Senior M&E Expert at Idmibok International (360 HSDC)

Job Summary

This is a consultancy for a proposal the organization is working on. The Senior M& E Expert will lead MEL activities as related to the verification of performance on antenatal nutrition service and focused adolescent health service deliveries by governmental and non-governmental agencies in 13 states.

The purpose of this assignment is for the Independent Verification Agency (IVA) to conduct independent third-party verification of

• Performance of contracted NSAs on a sample basis every six months;
• Performance of SPHCDAs with respect to delivery of nutrition sensitive antenatal care at primary health care centers on an annual basis; and
• Achievement of DLI results at respective federal and participating state levels on as and when achieved basis.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop verification plans to measure performance of NSA, SPHCDAs and federal agencies against set Disbursement-Linked Indicators (DLIs)
• Design checklists or questionnaires for verification, as well as tools for the data collection.
• Support the independent third-party verification of performance of NSAs, SPHCDAs and DLI results
• Conduct independent verification of the achievement of DLI results at the federal level.
• Manage quality assurance and control of state teams.
• Supervise the data analytics and database management personnel.
• Provide technical MEL support to state teams.

Required Skills and Experience

• A minimum of a Master’s degree in Economics, Public Health or Nutrition.
• Technical knowledge of M&E in nutrition-based assignments
• At least 10 years of relevant experience in M&E techniques, design and implementation at project level
• Experience in conducting large, national-level surveys, ideally in Nigeria
• Experience with verification of disbursement-linked indicators for international donors like the World Bank, USAID, etc.
• Demonstrated analytical and report writing skills.
• Ability to comply with the estimated project timelines and workdays.

Method of Application

Interested and qualified candidates should send the following to: hr@360hsdc.org with Job Title as the subject, e.g “Senior M&E Expert”

• CV, including date of birth, country of residence and language proficiency
• Cover letter (addressing previous related work, including 3 reference contacts, stating name, position, email, organization, address, telephone and relationship)
• Passport photograph
• 3 written reports on past MEL assignments (preferably, independent verification projects or nutrition-focused project

Note: Consultants from and living in Nigeria would be preferred.