A new health project supporting civil society organizations to advocate for fulfillment of promises in the domains of policy, finance and regulatotry standards for routine immunization, primary healthcare under one roof and ending childhood killer disease has the following vacancies in its abuja office. Government officials in health, national planning or finance are encoraged to apply and take up the SPO position taking leave of absense

 

M&E Officer

Main Responsibilities

Monitor grant and sub grant activities and ensure that the organizations project complies with funders performance reporting requirments

Develop training programs for sub grantee NGOs

Develop terms of reference for consultants

Develop and manage the projects management information system

Conduct background research on child and family health policies and finance

Produce research reports, issue briefs and policy papers

Promote the use of harmonized and scientific data collection techniques involving sub grantees and project partners

Updae and manage the centralized information database

Develop dashboard and scorecards

 

Minimum required skills and Experience

First degree in social sciences or in medicine with a masters in public health or development studies

3 to 5 years of exp working on M&E in social accountability or public health programming

Ability to translate public health policy data into technical outputs

Knowledge and experience in qualitative and quantitative data management techniques including proficient use of SPSS, STATE, EPI-info

Experience in project monitoring and evaluation with special emphasis on activity monitoring, data managment including data collection, analysis and storage

Excellent written and spoken english including the ability to write clear, brief and scientific reports

Respect for diversity

Ability to work independently and under pressure

 

 

SENIOR PROGRAM OFFICER

Main Responsibilities

Establish and maintain relationships with government officials in the health sector

Provide ongoing supervision, leadership and technical support and guidance to all program staff

Develop and implement capacity building programs for sub grantee CSOs

Maintain open and professional relations with sub grantee heads 

Ensure timely completion and submission of reports

Supervise the implementation of grantee and sub grantee work plans

Provide direction and monitor grantee and sub grantee staff in their implementation of the work plans

Develop and monitor implementation of the advocacy strategic plan

Support the collection, analysis and dissemination of project data and information for program review and information dissemination

Supervise the develop quartely workplans and financial inline with program implementation plans

Model, promote and uphold core values of the project

Ensure compliance in operations functions and funders requirements

Ensure communication flow and functional coordination amongst sub grantees and project activity areas

 

Minimum Required Skills and Experience

Masters degree in public health, health economics. PhD holders are stongly advised to apply

Strong background in public health advocacy or public policy analysis

8 years and above cognate experiene in government public health systerm

Knowledge of the child and family health policy making and programing

Experience conducting advocacy or receiving health advocacy teams

Fluency in english written and spoken 

Experience in project managment including donor relations and staff supervision

Strong computer skills excel, microsoft, powerpoint and outlook

Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to establish effective working relations with sub grantee staff, funders and other stakeholders

Government officials in finance, national planning or public health wishing to take up this position during a one year leave of absense are encouraged to apply

 

POSITIONS IN SUB GRANTEE ORGANIZATIONS

M&E Officer - 2 positions

Reports to Program Director

Tasks: Data collection and tracking, report writing, measuring program performance

Experience 2- 3 years

Location 1 in Bida, Niger state and 1 in abuja fct

Hours of work: 9am to 5pm

 

Qualifications and Experience Required

First Degree in Nursing, Public health, social science, international development or related field (post graduate degree will be an added advantage

2-3 years exp in data collection and analysis

Knowledge and exp of national maternal newborn and child health policies

 

METHOD OF APPLICATION

Qualified candidates are invited to apply via email submitting a CV as an email attachment. they should then submit a 3 paragraph letter of application in the email content page not as an attachment. The 3 paragraph application must provide key information on your suitablity for the position. Please insert the position applied for as the subject of the email

 

Forward to [email protected] on or before 5th february 2018. 

Qualified candidates are advised to submit an early application as the positions are to be filled immediately. PLEASE DO NOT ATTACH COPIES OF CERTIFICATES. Only shortlist candidates will be contacted for an interview