Location Gombe, Nigeria
Reports To State Team Lead
Level of Effort Full Time
Background
This Scope of Work (SOW) sets forth the services to be provided by the Team Lead, State to Technical Advice Connect Ltd/GTE (TAConnect), a non-profit organisation registered and based in Nigeria to bring innovative solutions to the provision of Technical Assistance (TA) services to states in Nigeria.
The M&E Analyst will support data management, monitoring, and evaluation of TAConnect’s portfolio of RMNCH+N and other related programs in the state, toward the achievement of set program objectives. The role is responsible for integrating knowledge management (KM) processes into routine M&E activities, ensuring systematic capture of program learning and best practices through responsive and adaptive feedback loops.
Key Roles and Responsibilities
Monitoring and Reporting
- Coordinate the timely compilation, routine monitoring, analysis, and reporting of program indicators, ensuring alignment with donor frameworks, national systems (NHMIS/DHIS2), TAConnect’s Management Information System (TAMIS), and overall program outcomes.
- Track, maintain, and update the results framework tracker, ensuring real-time monitoring of progress against milestones and deliverables.
Data Management and Quality Assurance
- Conduct routine data validation, coordinate Data Quality Improvements, and support quarterly/annual reviews.
- Play a key role in the adoption of new technologies and adaptation of existing ones to enhance data quality, data visibility, and empirical insight for TAConnect and TA partners.
- Lead data cleaning, verification, and routine updates to the project activity tracking system across all sub-awardees.
- Ensure adherence to standard operating procedures (SOPs) for data management and reporting at the LGA and health facility levels.
- Collaborate with other partners on methodology, alignment of data collection and analysis, results reporting, and utilization of findings to identify complementary investment opportunities.
Capacity Strengthening & Technical Assistance
- Build the capacity of state health teams, facility staff, and implementing partners on MEL, data quality, and use of digital tools.
- Support implementation of mentorship, supervision, and learning visits at the state, LGA, and facility levels.
- Support TAConnect, state government, and partners to interpret, understand, and apply program and survey data through comparative analytical reporting tools that enhance decision-making.
Learning and Knowledge Management
- Support real-time learning by facilitating feedback loops between implementation teams, stakeholders, and program leadership to inform adaptive decision-making.
- Identify, document, synthesize, and translate evidence from field activities into user-friendly knowledge products (briefs, case studies, manuscripts, abstracts, dashboards, and lessons-learned reports).
Coordination & Compliance
- Ensure compliance with TAConnect and donor reporting guidelines.
- Support the preparation of periodic donor reports, briefs, and technical presentations.
- Ensure that all project MEL activities run smoothly and are well-coordinated across all sub-awardees.
- Coordinate the activities of ad hoc data staff.
- Perform other tasks as assigned by the State Team Lead.
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Public Health, or a related field; a Master’s degree in a related field is an added advantage.
- Minimum of 4 years’ progressive experience in public health monitoring and evaluation and health information management for donor-funded programs, with hands-on familiarity with NHMIS/DHIS2 at the state level and experience working with health facilities and LGAs on data collection, reporting, and use.
- Experience organizing and facilitating systems-strengthening and capacity-development workshops, and mentoring health workers, is required.
- Proficiency with data analysis software (Stata, SPSS, SAS, or R), Power Query, and advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
- Experience with mobile/electronic data collection tools (e.g., ODK, KoboToolbox, SurveyCTO).
- Strong analytical, report-writing, and presentation skills.
- Ability to provide technical assistance and training to partners and government stakeholders.
- Ability to work effectively with an ethnically diverse team in a sensitive environment.
- Willingness to travel frequently to program sites.
Supervision
The Monitoring and Evaluation Analyst will report to the State Team Lead.
How to Apply
Qualified candidates should apply by sending an updated resume and a cover letter detailing their interest in the position to [email protected], using the job title “Monitoring and Evaluation Analyst, Gombe” as the subject of the email.
All applications should be sent on or before 11:59 PM Nigerian Time, [13th July 2026]. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis; early submission is advised. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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