Jobs in Zamfara for a Monitoring and Evaluation Officer at Sustainable Healthcare International (SHI) Foundation

Sustainable Healthcare International (SHI) Foundation has been a partner with the National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP) for over five years sharing in its vision for a malaria-free Nigeria and its goals to reduce the malaria burden to pre-elimination levels and bringing malaria-related
mortality to zero. SHI is currently a Sub-Recipient to the Global Fund Malaria New Funding Model for core Programme implementation and Social Mobilization activities in the High Burden (HB) Northern States of Nigeria.

SHI is looking for qualified individual who will be part of our great team to fill the position below:

Job Title: Monitoring and Evaluation Officer (M&E)

Location: Zamfara

Overview

• The State M&E Officer will support the M&E Manager in all data collection, analysis and learning activities to help ensure accountability and efficiency from start to finish for the NFM project.

• Provide leadership to the state office and field level M&E program and provide overall guidance on program/ project monitoring and evaluation;
• 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;
• Remain informed of current issues regarding Monitoring and Evaluation of programs in the malaria field by review of current literature; is alert to any implication of such research for project and program activities
• Help ensure that the quality of program/project activities adheres to SOPs by supporting the development and implementation of appropriate mechanisms to ensure quality of all Global Health program interventions;
• Provide technical assistance to M&E officers of SMEP, LGA, and MFPs in integrating malaria data into the national DH1S 2 platform.
• Manage the state office's reporting cycle to ensure high quality and complete datasets are sent to the national office on a periodic basis, or when required.
• Work with local partners to develop their project monitoring and evaluation plans and support the correct implementation and use of routine data collection tools.
• Conduct monthly routine monitoring visits to project sites and provide supportive supervision.
• On a monthly basis, ensure that high quality analyzed facility-level data is disseminated to relevant staff at facilities and decision-makers. Ensure that data is used to highlight important programmatic gaps and coordinate with facility management and other departments in addressing these gaps;
• Build capacity of local partners in project monitoring and with program staff and local partners, use 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 grant;
• Participate in project assessments, evaluations and design teams
• Document lessons learned and best practices in monitoring and evaluation, according to standard guidelines;
• Represent SHI and makes presentations at professional meetings and conferences related to Monitoring and Evaluation research;

• Candidates must have a Medical Degree or Bachelor's Degree in Health Sciences or other related discipline and a post graduate qualification in Public health or other related discipline.
• S/he must have a minimum of three years' work experience in Public Health; particularly in Malaria programs or any other programs in the other disease areas.
• Five (5) years minimum experience is required for candidates without a post graduate degree

• Good communication, both written and oral
• Open to, and tolerant of, other cultures and religion
• Skilled at handling multiple, complex tasks with the ability to prioritize.
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively in a team.
• Proven presentation skills and ability to write detailed and coherent reports.
• Ability to utilize office application programs such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, program software e.g DHIS and statistical packages like SPSS, epilnfo, etc
• Excellent written and oral communications in English.
• Ability to work well within a group and, also, unsupervised as required
• Local knowledge, language and residency in the state is mandatory
• Demonstrated success in capacity-building anLl training of diverse groups.
• Proven ability to maintain schedules for deliverables and track budgets.
• Ability to coordinate with partners from all levels of government and the private sector.
• Ability to guide and motivate staff in the field.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively across technical disciplines and to function efficiently and effectively in team and cross-cultural environments.

• All applications received after the closing time and date will not be accepted.
• All applicants should adhere strictly to the email and mailing format
• All applications that do not follow the laid down procedures highlighted above will be termed in-complete and will not be accepted.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• SHI is an equal opportunity employer
• Preference will be given to qualified applicants that are available to start immediately.