Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer Job at Health Communication Capacity Collaborative

The Health Communication Capacity Collaborative (HC3) Nigeria Project and Johns Hopkins Center for Communication (CCP), seeks to fill the position listed below:

Job Position: Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
Job Location: Ebonyi
Job Description

• This position will work closely with the state based program and M&E staff to provide technical support and ensure that data that gets reported are of the highest quality possible. The Sr. M&E officer will ensure that data related needs of the HC3 project are met.
• This is a full-time staff position, based in HC3’s project office in Abakaliki and is available immediately.

Basic Responsibilities 
Responsibilities include:

• S/he will ensure the M&E system and processes in the state are functioning effectively
• Participate in the training of staff/partners and consultants in M&E data collection and processing
• Actively contribute to and support project implementation activities
• Maintain a database to track performance indicators by entering data collected through the monitoring system and conducting verification checks to ensure the accuracy of these data;
• Assist in the conduct of studies in Ebonyi state or as may be required in other project states
• The incumbents will maintain regular communication with state-level partners and volunteers to offer data-required support.
• Regularly review data entered into the M&E system to locate and fix problems with data entry or integrity.
• Contribute to the preparation of tables, charts and figures for internal and external publications
• Contribute to the preparation of literature searches and bibliographies
• Provide administrative support as needed
• Perform data entry and cleaning, and assist in the management of quantitative data sets
• Support program monitoring and evaluation tasks, including the implementation of M&E systems (data collection, paperflow management, data management and results reporting)
• Participate in the development of work plans and budget for project M&E activities
• Carry out other tasks as assigned to support HC3 M&E efforts

Basic Requirements 
Requirements for the position include:

• Masters degree in Public Health or Health related field, Social Sciences or numerate subject with at least 5 years work experience in monitoring and evaluation of health programs
• Ability to verbally communicate in at least one Nigerian language
• Well-organized, with ability to track multiple projects and deadlines
• Experience with word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software
• Working knowledge of data processing computer packages ( EpiInfo, Epidata SPSS, Stata )
• Ability and willingness to travel as required within and between project states
• Ability to work successfully in a cross-cultural, team-based environment
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English
• Experience in providing administrative support to work teams
• MUST have experience with database management

Application Closes on...
8th December, 2017.

Apply Here
Interested and qualified candidates should send their cover letter and Curriculum Vitae (CV) to: hc3mehiring@gmail.com

Application Procedure
To apply please follow the directions exactly: 

• The document should be a cover letter first, with bullet points in bold on how the candidate meets the minimum qualifications. Following the cover letter, in the same document, should be the candidates CV.
• Candidates should specify to which state they are applying in their cover letter.
• Do NOT send links to online resumes or CVs. Any applications submitted with a link to an online resume or CV will be immediately discarded.
• Candidates should indicate to which state they are applying as the first word in their email title followed by the words “Application for HC3 State Monitoring and Evaluation Officer”-. For example, if a candidate were applying to the Akwa Ibom-based position, the subject line for your submission MUST read: “Akwa Ibom Application for HC3 State Monitoring and Evaluation Officer”- any emails without this exact subject line format will be immediately discarded.
• Resumes should include contact details of three references, as well as a list of languages in which the candidate is proficient. Candidate should indicate their level of proficiency for each language (noting 2 if limited working proficiency, 3 if general professional proficiency, 4 if advanced professional proficiency, and 5 for functional native proficiency).
• Do NOT send any other documents or attachments. Please note, any applications submitted with certificates, transcripts etc. will be immediately discarded.
• Positions are available immediately.
• Only final candidates will be contacted for further engagement.