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Job Summary

The MEAL Officer will join CGPP Secretariat team in Abuja office, Nigeria. She/he will assist in the design, coordination and implementation of the Monitoring Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) activities of the Project in Nigeria. H/she will be supervised by the MEAL Manager and works intimately with the CGPP Secretariat team in execution of the project.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Primary Function:

Under the guidance of the MEAL Manager, the MEAL Officer will support all MEAL related activities including, but not limited to monitoring progress on project indicators, M&E tools reviews, tracking and monitoring of state M&E activities, tracking project performance against targets, conducting data quality assessments and audits, database management, as well as the compilation of weekly, monthly, and quarterly MEAL related reports.

Specific job Responsibilities:

Monitoring

• Working closely with the MEAL Manager to track and monitor the implementation of detailed implementation plans (DIPs) developed from the states.
• Assist in compiling and harmonization annual training plans from states.
• Prepare Issues Log and keep a record of the Issues addressed, including updating of Change Management Procedure (CMP) tool. 
• Work closely with the Secretariat Project leads to plan Technical Working Group meetings.
• Under the overall leadership of the SD-CoP, the MEAL officer with coordinate the MEAL system for the CGPP projects in collaboration with MEAL Manager.
• Work with the MEAL Manager to revise the MEL plan to include relevant data collection tools for reporting the GHSA project.
• Participate in Bi-weekly or monthly coordination/check-in meetings for CGPP projects in Nigeria.
• Participate in Quarterly Community of practice (COP) and monthly review meetings organized by USAID and other donor agencies at the National level.
• Ensure CGPP focal States conduct quality cascade MEAL training on reporting tools.

Data Management

• Under the guidance of the MEAL Manager, contribute to regular analysis and interpretation of field data from focal state. Provide feedback as necessary.
• Conduct regular monitoring visits to focal states for data verification to ensure data integrity, precision, reliability, timeliness, and validity.
• Provide support to the state MEAL officers to maintain the functionality of the project’s devices for data reporting.
• With guidance from the MEAL Manager and working with the State MEAL officers, lead the pilot and field-test of data tools.
• Work closely with the MEAL Manager to maintain the project’s database.
• Submit weekly, monthly, and Quarterly COVID-19 data on the USAID APPR, Monitor and DIS platforms.
• Develop and share appropriate data reporting templates with focal States.
• Act as a co-administrator to the CGPP Nigeria ODK/ONA and Kobo servers and manage all the user rights of MEAL Officers across the five States.
• Develop and revise (periodically) the SOP for the project’s device management.
• Support the conduct of Data Quality Assessment for the CGPP projects working closely with consultants and the MEAL Manager.

Survey

• As guided by the management team and working closely with the MEAL Manager, support the planning and implementation of KAP surveys, annual DQA exercise, After Action Reviews and Intervention assessments and evaluations.
• Support CGPP and the National Polio Eradication program in the conduct of surveys including LQAS for campaign monitoring.
• Work closely with the MEAL Manager and others to support project baseline, midterm, and final evaluations.

Documentation:

• Document lessons learned and best practices across CGPP Nigeria.
• Provide inputs to research activities and writing of articles for publications.

Reporting:

• Ensure the archiving of state reports, DIPs, supervisory visits reports, and filing of blank data tools at the Secretariat.
• Prepare weekly M&E activities status report from states and share them with the management team.
• Conduct MEAL Training and Capacity building sessions on the data collection and reporting tools on Polio, COVID-19 and GHSA projects across the 5 States
• Ensure focal States detect and report timely for PEI and COVID-19 for the project.

Key Working Relationship

• Internal: Secretariat Director, Deputy Secretariat Director, MEAL Manager, RI-PIO, GHSA -PM, MEAL Officers, State Team Leads, Senior MEAL Officer
• External:  NPHCDA, Rotary, GAVI, BMGF, WHO, UNICEF, SPHCDA, NCDC

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics, Monitoring and Evaluation, Information Management, Social sciences, or related fields.
• Master’s degree and equivalent experience in epidemiology, demography, sociology, psychology or other related Social Sciences is an added advantage.
• At least 3-5 years of experience in Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning, preferably in humanitarian or development context.
• Proficient in GIS, Excel, ONA, ODK/Kobo and experience with Word and PowerPoint.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills in English.
• Excellent report writing skills.
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to detect and report inconsistencies.
• Excellent organizational skills with great attention to detail
• Ethical conduct in accordance with recognized professional and organizational codes of ethics
• Proactive, resourceful, solution-oriented, and results-oriented
• Ability to work collaboratively.
• Familiarity with relevant donors’ regulations is a plus.
• Proven track record and experience in supporting the development of M&E plan, systems and database using MS office applications (Excel or Access) and software applications.
• Strong knowledge and proven experience on developing and analysing logical and conceptual frameworks.
• Ability to train Partners and staff on developing and maintaining the M&E system.
• Demonstrate good knowledge and understanding of the Polio Eradication program.
• Demonstrable understanding of and commitment to promoting gender equity and the interests of vulnerable people.
• Ability to multitask and deliver work to tight deadlines.
• Fluency in written and spoken English is required, ability to speak Hausa will be an Advantage.
• Must be willing and able to travel up to 75% and stay in difficult environments.

Disclaimer:

This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position.

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Job Summary

The primary functions of the Senior Nutrition Officer is to provide leadership and overall day to day management of all Nutrition programming at duty designation and state, participate in defining intervention priorities, develop necessary contacts and relationships with government, non-government, donors and UN agencies at the field level; contribute to the development of strategies and manage existing programs and resources, and provide day-to-day supervision, management and coaching to a wide team of Nutrition in the operation areas.

Main responsibilities:

• Lead the OTP & MIYCN-E components of the entire Nutrition Program implementation.
• Supervise the Nutrition Assistants, Care Group Supervisors and Community Nutrition Volunteers in the entire Nutrition Program.
• Supervise and work in strict collaboration with the nutrition team in the screening activities of severely and moderately malnourished children.
• Identify training gaps for the incentive staff and beneficiaries within nutrition program and communicate the same to the Nutrition Coordinator.
• Effective implementation of IMC’s Emergency Nutrition Projects within the framework of pertinent national policy, strategy, and guidelines.
• Ensure observance, always respect the dignity of beneficiaries and members of the community.
• Participate in any nutrition sector-specific assessments and make technical recommendations for appropriate activities, both for initial disaster response phase and for longer-term disaster risk reduction and transition phase.
• Determine the cause of malnutrition in the emergency response and formulate appropriate responses that will address the cause.
• Assess the immediate lifesaving nutrition interventions needed (such as CMAM) in addition to the prevention activities (ENA, IFE) that need to be implemented at the same time.
• Provide direct hands-on technical support to Nutrition Staffs and International Medical Corps partners to manage emergency nutrition projects effectively and innovatively with focus on key technical areas.
• Ensure that emergency nutrition and related projects are technically sound, environmentally friendly, socially, and culturally acceptable.
• Actively represent International Medical Corps in nutrition sector discussions and activities, serve as an International Medical Corps nutrition sector resource person, and display technical and organizational leadership in sectorial activity commensurate with the role as a primary resource person for International Medical Corps in Damboa and Askira Uba.
• Update the Nutrition Coordinator on the implementation of the CMAM/IYCF-E on a weekly basis.
• Assign tasks among the staff according to the variation in workload, holidays, unplanned absences, or illness.
• Work with State and LGA MoH, and other officials to ensure all aspects of program understood and agreed to implement the program.
• Conduct Joint supportive supervision and capacity assessment of the Outpatient Therapeutic Program (OTP) sites on monthly basis with State and LGA nutrition focal persons and incorporate the findings to the monthly progress report.
• Ensure referrals to the Stabilization Centre (SC) are monitored smoothly.
• Follow up management of stocks with the storekeeper; monitor rates of consumption and ensure supplies are ordered in a timely manner in liaison with the Nutrition Coordinator.
• Ensure all criteria are understood by the teams, including admission, discharge, and transfer to and from the various components of the program.
• Manage International Medical Corps’ nutrition response and recovery activities across a wide range of actors within International Medical Corps, donors, host governments, UN and NGO partners to ensure consistency of programming.
• Strong negotiation skills with the partners, host community and government officials.
• Actively participate and represent International Medical Corps in LGA nutrition Cluster meetings.
• Assist in development of, or provide technical review for, emergency response proposals to be submitted by International Medical Corps to ensure that proposed activities and programs align with best practice in the nutrition sector. As appropriate, suggest new developments in the nutrition sector to International Medical Corps programming.
• Be fully aware of national policies, strategies and other initiatives and developments by government and other stakeholders in nutrition. Regularly assess the implications for IMC’s program and priorities of any changes in the operating environment in this sector and report on these to the Nutrition Coordinator as required.
• Actively participate in surveys done at the Community level (KAP, SMART, Causal Analysis, Barriers, Coverage etc.)
• Provide technical support and training where required to all team members and partners.
• Build the capacity of Technical, Community Nutrition Volunteers (CNVs) and committees to deliver quality service and undertake participatory monitoring of the implementation of the project works and record lessons and reports.
• Prepare weekly, monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and annual reports to line manager as well as feed into donor reports.
• Strengthen partnerships, institutional linkages and working relationships.
• Ensure that all staff fully complete and sign time sheets monthly for submission to Maiduguri office.
• Timely raise Procurement Requests and regularly update departmental Procurement Tracking Sheet (PTS).
• Ensure payments made locally are compliant with the Procurement & Authorization Chart with appropriate supporting documentation.
• Supports the Stabilization Centre Program in Damboa and OTP in Damboa and Askira Uba.
• Carries out MIYCN & OTP Program Monitoring and Supervision and monitor program gaps and report them to the Nutrition Coordinator.
• Facilitate and strengthen referral mechanism of the entire nutrition program.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

 Qualification and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing, Nutrition or other medical related course.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in nutrition work and implementation of nutrition intervention programs, including community mobilization, monitoring and evaluation aspects.
• Significant experience on community management of acute malnutrition and Infant and Young Feeding in Emergency (MIYCN-E) in host communities/ IDP camp settings.
• Understanding of nutritional surveillance and information systems.
• Proven ability and experience in planning and conducting formal training session on nutrition including CMAM and MIYCN-E.
• Proven capacity to supervise, train and coach local staff and community workers.
• Excellent communication skills and a willingness to be respectful, kind, sensitive and empathize with children and their care takers.
• A willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult and frustrating working conditions.
• Ability to deal with relations with local authorities as a Nutrition representative of International Medical Corps in the working areas.
• Ability to integrate into the local environment including awareness of political, religious and economic aspects of the community.
• Excellent inter and intrapersonal skills to ensure consistent positive relations with key stakeholders.
• Strong report writing and computer skills.
• Fluent in written and spoken English and Hausa
• Commitment to and understanding of International Medical Corps’ aims, values and principles.

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Job Summary:

The GBV Case Worker will be responsible for case management and psychosocial support of vulnerable women, including survivors of violence, in one of the project sites in Damboa.

Main Responsibilities:

• Provide direct, one-on-one, and ongoing case management services, including safety planning.
• Provide direct, one-on-one emotional support to survivors throughout the case management process including final case evaluation and closure.
• Provide referrals for survivors to other services including child protection and specialized mental health services, accompany survivors where appropriate and conduct follow- up to ensure appropriate services have been provided to the survivor.
• Identify gaps in referral services and report these gaps to the GBV Manager for action.
• Liaise with community volunteers for purposes of survivor follow-up as part of case management to individual survivors.
• Ensure survivor-centered services, including adherence to guiding principles of respect, confidentiality, safety and security and non-discrimination.
• Complete and maintain case management records to maximize confidentiality and safety.
• Participate in case review meetings and referral coordination meetings if needed.
• Submit case management reports on a weekly and monthly basis.
• Conduct an analysis of trends of GBV incidences and related information on a quarterly basis and present report to the GBV manager for advocacy and program future program.
• Contribute to a positive team environment.
• Practice self-care
• Maintain confidentiality and ethical conduct.

General:

• Refrain from making false promises and commitments to the beneficiaries and work in the best interest of the IMC GBV Program.
• Foster a team spirit among GBV staff that is conducive to all staff improving their skills and knowledge base.
• Being compassionate, having empathy and being patient with beneficiaries
• Other duties as assigned by the supervisor to enable and develop the IMC/GBV program.

Administration: Finances, Human Resources, and Logistics: 

• Ensures that program needs at the field site are met with adequate operational support through regular meetings with project staff, Finance-Administration, Human Resources and Procurement Supervise the project staff, health staff and community volunteers supporting the project.
• Routinely monitor health staff performance according to their job description and set objectives and provide appropriate and timely feedback to health program staff regarding their performance.
• Coordinates with the Logistics department on delivery of essential drugs and medical equipment to the various health facilities and any other logistics needs for the project.
• Liaises with Finance department on payments needed for services intended for the project.

Qualification and Experience:

• Educated to university level (First degree or HND preferably in social science or a related Field)
• Hausa language required; English language preferred.
• Demonstrated commitment to helping others.
• Demonstrated discretion and good judgment.
• Experience working with survivors of GBV an asset.
• Previous training/experience in GBV programming an asset.
• Comfort in living and working in Maiduguri.
• This is a woman-only position. Qualified women applicants are encouraged to apply

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Job Summary:

The Women and Girls Safe Space Facilitator will be responsible for organizing and implementing group psychosocial activities at the women center including skills and knowledge building activities and recreational activities. She is overall lead in community mobilization for GBV awareness and sensitization at community level in a designated sites in Konduga.

Main Responsibilities:

• In coordination with beneficiaries, identify relevant skills building and recreational activities to be conducted at the women and Girls Safe Space and draw up a schedule for activity implementation.
• In coordination with volunteers / partners a weekly schedule for activities in the WGSS.
• Identify and make a requisition for all materials required to conduct WGSS activities.
• Organize feedback sessions each quarter with beneficiaries of WGSS activities to identify strengths and weaknesses of the space and identify solutions for sharing with GBV manager for improvement.
• Coordinate with the case worker to ensure survivors who have been referred to the WGSS receive timely and quality services.
• In coordination with the GBV Manager, identify barriers to GBV and develop subsequent messages to overcome the barriers.
• In coordination with women, leaders / SEMA / NEMA organize and oversee the implementation on calendar day celebrations such as 16 days of activism, international women’s day, day of the African child, international day of the girl child etc.
• Conduct training and coaching sessions for volunteers / partners to deliver appropriate GBV messages to community members.
• Supervise community volunteers / partners during field work to ensure correct GBV messages are disseminated to the community.
• Conduct weekly meetings with volunteers / partners to collect sensitization reports, develop messages for the following week.
• Organize and implement biweekly discussions with men in the community on GBV related topics.
• Organize and implement monthly discussion sessions with adolescents on GBV related topics.
• Compile weekly and monthly WFS activity reports.
• Contribute to a positive team environment.
• Practice self-care
• Maintain confidentiality and ethical conduct.
• Actively promote PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) standards within International Medical Corps and amongst beneficiaries served by International Medical Corps.
• Ensure timely completion and submission of monthly timesheets, probations reviews and annual performance reviews.

General:

• Refrain from making false promises and commitments to the beneficiaries and work in the best interest of the IMC GBV Program.
• Foster a team spirit among GBV staff that is conducive to all staff improving their skills and knowledge base.
• Being compassionate, having empathy and being patient with beneficiaries
• Other duties as assigned by the supervisor to enable and develop the IMC/GBV program.

Administration: Finances, Human Resources, and Logistics: 

• Ensures that program needs at the field site are met with adequate operational support through regular meetings with project staff, Finance-Administration, Human Resources and Procurement Supervise the project staff, health staff and community volunteers supporting the project.
• Routinely monitor health staff performance according to their job description and set objectives and provide appropriate and timely feedback to health program staff regarding their performance.
• Coordinates with the Logistics department on delivery of essential drugs and medical equipment to the various health facilities and any other logistics needs for the project.
• Liaises with Finance department on payments needed for services intended for the project.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Educated to university level (First degree or HND preferably in social science or a related Field)
• Hausa language required; English language preferred.
• Demonstrated commitment to helping others.
• Demonstrated discretion and good judgment.
• Experience working with survivors of GBV an asset.
• Previous training/experience in GBV programming an asset.
• Comfort in living and working in Maiduguri.
• This is a woman-only position. Qualified women applicants are encouraged to apply.