Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist at Georgetown University Center for Global Health Practice and Impact (CGHPI)

Job Overview

• The M&E Specialist report to the Advisor Monitoring & Evaluation. S/he will be responsible for tracking and updating M&E data as well as ensuring the data from the field is of the best quality possible.
• S/he will ensure the use of project-specific and national and data collection tools to monitor activities, outputs, and progress towards anticipated results.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and roll-out of monitoring and evaluation strategies to strengthen timely and quality reporting from  the states.
• Support in developing, implementing and updating the M&E plan and systems that qualitatively and quantitatively measures long-term accomplishments, subproject progress, monitoring needs and all reporting requirements of GGHN, donors and government as well as the methods of data collection and data quality issues.
• Contribute to program monitoring and evaluation (M&E) support for the implementation of robust monitoring and evaluation systems in the State.
• Support reporting of program data to various platforms PERFAR DATIM, DHIS2,
• S/He will possess skills for reviewing DHIS form creation, and data analytics operations. Familiarization with DATIM flat-file validation and data reporting mechanism is also of the essence.
• Provide guidance to state teams on program/project monitoring and evaluation and on USAID and Government of Nigeria reporting requirements.
• Provide technical assistance to program sites including supportive supervision visits, interacting with state Program Managers, SI leads, and M&E focal persons in the analysis, review of monthly reports, and use of output data for program improvement.
• Conduct routine monitoring visits to project sites, including data quality assessment (DQA) exercise using national tools and ensure result utilization for site improvement activities.
• Routinely review, revalidate and analyze program data on DHIS, DATIM and other reporting platforms.
• Ensure regular review, analyze the program related data and inform program staff gaps/issues and for program improvement
• Communicate and facilitate the use of M&E data including carrying out data use and analysis workshops.
• Support the development of the M&E framework including targets for each implementing partner sub-agreement.
• Work on developing and revising related data collection and reporting systems and tools to ensure data are regularly collected, collated and analyzed for local and global reporting requirements and the internal monitoring and reporting systems.
• Make key program achievement-related presentations during monthly and quarterly review meetings.
• Support M&E related capacity-building through trainings and workshops.
• Support in preparing data sets for regular project reporting and data requests of other units.
• Carry out any other tasks as may be assigned.

Requirements

• A University Degree in Medicine, Pharmacy, or any related field with relevant experience in project-level or state/national-level monitoring and evaluation system implementation for Global Health Initiatives.
• An MPH degree will be an advantage
• Minimum of 7 years relevant experience in project-level or state/national-level monitoring and evaluation system implementation for Global Health Initiatives.
• Must have clear understanding of PEPFAR MER indicators and reporting frequencies
• Must demonstrate knowledge on national and PEPFAR data capturing applications and databases (DHIS2.0,DATIM, NDR etc.)
• Must have experience conducting monitoring visits, utilizing checklists and other tools, including the ability to develop M&E tools as needed.
• Proficiency in data management, analysis, visualization (using appropriate software) and interpretation of such data to inform program improvement
•  Familiarity with Nigerian public sector health systems and NGOs and CBOs is highly desirable.
• Abilities: Strategic and analytical thinking skills with ability to solve problems and make decisions and able to manage multiple tasks and prioritize, ability to determine activities and project towards measurable goals and standard setting in collaboration with other team members.
• Interpersonal/Individual Competencies: ability to work with other team members, flexibility, decisiveness and personal integrity
• Professional Certification: Certification in any Healthcare quality or monitoring and evaluation are desirable but not required

Work Interactions and Conditions

• The M&E Specialist will report to the Advisor, M&E and will work closely with other Team members in the state office and in the field.
• Requires a minimum of planned 3 weeks of travel per quarter to provide technical support, mentoring and supervision. But must be able to work with very SHORT timelines that may require unplanned travels and long work hours.