Monitoring and Evaluation Director at University Research Co.

University Research Co. - Established in 1965, URC offers a range of technical assistance to strengthen health and social systems and service quality by empowering communities and health workers to identify and scale up locally appropriate solutions to critical problems. URC focuses on finding ways to deliver proven approaches to health care problems, applying quality improvement (QI) methods and conducting operations research to tailor those approaches to various settings. Recognizing implementation barriers unique to each setting, we train local managers and service providers to strengthen health systems, integrate system elements, and bring improvements to scale.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Monitoring and Evaluation Director

Location: Abuja
Job ID: #1068271

Roles and Responsibilities

• URC is seeking qualified candidates to lead a major potential project involving strengthening malaria case management in Nigeria.
• The position is based in Nigeria and is expected to be a five year assignment.

The Monitoring and Evaluation Director will:

• Use the Nigeria DHS and other relevant reports as baseline, and any other inputs deemed appropriate from USAID and partners
• Provide technical guidance to partner NGOs in reviewing, updating, and dissemination norms and standards for data collection and reporting to ensure quality
• Work with USAID in developing indicators, and provide annual reports including timely inputs, outputs and quality data based indicators
• Oversee state-level M&E personnel
• Design and oversee the collection of special data (through surveys, qualitative methods, research, sentinel sites) required to improve delivery of malaria case management
• Hold primary responsibility for quality of monitoring data from the field, including use in reports and community feedback on performance; take the lead on general report production
• Supervise any data collection/analysis/evaluation activities conducted by partners and/or consultants; and assist the team with research protocols, data collection, and data analysis dissemination
• Prepare summary reports on research findings, best practices, and other relevant information

Minimum Qualifications

• A Master's Degree in a Social Science field
• At least five years of experience in a research or another technical position
• Experience in the use of measurement methods required for monitoring and evaluation international health programs, including strong skills in quantitative and qualitative research.
• Demonstrated skills, abilities, and experiences to communicate effectively in English, both orally and in writing.
• Demonstrated knowledge in and experience with USAID reporting requirements
• The ability to travel extensively to program locations within Nigeria and to other places as required
• Applications from Nigerian nationals highly desired

Application Closing Date
30th September, 2015.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online