M&E/Database Manager at Save the Children Nigeria

Save the Children is an International Organization that has been working for the rights of Children globally for over 90 years. Save the Children has been working in Nigeria since 2001 and now works in 20 states including Benue, Ebonyi, Edo, Enugu, Gombe, Kano, Kogi, Kwara, Plateau, Sokoto and Yobe states, with 9 offices in Bauchi, Borno, F.C.T, Jigawa, Kaduna, Katsina, Kebbi, Lagos and Zamfara states; with projects focusing on nutrition, child survival, education and protecting children. Save the Children is under agreement with the Federal Government of Nigeria dated 10th October 2012.

We are recruiting to fill the vacant position below:

Job Title: M&E/Database Manager

Location: Abuja

Background

• Save the Children (SC) and its partners – the Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH), American International Health Alliance (AIHA), Management Sciences for Health (MSH) and Mercy Corps – are implementing the Systems Transformed for Empowered Action and Enabling Responses for Vulnerable Children and Families (STEER) project whose goal is to improve the well-being of orphans and other vulnerable children (OVC) in 5 Northern Nigerian States (Kaduna, Kano, Plateau, Bauchi and Sokoto), and additional two specifically, Lagos and Cross Rivers States.
• STEER is creating a greater country ownership and leadership through strengthened governments, civil society and families to facilitate greater access to anti-retroviral therapy and further mitigate the impact of HIV and AIDS on Nigerian children and families. In addition STEER is to facilitate access to Tuberculosis services to Children in STEER focus communities in Bauchi and Kano.  
• Through a targeted 3600 capacity building approach that emphasizes sustainability of systems and structures designed to support Nigeria’s most vulnerable children, and a sub-granting innovation that allows CSOs to source technical assistance based on assessed needs, STEER aims to reach 675,000 OVC with services. 
• STEER will collaborate with State and LGAs in Vulnerable Children (VC) response by strengthening the organizational systems and technical capacity of the five SMWASDs and targeted Local Government Areas (LGA).
• It is pertinent for STEER to develop new databases or management information systems (MIS), maintain and upgrade existing ones in order to respond to data management needs of the project and respond to data reporting needs of USAID/PEPFAR in a timely manner, which will include but not limited to routine data collection and reporting using appropriate indicators, tools and MIS.

Primary Function

• The Database Manager (DM) is responsible for the organization, maintenance and updating of existing STEER databases and management information systems (MIS) at National, PEPFAR and CSO levels; such as the National OVC Management Information System (NOMIS), District Health Information System (DHIS) USG Instance, PEPFAR’s Data for Accountability, Transparency & Impact (DATIM). 
• As may be required from time to time, she/he will develop computer programs and troubleshoot databases to generate data, data tables and reports in order to respond to program and donor reporting requirements, on schedule and as the need arises.

Job Responsibilities

• Serve as a liaison between STEER Project and USAID or her agent(s), on MIS related activities and in turn provide overall technical support on database organization, maintenance, development and update, to the STEER project M&E and CSOs teams in the delivery of STEER project mandates in line with all USG accepted policies and procedures
• Serve in the role of M and E director in the absence of one and as needed for project implementation.
• Support the planning and delivery of trainings, workshops and other capacity development interventions for CSOs and STEER M&E team.
• Support the M&E Coordinators to ensure CSO understand the information needs of project stakeholders and donors and adhere to system requirements
• Work closely with the CSO M&E officers and the M&E technical specialist for TB to ensure they understand the data requirements and data-gathering and report formats.
• Provided onsite support for the implementation and updates of the existing MIS systems used by STEER and CSOs comprising NOMIS, DHIS and DATIM and this will include but not limited to onsite installation, setup, data entry procedures, and data transmission.
• Provide support for collation and processing of NOMIS data reports and other related reports from the CSOs.
• Provide couching and mentoring to CSO M&E staff on the application and use of the available MIS to ensure that high standards of program implementation are provided at all times.
• Support the development of the NOMIS working with any external consultant engaged for this process
• Manage the STEER PMIS database ensuring that the PMIS is routinely updated by working with the organizational capacity development focal persons and/or the M&E officers of the various CSOs and STEER M&E team.
• Provide technical support to Government of Nigeria (at state and LGA levels on DHIS, NOMIS, SAVIX and PMIS)
• Support the collection of GIS coordinates of project site locations and the development of service maps
• Support the preparation of monthly, semi-annual and annual and ad-hoc reports from CSOs donors with strict adherence to standards and timelines.
• Maintain an inventory of data collection and monitoring visits to  partners on a regular basis to monitor M&E systems
• Ensure that CSOs participate in the data quality assessment, understand the recommendations for remedial action, and comply with those recommendations
• Support the organizational capacity assessments of the CSOs and implementation of the capacity building plans.
• Develop and oversee training program for sub-grantees (including retraining, ongoing support, and stationary supplies).
• Support the development of electronic data entry questionnaires using the iform builder during periodic surveys and data analysis using appropriate statistical package.
• Develop new programs and adapt existing ones to new applications as the need arises, and in collaboration with SCI IT and Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) units carry out systems analysis related to the study of new applications, testing and revision of programs.
• Coordinate with M&E team and State Managers/Coordinators to ensure good communication between the civil society and government actors and that data and reports are shared as required by the M&E system
• Participate in the M&E technical working group meeting to help ensure that the MIS platforms are being implemented by all CSOs correctly.
• Attend relevant STEER management and technical meetings to ensure close coordination between program, management, and M&E staff
• Collaborate with STEER management and CSO in planning, designing and undertaking program evaluations and special studies

Key Working Relationships

• Internal:  M&E Coordinators, M&E Director, & Program Technical Staff
• External:  CSOs, USAID, External Consultants and Government partners
• Travel: Travel up to 30% of the time

Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor's or higher degree in Computer Science, Information Communication Technology (ICT), Social Science with emphasis in rural development, public health, biostatistics or a development related fields.
• Demonstrated skills in M&E, data management and quantitative and qualitative research methodologies.
• At least 5 years of professional experience in implementing M&E for programs related to Health, HIV and OVC, agriculture or food and nutrition security programming, of which at least two year with an NGO.
• Experience in managing M&E databases including DHIS and NOMIS
• Demonstrable computer literacy in MS Office - Excel, Power Point and Word.
• Experience in data analysis in Access and at least one of the following: CSPro, SPSS, Epi-Info or STATA is an added advantage.
• Ability to work effectively with government and civil society partners and communities as well as transfer knowledge to diverse audiences through workshops, training and meetings using participatory methods and adult learning principles.
• Ability to support partners working at a distance to achieve results against program objectives/targets.

Application Closing Date
5th June, 2017.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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