Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer at Heartland Alliance

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Conduct monthly analysis of state-level data and submit approved reports to the Regional Office, donors, local partners, and other relevant parties.
• Ensure that all internal and external reporting requirements are met with timely, relevant, triangulated, and well-analyzed data.
• Standardize data collection methodologies used at the field level to capture and analyze the specific characteristics of different target groups.
• Share monthly quantitative data analysis with the State Program Manager and other key management staff and relevant stakeholders to inform program design and review.
• Provide technical support to the States M&E team on efficient data management processes and reporting.
• Support project teams with assessment/evaluation planning, ensuring that minimum criteria for quality evaluations are integrated into the design and implementation.
• Collaborate with state-level staff and government counterparts to provide direction on program/project monitoring and evaluation activities, as well as donor and Nigerian government reporting obligations.
• Supervise the creation of monthly reports and offer helpful oversight.
• Contribute to improvements in existing policies and procedures to enhance effective accountability mechanisms with approval from the Director of Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning.
• Participate in designing and implementing studies, assessments, and learning in coordination with HALG technical lead and program staff.
• Seek opportunities for information sharing and learning exchanges with local actors/INGOs to promote coordination at the local and national levels.
• Perform any other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or competency required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience:

• Degree in Social Science, Biostatistics, Public Health, Health Information Science, or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in monitoring and evaluating health and/or programs, preferably related to HIV/AIDS and reproductive health.
• A Master's degree will be an added advantage.
• Demonstrated understanding of monitoring and evaluation approaches, including health information systems.
• Experience in data quality assurance, DHIS 2.0, database management, with a good working knowledge of national data collection tools in HIV programming.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills, with the ability to communicate technical information clearly and effectively to both technical and non-technical colleagues.
• Knowledge of data processing, database design, and data entry.
• Proficiency in MS Office and statistical software packages.
• Good working experience in monitoring and evaluation at the community, state, and national levels.

Other Competencies:

• Time Management – Ability to prioritize tasks, manage time and complete projects in a fast-paced, changing environment with minimal supervision.
• Quality Management - Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness.
• Written Communication - Writes clearly and informatively; edits work for spelling and grammar; varies writing style to meet needs; presents numerical data effectively.
• Adaptability - adapts to changes in the work environment; manages competing demands; changes approach or method to best fit the situation; able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Cultural Sensitivity – Respects cultural environment in which person is working and does not act in a manner that is outwardly offensive to the local community.
• Non-discriminatory- Does not discriminate persons based on sexual orientation or gender identity, age, preferred jobs, or behavioural habits.

Language Skills:

• Excellent oral and written English communication skills.
• Knowledge of Local Language preferred.
• Demonstrated competency in public speaking.

Computer Skills:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer, Outlook/Exchange, Windows operating systems, Power Point.
• Other software routinely used by Heartland Alliance.