mothers2mothers (m2m) is an Africa-based not-for-profit organisation leading global efforts to end paediatric AIDS and create healthy families and communities across ten sub-Saharan African countries. We employ women living with HIV as Frontline Health Workers. We know ending HIV is just the start.
- Job Type: Full Time
- Qualification: BA/BSc/HND
- Experience: 4 years
- Location: Abuja
- Job Field: NGO/Non-Profit , Project Management
The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officer will be responsible for all M&E responsibilities related to the Nigeria programme, including all monitoring, evaluation, analytics, and reporting of performance and results. S/he will lead all efforts to strengthen monitoring and evaluation, and performance reporting. S/he will liaise with relevant programme staff and counterparts responsible for local and state level monitoring, evaluation, and support coordination with national Management Information Systems (MIS).
M&E & Data management:
- Serve as the focal person for all M&E-related functions for the Nigeria Programme
- Manage project-specific M&E framework and plan including data collection and systems requirements
- Support m2m’s internal quality improvement initiative as it relates to all aspects of the Nigeria programme
- Collaborate with site colleagues to ensure that all geolocations have latest data collection tool
- Work with Programme Officer and Site Coordinators to ensure data is entered in real-time from sites.
- Weekly review data to ensure correctness and completeness.
- Verify entered data by reviewing, correcting, changing or deleting entered information.
- Generate data reports based on entered data on a periodic basis and as required.
- Respond to information access and retrieval requests from authorised members.
- Ensure receipt of all monthly M&E and other reporting forms from all sites
- Support data management in relation to periodic evaluations and operations research
- Update data systems to capture additional information based on project and donor needs.
Data quality monitoring:
- Monitor site level data quality using standard checklist.
- Coach and mentor staff on data quality and use for decision making.
- Participate in routine data compilation, monthly, quarterly and annually whenever necessary.
- Assist in implementation of all M&E activities; development of tools, capacity building, site supervision, data collection and reporting.
- Review data to ensure completeness and accuracy in data entry, follow up on missing data and data reporting forms, and implement data quality controls.
- Facilitate data utilisation including guiding routine performance monitoring ensuring provision of analytical data to inform effective QA/QI
Reports/ Documentation:
- Lead project M&E related internal and external reporting. Provide relevant data and information required to develop proposals and compile donor and head office reports.
- Provide data and information whenever required to document lessons learned and special reports.
- Prepare presentations for donors and government.
- Maintain filling system to ensure secure and organised storage of site reporting forms and other related M&E documents.
- Coordinate the supply, production, and distribution of printed M&E tools for all m2m sites in Nigeria.
- Assist the Nigeria Country Team as required including running reports of data used for programme review and planning.
- Provide relevant strategic information for evidence-based programmatic and strategic decision-making.
Capacity Building & Supportive Supervision:
- Assist with training sessions of staff on data documentation, indicators, monthly data compilation and data quality check techniques.
- Conduct on site supportive supervision visits to identify gaps and challenges faced by site staff and offer onsite training, mentoring and support for improved data collection and management.
- Collaborate with the country team to formulate roll-out plans for new data collection tools.
- Facilitate M&E training components during pre-service training and in-service training.
Partnership:
- Strengthen relationship with MOH and other partners at local, state, and national level to ensure access to other alternative data sources.
- Interact with other implementing organisations to share key lessons and good practices for improved data collection and management.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in public health, epidemiology, social work, M&E, demography, biostatistics, statistics, analytics, or a related field
- Minimum of four years of work experience in designing, establishing, and managing M&E systems, ensuring data quality, and managing data intensive, performance- based programs (familiarity with PEPFAR reporting requirements a plus).
- Demonstrated ability in data analytics utilising Microsoft Excel, STATA, R, and/or Business Intelligence tools.
- Demonstrated ability to portray complex data sets in easy-to-understand formats including data visualisations
- Demonstrated ability prepare robust data extraction from internal and external information systems.
- Demonstrated ability to perform complex data quality analyses and make recommendations based on findings.
- Demonstrated working knowledge of Nigeria’s health and social service information systems and M&E processes as it relates to data collection for performance-based reporting.
- Demonstrated knowledge and working experience in the use of mapping and other similar tools (including computer software programs) to target programme interventions and resources.
- Excellent knowledge of M&E systems development, best practices, innovations and developments in HIV and public health.
Competencies Required
- Demonstrated written, presentation, communication and organisational skills in English.
- Cultural sensitivity and ability to effectively engage participants of different cultures and backgrounds.
- Excellent organisational and interpersonal skills with experience managing human resources.
- Strong business and analytical skills.
- Ability to deliver accurate work by deadline.
- High ability to work independently with sound decision making.
- Basic understanding of digital health platforms such as CommCare and DHIS2
- Understanding of Microsoft Excel and Access
- Possession of own car and valid driver’s license beneficial
Method of Application
Interested and qualified? Go to mothers2mothers on www.linkedin.com to apply
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