Senior Technical Manager, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning at Management Sciences For Health - MSH

About the Role:

The Senior Technical Manager is responsible for operational planning and timely implementation of state-based project activities. S/he shall be r accountable and responsible for the development, regular update and implementation of annual and quarterly operational plans and tasks, ensuring that activities and tasks are completed on schedule. S/he will lead the technical support to the states and provide the required oversight to ensure they perform optimally.

• Develop project monitoring and evaluation annual and quarterly workplans, performance measurement plan, and M&E activities calendar.
• Produce concept note and tasks for all M&E activities and obtain all necessary approvals for their implementation.
• Develop/adapt performance metrics and reporting tools for performance measurement and reporting at state and national levels.
• Establish and maintain up-to-date database for the project.
• Provide regular direct support to the states, ensuring that all M&E related activities and tasks are implemented in a timely manner and expected results achieved.
• Facilitate all M&E related technical meetings with states and other stakeholders and represent MSH in relevant meetings related to the project or as may be assigned by the Project Director.
• In collaboration with the Senior Technical Manager – Health Financing, produce power point presentations for all project related meetings.
• In collaboration with the Senior Technical Manager – Health Financing, produce technical reports in the format and standard satisfactory to senior management, Principal Recipient, and donor partner.
• Provide technical assistance to other project team members in relevant aspects of the project, especially related to monitoring evaluation and learning.
• Maintain constant communication with the states and other stakeholders collaborating on the project.
• Ensure that all projects reporting obligations by the states are met in a timely manner and outputs are of highest standards.
• Support States’ efforts to strengthen their databases and reporting systems and tools related to health financing and health insurance.
• Produce regular progress report on the project and present same to the Project Director.
• Ensure regular progress report on the project using agreed performance metrics are produced and disseminated among all stakeholders at national and state levels.
• Identify opportunities for performance improvements and new business.
• Perform other duties as may be assigned by the Project Director.

Specific Responsibilities Include:

General Responsibilities 

• Support the process of documenting and reporting RSSH GC7 achievements in Nigeria.
• Provide oversight and M&E support to RSSH GC7 Malaria Nigeria as needed.

Management Responsibilities 

• Spearhead the strategic design and implementation of the RSSH GC7 project PMP in line with GF and national reporting requirements.
• Member of the RSSH GC7 Project Management Team that is responsible for overall project Performance.
• Work independently with authority from the Project Director, within strategy and policy guidelines.
• Makes decisions with regards to work responsibilities and is accountable for them.
• Has access to information within project, and is responsible for program data generation and  
• management of budget and all assets in the M&E unit.

M & E Technical Responsibilities

• Establish systems for the flow of information from service-delivery points to the RSSH GC7 central data base and ensure timely M&E technical support to all implementing entities at the state level.  As well as conduct periodic data quality audits.
• Ensure RSSH GC7 PMP provides adequate data for the relevant ministry of health departments and agencies (at the national and state levels) reporting; and provides inputs into other national and international reporting systems.
• Build the capacity of M&E staff in the design and implementation of a coordinated and effective monitoring and evaluation system.
• Ensure state-of-the art database management practice for RSSH GC7 project.
• Analyze M&E data on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis and flag action areas to the project management.
• Link and analyze resource inputs, outputs and outcomes and report on project effectiveness and efficiency.
• Work with GF RSSH GC7 management to document and publish best practices.
• Liaise and network with relevant RSSH GC7 partners and collaborators to harmonize our reporting systems.
• Provide clear documentation of programmatic achievements and keep MSH senior management informed on monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.
• Coordinate writing of reports and take responsibility for compilation of project report to the donor and partners.
• Ensure that project database and other relevant databases are up to date.
• Develop a strong monitoring & evaluation plan consistent with the RSSH GC7 results framework.

Planning

• Plan and facilitate various periodic M & E meetings.
• Plan and organize routine data quality audits and serve as a catalyst to enhance systems that bridge data collection with analysis and data-driven decision making and planning.

QUALIFICATIONS

REQUIRED MINIMUM EDUCATION

• A postgraduate education in health informatics, demography, statistics, public health, natural or social sciences.

REQUIRED MINIMUM EXPERIENCE

• A minimum of 7+ years of related experience is required.
• Experience in monitoring and evaluation of public health programme, especially a health financing project highly preferred.     

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• Proven ability to provided technical leadership and support, capacity building and technical assistance for the design and implementation of monitoring and evaluation plans, performance management plans, databases and analytics.
• Some knowledge and skills in economic evaluation, quality improvement programmes and health outcome measurement.
• Strong written and oral presentation skills in English.

COMPETENCIES

• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with senior-level colleagues, particularly interacting productively and professionally with government agencies, development partners, civil society organizations, NGOs, private sector groups and international organizations.