Evaluation & Learning (MEL) Officer at Jhpiego Nigeria

Jhpiego, an Affiliate of Johns Hopkins University, is a global leader in improving healthcare services for women and their families.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Evaluation & Learning (MEL) Officer

Job ID: 2025-7404
Locations: Birnin - Kebbi and Abakaliki, Ebonyi
Category: International Positions
Employment Status: Full-Time

Overview

• The MEL Officer will lead the development, implementation, and management of the monitoring and evaluation strategy at the state level.
• This role works closely with program and technical staff at the state to maintain accurate, up-to-date, and comprehensive monitoring frameworks, manages the state data systems, and ensures information accuracy.
• The MEL Officer provides technical support for program reporting, assessments, and evaluations at the state. 

Responsibilities

• Support all Monitoring and Evaluation initiatives and data-related activities of the project in the state.
• Conduct routine data quality validation/audit and provide regular feedback to improve data quality in all supported sites and among stakeholders.
• Collect, collate, and report all data tracked by the program into the relevant reporting platforms.
• Support program staff on ways to properly organize and capture program progress and document lessons learned.
• Support state-level report writing, annual work plan development, and project monitoring matrices.
• Assist program staff in preparing sections of program reports that deal with monitoring and evaluation.
• Contribute to the development of project strategies, work plans, and budgets.
• S/he will be responsible for data entry into the project-specific DHIS2 at the state level.
• Maintain office database systems and ensure up-to-date, accurate information in them.
• Build capacity in quality data collection, analysis, dissemination, and use of health information at the state and health facility levels for program planning and management.
• Work with state, LGA, HF staff and other stakeholders to ensure accurate data on national reporting platforms and develop dashboards for routine data visualization.
• Assist state teams to increase the dissemination of appropriately packaged information for various stakeholders.
• Work closely with the Advisor in proposing strategies to increase data use and demand amongst program staff.
• Perform other project duties assigned by the supervisor.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health, Medical Sciences, Social Sciences, Demography, Statistics, or related field.
• At least five (5) years’ post-NYSC professional experience in the implementation and management of health Strategic Information systems.
• Core MEL experience with good understanding of MNCH+N indicators, data collection, analysis and data visualization using various innovative data management systems.
• Familiarity with USG programs, the Nigerian public sector health system and MNCH+N and quality Improvement (QI) programs.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (including Microsoft Excel) and related applications.
• High-level data reporting and analysis skills using DHIS2, SPSS and/or STATA, PowerBI
• Attention to detail and accuracy in basic data management, analysis and reporting.
• Self-motivated and proactive with a positive attitude to work;
• Ability to organize and coordinate information and logistics for programs and activities.
• Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines and intense pressure to perform. 
• Demonstrated ability to train and build the capacity of health facility staff on NHMIS tools.
• Cooperative, competent, hardworking, flexible and dependable in a multi-cultural, open office situation;

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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