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International Medical Corps is a global, humanitarian, nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs.
Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, International Medical Corps is a private, voluntary, non political, non sectarian organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life through health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in underserved communities worldwide. By offering training and health care to local populations and medical assistance to people at highest risk, and with the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergency situations, International Medical Corps rehabilitates devastated health care systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
Location: Sokoto
Job Summary
The Monitoring and Evaluation Officer is responsible for the overall planning and implementation of monitoring all activities and outputs of the active projects.
In consultation with supervisor the M & E Officer will undertake training responsibilities to equip the local government, partner organizations and community level staff/volunteers to undertake monitoring tasks.
The M & E Officer will contribute to efforts in outcome evaluation; and will draft and submit monitoring reports to the M&E Manager.
Main Responsibilities
For closely tracking the project progress the M & E Officer will:
Apply the output indicators of the project to measure the achievement of each task and objective.
Collect, analyse data and reports based on already developed templates on a regular basis from the field.
Plan and conduct regular site visits to objectively observe the status of project implementation using the developed program supervisory & monitoring checklist
Support the M&E Manager with monitoring data and relevant findings in preparations for the partnership, coordination and review meetings
Provide training along with the M&E Manager to ensure the project and partner organization staff as well as the relevant government staff are capable of undertaking tasks under the project implementation
Conduct monitoring visits to track indicators on all outputs
Monitor partner organization’s performance on all project activities
Design and conduct case studies in collaboration with the M&E Manager for projects implemented
Write monitoring reports and success stories on project interventions, to submit to the M&E Manager.
Maintain frequent communication with Project Managers to ensure program activities and objectives are communicated
Assist in the capture of lessons learned and best practices for the response
Assist staff person responsible for coordinating the development of donor program reports and internal reports
Perform other duties and responsibilities as required
Qualification and Experience
Bachelors and or Masters in Statistics, Economics, Public Health, Epidemiology, Health Systems, or other relevant Certifications Professional Certification will be an added advantage.
At least two years’ experience in - program monitoring and evaluation which includes database development and management, remote monitoring, assessments and situation analysis in emergency settings
Experience in working with a range of humanitarian donors (e.g. OFDA, ECHO, UN agencies, etc.) including established/required indicators
Experience in working as M&E staff person, working with program and technical staff, on proposal development and donor reporting
Experience in M&E positions on emergency response programming is preferred
Experience in WASH, health, nutrition, GBV and food security programming preferred
Ability to exercise sound judgement and make decisions with limited supervision
Ability to relate to and motivate local staff effectively
Creative and able to work with limited resources
Ability to live and work in insecure environment with rapidly changing security situation
Team player and strong communication skills, both oral and written
Proficient in computer applications, especially with MS Word and MS Excel, MS PowerPoint a plus. In addition, He/She must be able to use analytical packages like EpiInfo, SPSS, SMART and STATA
Strong English language ability (both written and verbal) and the ability to produce cohesive, informative reports including both qualitative and quantitative findings for a range of audiences
Ability to speak Hausa is desired
Application Closing Date
26th March, 2017.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications and CV's addressed to the "Human Resource Manager", International Medical Corps via: [email protected]
Note
Candidates MUST state the position and location they are applying for as the subject of their email, otherwise applications will not be considered.
Application letter and curriculum vitae should be in a single Microsoft Word Document.