• Application Deadline:
• Position: Technical Advisor


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 3 - 4 years


• Location Osun


• Job Field Data Science / Research 
  

Responsibilities

• Spearhead the roll-out of the Global Fund Malaria M&E plan in line with Global Fund and national reporting requirements


• Member of the State Project Management Team that is responsible for overall project performance


• Provide technical input in the development of an integrated State GF Malaria project plan in collaboration with the country M&E lead and State M&E specialist


• Take lead in the implementation of GF Malaria state M&E plan and reporting formats for GF indicators and targets in collaboration with the State Team, Country technical lead and team


• Establish a system for the flow of information from service-delivery points to the GF central database and ensure timely M&E technical support to all implementing health facilities.


• Take lead in building the capacity of LGA and State M&E officers at SMoH, HMB, SMEP, health units’ M&E staff, and relevant health and community workers in the collection, summarization, analysis, and presentation of M&E data.


• Manage the roll-out of the project M&E data quality assurance system including quarterly data quality audits.


• Coordinate regular data quality assessments, undertaken in a participatory manner, with facility staff and ensure the completeness, consistency, and validity of routine data.


• Ensure that the quality of program/project Monitoring and Enhanced Evaluation in the sites is of international standard and quality by supporting the development and implementation of appropriate mechanisms to ensure quality.


• Provide direct technical assistance and capacity building in the design and implementation of the program/project Monitoring and Enhanced Evaluation components of the activities in the communities served.


• Build capacity of local partners including LGA and State M&E officers at SMoH, HMB, SMEP, and others in project monitoring and with program staff and local partners, used program/project monitoring data to modify existing programs and design new programs.


• Provide technical support in evaluation research (including sampling strategies, analysis and presentation of data) to the local research groups working on the Secure the Future project.


• Participate in project assessments, evaluations, and design teams.


• Assist the Senior M&E Manager to coordinate the establishment/strengthening of one state M&E system that informs policy and practice.


• Ensure state-of-the art database management practice at the state


• Analyze M&E data on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis and flag action areas to the project management.


• Work with GF Malaria management to document and publish best practices.


• Perform any other task to be assigned by your Supervisor

The objective of the M&E Specialist position is to provide technical leadership at the state level. The position of state-based M&E Specialist will oversee all M&E activities for the program within the designated state and strengthening the facility records and data collection officers, ensuring quality and timeliness of data collection and reporting.

S/he will provide technical oversight and guidance to strengthen state-level M&E systems, ensuring proper orientation, mentoring and quality supervision to state M&E staff and M&E units in the State Ministry of Health, Hospital Management Board and State Malaria Elimination Program.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate degree in Statistics, Epidemiology or related field with focus on monitoring & evaluation and/or Biostatistics


• Minimum of 3 years hand-on monitoring & evaluation experience with international donor/NGO


• Minimum of 4 years’ experience in developing monitoring plans and/or management information systems 3 years of which spent working with NGOs in an African setting


• Minimum of 3 years’ experience working in Malaria programs in Nigeria would be preferred


• Familiarity with Global Fund reporting systems highly desirable,


• Good analytical, presentation and reporting skills


• Excellent inter-personal, multi-cultural and team building skills


• Strong computer skills particularly in spreadsheets, database and statistical applications(DHIS2, Microsoft Excel, SPSS, Tableau and Microsoft Power BI for data analysis, modeling, shaping and visualization)


• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to foresee problems and initiate appropriate action


• Excellent oral and written communication skills and fluency in English


• Excellent organizational skills


• Supervision: Works independently and reports to the Senior Technical Manager, M&E


• Decision Making: Working within project strategy and policy guidelines, makes decisions with regards to work responsibilities and is accountable for them


• Responsibility over data or information: Has access to information within project, and is responsible for program data generation and management


• Responsibility over assets: Overall responsibility assigned assets in the program.


• Ability to work independently