : The National Advisor IEH

Main objective of the role:

The Programme Officer (PO) – Inclusive Eye Health will be responsible for project coordination and implementation of Inclusive Eye Health programmes in Nigeria. S/he will work in close collaboration with local partners who are implementing the IEH programmes in Nigeria. S/he will liase with the National Advisor IEH to support the development and smooth implementation of all IEH programs.

S/he will apply basic concepts, acquire and understand project cycle of CBM-supported eye health work in Nigeria to ensure successful and smooth implementation of Inclusive Eye Health programmes in collaboration with the partner organizations.

1.   Main Tasks

Programme Management and Planning

• Support all CBM Inclusive eye health programmes by providing effective management and coordination to the programmes to ensure the delivery of programme targets.
• Coordinate all IEH partner related activities through working with different implementing partners to ensure adherence to work plans and budget for the achievement of planned project outputs.
• Coordinate review of programme objectives to ensure that it is in line with donor strategy.
• Support partner teams to identify and develop innovative approaches for the delivery of an inclusive eye health programme in the Nigeria.
• Coordinate the preparation of activity related reports as well as quarterly and annual reports to CBM/donors as may be required.
• Support the development of project proposals, project budget and pre-feasibility study.
• Provide support and input into all new inclusive eye health projects & budgets that are developed in Nigeria, ensuring that project design is in line with good practice and CBM technical guidelines
• Assist the National Advisor IEH in identifying suitable partners in the inclusive eye health field and actively participating in partner assessments, in particular technical assessments
• Support the National Advisor IEH in the development of comprehensive IEH - programmes and projects including the IEH Concept Note development and the full proposal development to ensure their technical quality
• Collaborating together with the National Advisor IEH, in ensuring the SMART objectives and indicators in the area of inclusive eye health for new projects are achieved.
• Contributing to the alignment of CBM Nigeria eye health plan to national priorities and CBM’s IEH Initiative plan.
• Planning workshops with stakeholders and planning deliverables/milestones attainment.

Programme Monitoring and Evaluation

• Provide monitoring support to the partners in data collection, analysis and interpretation
• Support the National Advisor IEH in monitoring programme implementation in Nigeria.
• Conduct periodic programme visits and follow up on recommendations and corrective measures.
• Provide support to implementing partners during targeted outreach activities and monitoring visits to project facilities.
• Support in reviewing the evidence provided by partners for the delivery of activities and ensure proper reporting system and records are kept in place.
• The position will be responsible for guiding the overall Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Strategy and use of M&E methodology necessary for attaining the project goals.
• Ensure the integration/use of lessons learnt from projects
• Ensure timely submission of project briefs, quarterly and annual reports as required.

Main work package with regard to implementing eye health partners

• Provide support to partners and ensuring good understanding of the IEH standards
• Support the National Advisor IEH in technical assessments to the specific IEH projects
• Follow up on the recommendations in the action plan.
• Provide support in planning capacity development to partners to ensure quality.
• Ensure sharing of lessons learned and promote best practices with CBM and partner’s organisations;
• Follow up on timely statistics submission from IEH partners in Nigeria
• Support the National Advisor IEH to review six-monthly Cataract Surgical Outcome reports from IEH partners and give feedback where necessary
• Support CBM's IEH-partners to produce quality reports and review them before submission to CBM offices and the government.

Travel activities    ❒ yes

2.   Requirements -

Education, Knowledge, and Professional Experience

• Relevant academic degree in Public Health, Sciences, or related disciplines (post-graduate degree will be an advantage).
• At least 3 years’ experience in programme / project management, ideally in the INGO sector.
• Technical knowledge of Eye Health in Nigeria.
• Understanding of Disability Inclusive Development
• Experience in working with partner groups will be an added advantage
• Understanding of the Eye health system in Nigeria.
• Experience in monitoring, evaluation and research.
• Have a good understanding of project cycle and advocacy initiatives

Languages

• English at professional proficiency level
• Fluent speaking in local languages is an advantage

Tools

Microsoft Office Package (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, SharePoint…)

Core Competencies

• Experience in accompanying implementing partners
• Ability to understand and work with project budgets, forecasts, and reports
• Programme management and interpersonal skills.
• Proven experience in monitoring and evaluation of light to moderately complex projects.
• Identification with Christian values and the mandate of the CBM
• Excellent networking and advocacy skills.
• Ability to travel regularly to project sites
• Good interpersonal and communication skills verbally and in writing