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Marie Stopes International is a Social Business, which uses modern management and marketing techniques to provide reproductive health care and allied services. MSION's goal is to meet the needs of underserved Nigerians and dramatically improve access and use of a range of reproductive health services. MSION is part of Marie Stopes International’s Global Partnership which is in over 40 countries worldwide.
Location: Enugu
Job Type: Full-Time
Duration: 18 Months
Department: Programmes Unit
Required Travel: 50%
Job Status: Interviewing
Responsibilities
Support the Implementation of MSION Management Information System:
Support the collation of monthly service statistics for all service delivery points
Conduct monthly validation of service data for all reporting facilities in the database against the source document at the state level
Conduct quarterly RME technical supportive visits to facilities to mentor facility record officers on use of routine data collection tools and to verify data submitted to the state offices.
Participate in Research Activities:
Assist in conducting research activities including the preparation and implementation of annual evaluations and special studies (e.g. baseline, impact evaluation, mid-term reviews). These may include to:
Assist with drafting data collection tools
Data collection, collation, and entry
Training and supervision of data collection process
Monitoring pilot studies, surveys,
Data collation, entry, basic analysis, reporting and dissemination
Collate regional factsheet data
Collate regional success stories
Work with RME team to develop reports, collate, and disseminate success stories and lessons learnt in Open-door, to internally and externally when appropriate
Plan on-going day-to-day research activity within the framework of agreed monthly deliverables.
Support monitoring and evaluation activities:
Ensure RME Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and guidelines are used at the state offices and facilities and inputs for updated when necessary are submitted to the support office
Track and report project specific indicators monthly and reporting same to inform programmes, ensuring targets are met, flagging and explaining indicators that are off track
Prepare monthly regional factsheets for specific project indicators
Work with RME Team to prepare quarterly/annually reports on required key indicators.
Identify bottlenecks in completing project activities and developing plans to minimize or eliminate such bottlenecks.
In collaboration with RME team identify and document achievements and accomplishments of project indicators against set performance targets.
Agreement
Marie Stopes International Organisation Nigeria (MSION) is an equal opportunities employer.
Qualifications
Minimum of B.Sc Degree in the Social Sciences, Epidemiology, Evaluation, Development or in a field related field
Minimum 2 years’ experience conducting/participating in research, monitoring and evaluation of reproductive health programmes in Nigeria.
Minimum of 2 years conducting data quality assessments.
Experience & Skills:
Experience of conducting primary qualitative and quantitative research
Experience with management of different sources of data and multiple indicators with proven ability to interpret verbal, written and numerical data
Experience of data collation, entry, processing and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data sets
Willingness and ability to undertake regular visits to facilities and support data reporting and documentation
Must have excellent communication/interactive skills and must function well independently, as well as part of a team
Experience with public and private health sectors in Nigeria
Experience working on USAID, DFID and Gates funded programmes is an added advantage
Must be familiar with working in rural areas with focus on participatory processes.
Good analytical skills
Proficiency in MS Office particularly in DHIS2, SPSS/STATA/SAS, Epdata, and Ms Excel (Essential), MS Projects and ATLAS Ti/Nvivo, ArcGIS (desirable)
Excellent technical report writing skills with evidence of publishing in revered journals (desirable)
Excellent oral presentation skills including abstract presentations at conferences and to stakeholders (desirable)
Excellent interpersonal skills and proven ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships across teams and organisations.
Attitude/Motivation:
Proactive
Team player
Pro-Choice
Ability to work with minimal supervision in a fast-paced professional environment.