Program Officer, Monitoring and Evaluation at the Health Initiatives for Safety and Stability in Africa (HIFASS)

Health Initiatives for Safety and Stability in Africa (HIFASS), is a non-profit organization registered in 2007 in Nigeria with a core objective of expanding quality health care and treatment in Africa. Our vision is enhancing healthier and safer communities, while our mission is to collaborate with partners to promote comprehensive and sustainable interventions for public health, support military medicine and health diplomacy for peace, stability and development of communities. Over the years HIFASS has provided manpower and associated technical support to PEPFAR, Research activities, USAID and World Bank funded projects in Nigeria and further more played a role in the management of personnel services.

HIFASS is therefore seeking the employment of the position below to support the existing government health systems with necessary equipment, materials and infrastructure to improve healthcare provisions to refugees and host communities in Taraba State:

Job Title: Program Officer, Monitoring and Evaluation

Location: Taraba
Report's To: Program Manager
Field Operations Job Type: 3 months
Work Hours: full-time 40 hours/week

Basic Function

• The Program Officer,M&E is responsible for technical content of service delivery encompassing Health & Nutritional services in the technical area.
• Also responsible for SI aspects of the activity, including monitoring, evaluation, analytics, and reporting of performance and results.

Major Responsibilities

• H/She will provide support and ensure excellent execution of activities within planned timelines and scope, and with high quality in line with UNHCR’s programming polices and guidelines in the field office;
• H/She will be involved in overseeing the operational aspects and logistics related to execution of project activities;
• He/she will ensure the collection, management, analyses, and sharing of documents, data and materials to the right personnel, workers, and stakeholders;
• Ensure that project activities are implemented to meet the objectives of the Project Partnership Agreements (PPAs) in the field office;
• Assist in developing contingency plans and adjusting programming to respond to new and emerging operational challenges for the regions;
• Assist in developing work plan and project reports in compliance with UNHCR’s global and regional priorities;
• Ensure that HIFASS and partner staff are familiar with UNHCR’s programme policies and guidelines;
• Undertake field visits to evaluate and improve the planning, programming, implementation and monitoring of UNHCR programming;
• Apply UNHCR’s corporate RBM tools to record data, assess the technical soundness of the operation and generate data for evidence-based decisions at the country-level;
• Assist in monitoring compliance to the organization’s resource allocation framework, providing support and taking corrective action where required;
• Perform any other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications/Experience, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Degree in Public Health, Nursing and Science, or related field. (Master's in a related field will be an added advantage);
• At least 4 years professional experience in the humanitarian or development sector;
• Empowering and Building Trust;
• Ability to manage resources;
• Analytical thinking;
• Planning and organizing;
• Political awareness.
• Knowledge of local institutions.
• Excellent working knowledge of English and the local language.

Application Closing Date
1st October, 2019.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Cover Letter and CV to "The Human Resources Manager (HIFASS)" via: careers@hifass-hfi.org specifying the "Job Title" on the Subject of the mail.

Note

• Candidates must be resident or ready to relocate to Taraba State.
• Kindly attach additional certificates that support or address the requirements listed for the position in one PDF format, Cover Letter and CV together in one Word format. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview in Abuja.