JOB DESCRIPTION/SCOPE OF WORK
Position Title: MEL Needs Assessment Consultant
Location: Abuja, Nigeria
This job description (JD)/scope of work (SOW) sets forth the services to be provided by the MEL Needs Assessment Consultant of a health system strengthening project that will be implemented by Technical Advice Connect LTD/GTE (TAConnect), a non-profit organization registered and based in Nigeria to bring innovative solutions to the provision of Technical Assistance (TA) services to states in Nigeria.
Background: Technical Advice Connect LTD/GTE (TAConnect) is an innovative Technical Assistance (TA) delivery platform, conceptualized by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to respond to State TA priorities to promote sustainable improvements in State Primary Healthcare (PHC) systems’ performance and increase the uptake of Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health and Nutrition (RMNCAH+N) services. Working with the State Ministries of Health (SMoH), State Primary Health Care Development Agencies (SPHCDAs), and Local Government Health Authorities (LGHAs), TAConnect is supporting ten (10) states to improve management systems and operation efficiency of PHCs. Furthermore, the organization is tasked with helping the 10 states to adopt, implement, and sustain GANC/PNC as a health systems intervention that can serve as a veritable platform to improve the uptake and quality of well-integrated RMNCH services. Also, TAConnect under its new investment will be supporting states to leverage the G-ANC/PNC model as a veritable platform to layer a suite of contextualized RMNCAH+N high-impact interventions leveraging a strong data-driven and evidence-based framework that will ramp uptake of key services such as family planning, maternal and childhood immunization, malaria in pregnancy, nutrition and newborn care service with the aim of improving maternal and newborn outcomes.
The MEL Needs Assessment Consultant will comprehensively assess the organization’s MEL Systems, with the aim of determining organizational, technical, personnel, and infrastructural needs and requirements to effectively manage the process of achieving the set goals by her donors. He/she will also ensure adherence to TAConnects’ policies and donor regulations.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions):
- Engage the Executive Director and Technical team led by the Technical Director, to understand the operational implementation of interventions, M&E and KM goals, and associated contractual deliverables.
- Consult, if necessary, the MEL Manager, and IT for any other information required and related to the management, visualization, and presentation of big data in line with the objectives of the consultancy.
- Develop recommendations (which may include personnel and software specifications where required) based on findings from the needs assessment conducted during engagement with the technical team.
Job Qualifications
- A minimum of a master’s degree or equivalent in the field of public health, measurements, and evaluation is required.
- Minimum of 15 years of development work experience, with at least 10 years in an M&E advisory role. Implementation experience across direct international donor-funded projects including BMGF is an added advantage.
- Experienced leading the designing and implementation of Monitoring and Evaluation systems for public health programs/projects or logistic services in Nigeria.
- Experience with Health Informatics including data analysis and visualization.
- Familiarity with donor-funded requirements for managing information systems, data management, data security, and reporting.
- Demonstrated experience in working with government structures at central or sub-national levels.
- Advanced knowledge of evaluation methodologies, sampling techniques, data collection, and analysis techniques.
- Ability to facilitate training/workshops and present technical and strategic Information data in a clear and concise manner to audiences with varying degrees of knowledge/experience.
- Excellent communication, and technical writing skills
Deliverables
- A needs assessment report
Working Conditions/Duration of Assignment
The consultancy period is for 15 days, with the activity timetable below.
- 5 days information review,
- 5 days physical engagements with the Technical and MEL team and
- 5 days to produce Need’s assessment report.
Supervision
The MEL Needs Assessment Consultant will be supervised by The Technical Director/Strategic Engagement Director.
How to Apply:
Qualified candidates should apply by sending their updated Resume, and their Cover Letter detailing their interest in the position to [email protected] using the Job Title “MEL Needs Assessment Consultant” as the subject. All applications should be sent on or before 11:59 PM Nigerian Time, 13th October 2023. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis; therefore, early submission is advised. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
