M&E Officer Job at Society for family health (SFH)

Society for Family Health (SFH) is one of the leading non-governmental public health organisations in Nigeria, implementing programmes in Reproductive Health/Family Planning, HIV & AIDS prevention and treatment, malaria prevention and treatment, primary health care system strengthening and maternal, newborn and child health care. We work in partnership with the Federal and State Governments of Nigeria, the Global Fund, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Department for International Development (DFID), Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, MSD for Mothers and Children Investment Fund Foundation among other international donors.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: M&E Officer

Job Location: Lagos

Job Profile

• Reporting to the Community Mobilisation Advisor, this position supports in mobilising civil society coordinating, monitoring and supervising the project community activities in the states in addition to working closely with CSO partners and other stakeholders in the TB programme implementation.
• The position also works closely with the State team to document best practices and lessons learned on the project.

Job Role

• Collect data on project activities and results and assess the quantity and quality of achievements of targets.
• Review all providers referral documents to ensure completeness, verify and collate data submitted monthly by network officers.
• Provide clear guidance for M&E data management processes that will enable systematic collection, collation, processing, analysis, and interpretation and use of data.
• Help define a list of core indicators that enables tracking of progress among different interventions and sub-population groups
• Establish clear information flow channels between the different implementation levels, donors, and stakeholders
• Develop a plan for strengthening the capacity of all PHP involved in the monitoring and evaluation of the project
• Make a quarterly report to the Project Manager which summarises progress against key output indicators at the project level, with discussion of any specific progress issues as need be
• Serve as the principal liaison with donor and relevant state stakeholders on Monitoring and Evaluation activities
• Facilitate the regular conduct of data quality audits to verify and authenticate data emanating from the project field activities

Qualifications/Experience

• A minimum of bachelor's degree in statistics, monitoring and evaluation, social sciences, public health or related field of study.
• Must possess at least (3) years post-NYSC working experience in project monitoring and evaluation.
• Demonstrate sound knowledge and expertise in data management.
• Demonstrate ability to multi-task and manage deliverables within agreed timelines and budgets.
• Previous experience in a donor-funded environment, NGO or good understanding of international donor rules and regulations will be an added advantage.
• Experience in mixed-methods research (qualitative and quantitative) across various study designs.
• Conversant with the culture and working environment in South-West Nigeria.

Skills and Competencies:

• Ability to use standard M&E tools
• Strong organizational skills. Very detailed oriented.
• Must have excellent writing and a good command of English language. Ability to communicate clearly and professionally in writing.
• Ability to maintain detailed records
• Self-motivated and ability to be self-directed.
• Must have very strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
• Must have demonstrated proficiency using data analytical software, intermediate-level office software applications, including PowerPoints, word, spreadsheet and databases.