Program, M&E and Finance Officers at ASHWAN. Borno State
Association of women living with HIV AIDS in Nigeria Borno state chapter (ASWHAN Borno) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan and nonreligious community based organization, dedicated to promoting and improving the lives of women and girls infected and affected by HIV. ASWHAN Borno has branches in eleven LGAs of the state, advocating for the rights of women and girls, providing care & support, and empowerment program.
ASWHAN Borno is implementing a Community-Led Monitoring (CLM) project. This initiative is focused on empowering community members to actively monitor and improve health outcomes in Nigeria.
Within the Global Fund Global Cycle 7 (GC7) Community and Private-Public-Mix Expansion in TB and HIV Prevention, Diagnostic and Treatment Services (N-THRIP) grant, NEPWHAN, as a Sub Recipient to the Principal Recipient (IHVN), is implementing the following interventions; Treatment, Care and Support in 4 States, Gender and Human Rights and Community PMTCT Component of the Grant in 36+1 States and Community-led monitoring in 13 States. GC7 approach include, but not limited to people-centered services, where clients are valued as equal partners and served by integrated and client-centric differentiated service delivery (DSD) approaches; community engagement; sustainable transformation, achieved through partnership with GoN and CSOs/CBOs who assume ownership of accountable and evidence-based services enhanced by continuous quality improvement.
We are recruiting to fill the positions below:
Job Title: Program Officer, Monitoring & Evaluation Officer and Finance Officer
Location: Borno
Slots: 1
Employment Type: Contract
Application Deadline: 28th May, 2025
Duties and Responsibilities:
- The Program Officer shall be in charge of program activities associated with Integrated CLM implementation at the ASWHAN level.
- Support daily administrative and technical CLM implementation activities
- Liaise with the ASWHAN Borno project implementation team to collect and analyze field data and reports.
- Coordinates programs activities at the project site and in the office
- Nurture relationships with primary care providers, ASWHAN Borno project management team and other stakeholders to advance advocacy goals of the project at our level.
- Work with the ASWHAN Borno project management team to distribute advocacy materials, including briefs, fact sheets, and press releases.
- Organize ASWHAN Borno-level advocacy events to garner support for the priorities of the project.
- Facilitate meetings to foster collaboration and alignment with key stakeholders, ensuring buy-in and support for the project at ASWHAN Borno level.
- Give reports on activities being carried out by the ASWHAN Borno as it relates to Integrated CLM implementation
- Carryout health talks/Health education, nutritional counseling, career counseling, and HIV counseling and Testing at the project site
- prepare ASWHAN Borno monthly work plan that will breakdown program activities into detailed projects, with tasks, activities, timelines and scope
- Conduct periodic supportive supervision visit to the service delivery points.
- Carryout any other assignment as may be directed by your line Manager
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree or HND in Social Sciences or other related disciplines.
- 2 years of Previous work experience in Global Fund HIV/TB/Malaria or PEPFAR grant
- 3 years of work experience in a NGO/CBO implementing HIV/TB/Malaria Interventions.
- 2 years of Working knowledge of Care & Support in HIV interventions in Nigeria working with PLHIV, PPW, AGYW/AYP & KP
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Excellent communication (verbal and written) skills, including understanding the local language of the people. Attentive to details, highly organized, and self-motivated.
Position: Monitoring and Evaluation Officer (M&E Officer)
Location: Borno
Slots: 1
Employment Type: Contract
Application Deadline: 28th May, 2025
Responsibilities:
- Provide technical support to the case managers/MM/DC for data entry inappropriate tools.
- Interface with the health care providers/facility records and the primary care providers (case managers/MM/Data collectors) to ensure that project data is captured in relevant registers in line with predetermined tools.
- Coordinate the data collection activities of primary care providers at the service delivery points (case managers, mentor mothers, data collectors) to ensure both community and facility-level data align to expected indicators.
- Provide orientation/technical support to primary care providers (Case managers/Mentor Mothers/DC) on use of community tools and harmonization of same with facility records before preparation of relevant reporting tools.
- Work with the facility personnel and primary care providers (case managers/mentor mothers/data collectors) to harmonize project data from health facilities within the LGA of implementation.
- Liaise with facility focal persons in various units of the facility (ART, ANC, PMTCT, Record/M&E unit, Lab, referral focal persons, etc) to harmonize data reported by the primary (case managers/Mentor Mothers/DC).
- Retrieves and sorts data source documents for desk review and validation and conduct CBO level data validation.
- Works with primary service providers to resolve questions, inconsistencies or missing data, and verifies accuracy of data before entry.
- Inform the Facility M&E focal person and State team of perceived risks that need to be resolved, such as inconsistent or missing data that cannot be resolved by looking through the source documents.
- Collect completed data from primary care providers at service delivery points (Case managers/MM/DC at specified reporting periods and report to the next level.
- Compile periodic M&E/progress update reports as the need arise.
- Guide the service providers on continuous update of patient records to ensure complete data entries on source documents (as required, following validations).
- Support training on M&E/MIS for ASWHAN BORNO project management team members
- Prepare ASWHAN BORNO-level Issues Log and Risk Log for the Integrated CLM implementation
Qualifications:
- University Degree/HND preferably in Computer Science, Statistics, or Economics Experience:
- 2 years of Previous work experience in Global Fund HIV/TB/Malaria or PEPFAR grant
- 3 years of work experience in a NGO/CBO implementing HIV/TB/Malaria Interventions.
- 2 years of Working knowledge of Care & Support in HIV interventions in Nigeria working with PLHIV, PPW, AGYW/AYP & KP
- Proven ICT skills, especially in the development of MIS software using database software would be an added advantage;
- Expertise in analyzing data using statistical software would be an added advantage.
- Appreciable training & facilitation skills in community setting.
Position: Finance Officer
Location: Borno
Slots: 1
Employment Type: Contract
Application Deadline: 28th May, 2025
Responsibilities:
- Ensure the application of proper internal control systems and accounting processes to facilitate financial monitoring and control in line with the donor Guidelines for Financial reporting and auditing of projects
- Ensure prudent financial management and value for money
- Ensure that all supporting documents in respect of financial transactions are adequately authorized and have correct information
- Ensure timely payment to staff, vendors, and statutory deductions
- Ensure all staff complies with the retirement process and timely retirement in line with organizational policy.
- Prepare and submit timely financial reports to NEPWHAN as the SR
- Ensure overall preparation of project accounting ledgers and project accounts by best practices and standards
- Ensures proper filing of all financial documents
- Assist with audit preparation
- Carries out any other tasks required by SR and PR Management
Qualifications, Experience, and Competencies
- 4-year degree/HND in accounting, finance and/or bookkeeping
- At least 3 years of experience as a finance officer in a NGO/CBO.
- 2 years of previous work experience in Global Fund HIV/TB/Malaria or PEPFAR grant
- 3 years of work experience in a NGO/CBO implementing HIV/TB/Malaria Interventions.
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Sound organization and planning abilities
- Excellent attention to detail, accuracy, and problem-solving skills
- Good interpersonal skills and the ability to develop strong working relationships at all levels of management
- Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team
- Budget management skills is a must
Method of Application:
Applicants should send their CVs and Cover Letters as one document not more than 4 pages long to[email protected] on or before 28th May, 2025.
The subject line of your email should address the post you are applying for (ex. “Program Officer – Borno State”).
Please note that any late application or incomplete submission will not be considered and thus will be disregarded.
Note. All applicants must be a resident of Borno State, and only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
