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Scope of Work

• The scope of the technical assistance includes provision of supportive supervision and training of health facility workers, supervisors and CDDs, timely delivery of SMC & VAS commodities and supplies, on-the-job capacity building, and documentation of programme activities, ensuring adherence to SMC & VAS administration protocols.
• It also involves interaction with the State Ministry of Health, and LGA management team and keeping them updated on the programme progress and ensuring high-quality SMC-VAS integrated implementation.

Monitoring and Evaluation Officers:

• The M&E support TAs would support the project activities at assigned state and LGA levels, working with colleagues and stakeholders to ensure timely data/information collection, collation and reporting to achieve given targets and objectives.

Reporting & Data Quality Control:

• Work with Malaria Consortium country office technical team and implementing states M&E specialists to update the forms used for SMC-VAS co-implementation to enable proper data/information collection, collation, analysis and reporting
• Support the digitization of the SMC-VAS co-implementation exercise in the implementation states
• Plan regular data quality assessments, and ensure the completeness, consistency and validity of distribution date
• Provide direct technical assistance and capacity building for state and LGA level implementers in design and implementation of SMC-VAS M&E activities.
• Participate in project assessments, evaluations and design including development of survey protocols with support from country officers and advisors
• Review distributors’ tally sheet, making corrections where necessary and entering the data on relevant data capturing platform.
• Assist M&E Officers on the data quality queries and ensure identified issues are rectified in time.
• Ensure submission of other reports to keep the line manager and State Project Manager abreast with the project implementation at LGA level.
• Work with Malaria Consortium country office technical team and implementing states M&E specialists in the roll out of the implementation research component of the project.

Qualifications and Experience
Essential:

• A Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Epidemiology, Statistics, Public Health or a related field.
• Minimum of 10 years post qualification and at least 7 years’ experience working in a research role with an excellent understanding of operational research approaches.
• Demonstrable knowledge of and experience in implementing research studies, including the design of qualitative and quantitative data collection tools.
• Good qualitative and quantitative data analysis skills.
• Previous public health sector experience in sub-Saharan Africa countries.
• Familiarity with Health Management Information Systems (HMIS) in low and middle-income countries and packages, e.g. DHIS2.
• Strong writing skills with at least one publication in an international peer-reviewed journal.
• Desirable
• Significant knowledge in communicable disease control, particularly malaria.
• Previous experience in providing M&E technical support in the implementation of mass campaign such as Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention - SMC/ Insecticide-Treated Nets-ITN
• Experience in working effectively with government and non-government partners.

Work-based skills:
Essential:

• Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team, including with Ministries of Health and/or other government partners.
• Demonstrated verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
• Excellent statistical analysis skills including familiarity with software such as STATA, R or Statgraphics, CSPro, Power BI, Atlas ti, NVIVO and GIS mapping skills as a plus.
• Results-oriented attitude to work and competency in reviewing, understanding and synthesizing data.
• Practical organizational skills and the ability to prioritize and re-prioritize when necessary to meet tight deadlines.
• Able to travel to SMC supported states to support OR activities or other data collection activities.
• Excellent command of English with excellent writing and communication skills and the ability to present information in clear, concise, and compelling ways.
• Computer literacy, including high degree of skills in MS Office and Stata.

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Scope of Work

• The scope of the technical assistance includes provision of supportive supervision and training of health facility workers, supervisors and CDDs, timely delivery of SMC & VAS commodities and supplies, on-the-job capacity building, and documentation of programme activities, ensuring adherence to SMC & VAS administration protocols.
• It also involves interaction with the State Ministry of Health, and LGA management team and keeping them updated on the programme progress and ensuring high-quality SMC-VAS integrated implementation.

Program Technical Lead Responsibilities
Project Management:

• Work closely with MC technical team lead by Senior Country Technical Coordinator, Project directors and relevant personnel in Bauchi and Niger states to be responsible for coordinating overall project implementation in the states and see that activities are carried out on time and within budget
• Provide timely and comprehensive updates and reports as required
• Liaise with other partners relevant for successful SMC-VAS implementation in the states
• Organize and participate in the training of state, LGA and community volunteer’s team involved in the distribution activities.
• Coordinate the documentation of SMC-VAS co-implementation activities in form of activity-specific reports and ensure proper archiving of such for easy access and reference.
• Contribute to coordination meetings in form of progress updates and powerpoint presentations
• Be responsible for building functional partner relationships among the project stakeholders
• Manage risks to Malaria Consortium including financial, reputation and security in a challenging environment.

Qualifications and Experience
Essential:

• 10 years post graduation and postgraduate or Master’s Degree in Public Health / Health Policy / Epidemiology or another relevant specialty is a minimum requirement.
• Demonstrated experience in stakeholder management at national level
• Demonstrated considerable experience (at least 7 years) in malaria control programming at national or state level in developing countries, with at least 3 years in malaria campaign implementation.
• Excellent project planning, management and monitoring & evaluation skills.
• Experience managing project budgets.
• Proven leadership skills and team leading.
• Experience in advocacy and policy influencing.
• Excellent written and spoken English.

Desirable:

• Working knowledge of child health policy and implementation in Nigeria
• Experience on SMC-supported project.
• Advance knowledge of Microsoft office.

Work-based skills and competencies:
Essential:

• Proof of strong interpersonal and negotiating skills
• Experience in using participatory adult learning techniques and previous experience in mass drug distribution campaign activities
• Excellent report writing and presentation skills are also needed.
• Understanding of public health issues in Nigeria
• Working knowledge of the EPI programme and vitamin A delivery.