Senior M&E Officer at Malaria Consortium

The M&E Officer will serve as the main focal person for all Research, MEAL (Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning) activity which include data validation, data quality assessment (DQA), lot quality assessment surveys (LQAS), coordination meetings, capacity building in data quality and supportive supervisory visit to strengthen health management information system in SMC project in Borno state. S/he will assist and report to the Zonal Programme Manager (ZPM) regarding the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of project activities.

Key accountabilities

• Plan and implement M&E activities related to SMC implementation in the approved work plan under the guidance of the Data Analysis Specialist (DAS).
• Serve as the focal person for all monitoring and evaluation (M&E) related work for the project within the state.
• Ensure high quality data are available on a regular and timely basis for programmatic decision making.
• Manage the data collection and management processes before, during and after each round of mass SMC drug administration.
• Ensure that state M&E and project teams regularly review and accordingly adjust M&E plans and tools in the light of changes and needs in the field context based on monitoring data and reflection sessions.
• Support learning-to-action events and reflection sessions to systematically analyze data for programmatic use for the state and to document and incorporate lessons learned into program design and implementation.
• Conduct regular data review and analysis for feedback to state for project improvement and for updates to national level (Malaria Consortium and government)

Qualifications and Experience:

• Degree in Statistics, Demography, Mathematics or any other relevant quantitative relevant discipline.
• Demonstrable contextual knowledge of local issues, community priorities, social and cultural constraints and realities related to community assessment, project design, evaluation and implementation.
• Cognate experience in monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of community-based interventions is highly desirable.
• Experience in managing HMIS and CLMS as well as familiarity with Nigerian public sector health systems will be added advantages.
• Experience in survey design and implementation, development of data bases and analysis and write up of survey results.
• Demonstrated skills in data management and quantitative data analysis.
• Previous experience and willingness working in a complex operational environment (COE).