Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH) Vacancies for State Monitoring and Evaluation Officers


Posted on: Tue 09-06-2015

Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH) is one of the leading Nigerian Non-Governmental Organizations implementing programs for improving Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH), Care and Treatment of HIV/ AIDS, Tuberculosis (T8) and Malaria, etc. We offer professionals, opportunities for career 
qdvancement, good working environment and competitive remuneration. We seek applications from qualified persons for the following positions in a USAID funded OVC project: Local Partners for Orphans and Vulnerable Children Project in Region One: Lagos/Rivers/Akwa Ibom States: 
 
 State Monitoring and Evaluation Officers; (2 positions) 
 
Locations: Port Harcourt & Uyo 
 
Specific Responsibilities: 
Resporting to Programs Advisor and working closely with the M & E team in the Head Office with following responsibility:
 
Direct responsibility for the implementation of monitoring and evaluation activites in the focal State and ensure that strategies are implemented according to plan 
 
• Work with other project staff and sub-recipents to ensure that monitoring  and evaluation activities are carried out appropriately to meet the donor and project's M&E needs 
•  Make presentations to stakeholders at both technical and non-technical session on program achievements and deliverables.
•  Represent and make appropriate presentation at professional meetings, conferences.
•  Support the development and design of the M&E framework, tools and project M&E plans.
•  Provide continuous technical assistance on data management to project management team.
•  Ensure regular maintenance of database/information system.
•  Conduct routine monitoring visits to project sites, including the conduct of data verification and validation and data quality assessments (DQAs).
•  Prepart the state quarterly project reports
•  Participate in project assessments, evaluations and design teams, and conduct opertional research activites
 
 
Qualification 
.  A Degree in Social Sociences or  Medical field with at least 3 years post National Youth Service experience, which must include at least at least 2 years in OVC programming, health, education and sub granting. .  Also, preferred are knowledge of public sector, health system, NGOs/CBOs and collaborative relationship and liaison with community leaders. An MPH is an added advantage.
.  Excellent computer skills in MS Office suite and M & E softwares: Stata, SPSS, NOMIS etc is compulsory.
.  Familiarity with local language is highly desirable desirable. 
.  Must be able to analyze data to inform programme decisions 
 
Method of Application 
Applicants should send their comprehensive Curriculum Vitea and Cover letter in ONLY one attachment (MSWord document) explaning suitability for the job; to [email protected] on/or before 16th June, 2015. Please indicate the title of post applied for in the subject line of the email. Only shortlisted applicants will ne contacted. Applicates will be contacted. Applicants are advised to provide their functional emails/mobile phone numbers on the application letter as well as three professional referees. Candidates must provide functional e-mail addresses abd telephone numbers of the referees.
 
Eligible female applicants are encouraged to apply. ARFH has a Child Safeguarding policy in place and is an equal opportunity employer (EOE)