Senior Specialist - Strategic Information at Catholic Relief Services (CRS)

Job Ref Code: SST14220
Locations: Cross River, Akwa Ibom
Band: 8
Department: Programs/ICHSAA
Reports To: Deputy Chief of Party

Job Summary

• The Strategic Information (SI), Senior Specialist, under the direct supervision of the Director of Strategic Information (DSI), and in constant collaboration with the Database Manager; will serve as a liaison between the CSOs under s/her states of oversight and CHILD M&E unit; in the coordination, supervision and monitoring all Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) activities on routine basis and as the need may arise.
• In addition, s/he is required to provide technical support to the CSOs in the organization, maintenance and updating of all existing databases and management information systems (MIS) used by the project in data collation, management and reporting; at the national, PEPFAR and CSO levels; such as the National OVC Management Information System (NOMIS), PEPFAR’s Data for Accountability, Transparency & Impact (DATIM and any other MIS.
• As may be required from time to time, s/he will develop computer programs and troubleshoot databases to generate data, data/pivot tables and reports in order to respond to program and donor reporting requirements, on schedule and as the need arises.

Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Science with emphasis in community-based (or OVC) development programme, public health, statistics or any development related fields.
• Demonstrated skills in M&E, data management and quantitative and qualitative research methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with government and civil society partners and communities as well as transfer knowledge to diverse audiences through workshops, training and meetings using participatory methods and adult learning principles.
• Proven leadership and inter-personal skills for effective teamwork; as well as the ability to work independently on a frequent basis, taking initiative, working under pressure, managing a variety of activities concurrently, and delivering outputs on schedule.
• At least 5 years of professional experience in implementing M&E for programs related to Health, HIV, OVC, TB, agriculture or food and nutrition security programming, of which at least two year with a NGOs.
• Experience in managing a broad-based database, data management applications, statistical packages and MIS including MS Office (Excel, Access, power point), NOMIS, SQL, ORACLE, SPSS, STATA, etc.
• Ability to work effectively with government and civil society partners and communities as well as transfer knowledge to diverse audiences through workshops, training and meetings using participatory methods and adult learning principles.
• Ability to support partners working at a distance to achieve results against program objectives/targets.