M & E Officer at the Advocacy Project in Child and Family Health

The Advocacy Project in Child and Family Health, a new health project supporting civil society organizations to advocate for fulfilment of promises in the domains of policy, finance and regulatory standards for Routine Immunization; Primary Health Care Under one Roof; and Ending Childhood Killer Disease, is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: M & E Officer

Location: Abuja

Main Responsibilities

• Monitor grant and sub-grant activities and ensure that the organization’s project complies with funder’s performance reporting requirements
• Develop training programs for sub-grantee NGOS
• Develop Terms of Reference for consultants
• Develop and manage the project’s management information system
• Conduct background research on child and family health policies and finance
• Produce research reports, issue briefs and policy papers
• Promote the use of harmonized and scientific data collection techniques involving sub-grantees and project partners
• Update and Manage the centralized information database
• Develop dashboard and score cards

Minimum Required Skills and Experience

• First degree in the Social Sciences (Political Sciences or Sociology), Statistics, or in Medicine with a Masters in Public Health or Development Studies
• Three to five years of experience working on M&E in social accountability or public health programming
• The ability to translate public health policy data into technical outputs
• Knowledge and experience in qualitative and quantitative data management techniques including proficient use of SPSS, STATA, Epi-info
• Experience in project monitoring and evaluation with special emphasis on activity monitoring, data management including data collection, analysis and storage.
• Excellent written and spoken English, including the ability to write dear, brief and scientific reports
• Respect for diversity
• Ability to work independently and under pressure

Application Closing Date
5th February, 2018.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send a CV as an email attachment and submit a 3 paragraph letter of application in the email content page (not as an attachment), the 3 paragraph application must provide key information on your suitability for the position to: [email protected] using the position applied for as the subject of the email.

Note

• Qualified candidates are advised to submit an early application as the position is to be filled immediately.
• Do not attach copies of certificate. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview.
• The employer is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from all suitably qualified individuals