Reproductive Health ME Officer Vacancy at the International Rescue Committee (IRC)

Posted on: Fri 06-09-2019

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is one of the world's leading crisis response agencies, providing life-saving assistance and supporting recovery and reconstruction for people affected by war and natural disasters. Active in public health, education, livelihoods, women's empowerment, youth development, and protection and promotion of rights, IRC assists people from harm to home.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Reproductive Health ME Officer

Requisition ID: req6135

Location: Maiduguri, Nigeria

Sector: Monitoring & Evaluation

Employment Category: Regular

Employment Type: Full-Time

Open to Expatriates: No

Job Overview/Summary

The purpose of the M&E Officer position is to coordinate the collection, compilation, consolidation and analysis of data to track programs/ projects activities, monitor progress and support impact measurement.

S/he will also conduct development research, engage in reflective practice and generate lessons from projects/program and prepare M&E plans for the sector or RH.

Major Responsibilities

Responsibilities:

Program/project design and learning
Participate in program/ project design specially in developing log frames;
Design, develop and continuously update project M&E, and impact measurement tools and systems on timely fashion;
Develop and make sure all the projects in the sub-sector has tested monitoring tools that capture both program activity and indicators progresses;
Take part in diagnostic studies, evaluations and surveys;

Key Working Relationships:

Position Reports to: M&E Manager Position directly supervises: M&E Manager
Indirect Reporting: RH Senior Manager/Managers
Other Internal and/or external contacts: describe the nature of departments or groups the position influences or requires support from to accomplish objectives.
Internal: Health Coordinator, RH Doctors/Officers and Midwives

Qualifications

Degree in Statistics, Computer Science/IT/, Public Health or any other related field;
Excellent computer skills are required (particularly Advanced Microsoft Excel, Access and Word);
At least two year experience working in monitoring and evaluation preferred;
Strong data collection, analysis, and report writing skills required;
Ability to work independently, think analytically and take initiative in solving problems;
Ability to communicate technical issues effectively;
Familiarity with log frame analysis and M&E plan;
Experience in conducting assessment;
Desirable – Reproductive health background and Working with highly vulnerable and displaced people would be added advantage;
Good verbal communication skills in local languages and working knowledge of English;
Most importantly, commitment to IRC values and principles;
A strong team player with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work with groups of diverse backgrounds.
Language Skills: Must be able to communicate and write in English. Local language is an added advantage