Monitoring and Evaluation Specialists at Cuso International

Cuso International is a development organization that works to reduce poverty and inequality through the efforts of highly skilled volunteers, collaborative partnerships and compassionate donors. Cuso International’s work is driven by authentic engagement with and accountability to the people and communities involved.

We therefore invite applications from qualified candidates for the position below:

Job Title: Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist

Location: Calabar, Cross River State
Partner name: CRSPHCDA
Length of placement (months): 12
Start Date: June 2016

About CRSPHCDA
Cross River State Primary Health Care Development Agency is the coordinating agency for Primary Health Care in Cross River State, Nigeria and amongst others:

• Started as Roll Back Malaria (an initiative to reduce the prevalence of malaria) in 200 metamorphosed into Department of Community and Primary Health dealing with community and primary health in the state with a Special Adviser who was a state executive council member
• The department became self accounting as it only shared reports to other members of the health cluster but reports to the Governor
• The Department worked towards ensuring access to interventions at the community level; established facilities (to increase access) closer to the people in communities; training and retraining of staffs across the state; equipping of new facilities at PHCs
• Also entered into collaborations with other partners to train doctors and midwives in the primary health sector; training of health workers at community level on obstetrics care; training of 1,200 Traditional Birth Attendants across the state in a bid to reduce maternal and infant mortality in Cross River State.
• The Department has been transformed into the Primary Health Care Development Agency since December 2015 and;
• Currently requires collaborations to upscale the TBAs integration, replenishment of delivery kits for TBAs, train more TBAs and support for the Health Workers/ TBAs platform as well as M&E

The Volunteer's Role

• The purpose of this placement is to support the design, review and implementation of a robust primary health care plan in line with the VOICE AQHS project objectives in Cross River State Nigeria.

The volunteer will:

• Support the review of the Primary Health Care Operational Plan.
• Assess and map gaps in existing knowledge management and learning structures across the technical part of the agency.
• Work with staff to develop comprehensive processes and systems to create, acquire, capture, share and use knowledge to enable learning in line with the objectives, values and policies of the agency.
• Coach and mentor relevant staff of agency as leads on the implementation and delivery of knowledge management systems.
• Support the strengthening of the partnership framework of the agency.

Essential Academic Qualifications

• Degree in relevant area (Social Sciences, Information Technology, Health Management, Global Health)

Essential Professional Background/Competencies:

• Knowledge of development of operational plans and strategies
• 3 - 5 years of experience in knowledge management
• Proficiency with developing systems and tools to streamline processes
• Experience in working with support services

Desirable Academic Qualifications:

• Experience in development, global health, policy analysis is desirable
• Familiar with health systems in developing countries
• Relevant professional training

Desirable Professional Background/Competencies:

• Experience in training and mentoring staff
• Experience working in a developing country

Important information for candidates
Cuso International covers the following costs:

• Travel and accommodation for the five day departure training course and in country training orientation
• Return airfare and visa/permit costs
• The cost of required vaccinations, antimalarial medication and health insurance
• Access to Employee Assistance Program while overseas and upon return
• Accommodation while overseas
• Modest living allowance while overseas
• Modest support for accompanying partners and dependents going on placement with you for 12 months or longer
• Travel and accommodation for reintegration debriefing weekend
• Fundraising: We ask each volunteer, regardless of placement length, to raise $2,000. All volunteers receive support from Cuso International to help achieve the goal through fundraising. If the volunteer chooses not to fundraise or is unable to achieve the fundraising goal, he/she can make a onetime donation or become a monthly donor to support our work.
• Evolunteering: Depending on the nature of the placement, the volunteer might be required to provide evolunteering support to the local partner or Cuso International before or after the field placement.

Application Closing Date
Ongoing.

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