Manager - Monitoring & Evaluation at Society for Family Health (SFH) - 5 Openings

Society for Family Health (SFH) is one of the leading non-governmental public health organisations in Nigeria, implementing programmes in Reproductive Health/Family Planning, HIV & AIDS prevention and treatment, malaria prevention and treatment, primary health care system strengthening and maternal, newborn and child health care. We work in partnership with the Federal and State Governments of Nigeria, the Global Fund, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Department for International Development (DFID), Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, MSD for Mothers and Children Investment Fund Foundation among other international donors.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Manager - Monitoring & Evaluation

Requisition ID: sfh-89461
Locations: Edo, Enugu, Ekiti, Borno and Gombe
Employment Type: Full-time
Department: Programs
Duration of Contract: 60 months

Job Profile

• This position supports project development and implementation by tracking deliverables using appropriate Monitoring & Evaluation tools and processes.
• S/he will assist the Project Director in ensuring sound project planning, monitoring and evaluation of progress and technical reporting and provide leadership for project evaluations, action planning and performance reporting to donor and other stakeholders.

Job Role
The successful candidate will perform the following functions:

• Provide clear guidance for M&E data management processes that will enable the systematic collection, collation, processing, analysis, interpretation and use of data.
• Help define a list of core indicators that enables tracking of progress among different interventions and sub-population groups and collect data on project activities and results and assess the quantity and quality of achievements of targets.
• Lead on data visualisation and generation of high-level analytics to shape project implementation and delivery of impact.
• Establish clear information flow channels between the different implementation levels, donors, and stakeholders.
• Develop a plan for strengthening the capacity of staff and other implementing partners on monitoring and evaluation of the project.
• Make a quarterly report to the Project Manager which summarises progress against key output indicators at the project level, with a discussion of any specific progress issues as need be.
• Facilitate the regular conduct of data quality audits to verify and authenticate data emanating from the project field activities.
• Support the project team to document best practices and lessons learned from the implementation of the project.

Qualifications/Experience

• Must possess a Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics or Economics or Demography or Anthropology or Development Planning or Social Work or Epidemiology or related discipline.
• Must possess a Master’s degree in Statistics or Economics or Demography or Anthropology or Development Planning or Social Work or Epidemiology or related subjects of similar scope.
• At least 5 years of progressive experience in monitoring and evaluation in public health or any large social sector programs.
• Experience in mixed-methods research (qualitative and quantitative) across various study designs and ability to use standard M&E and analytical tools and software such as Stata, SPSS, MS Excel etc.

Skills and Competencies Required:

• In-depth knowledge of M & E techniques and methodologies including knowledge of conducting operations research, household surveys and qualitative assessments; data analysis, interpretation and reporting.
• Experience in mixed-methods research (qualitative and quantitative) across various study designs and proficiency with the use of standard M&E and analytical tools and software such as Stata, SPSS, MS Excel etc.
• Knowledge in using various databases including EMRs and DHIS2.
• Data Analysis and creating of visualizations, and ability to use data to determine key MER indicators.
• Developing and implementing a DQA system.
• Knowledge of MER and DCTs.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office: Excel, PowerPoint, and MS-Word.
• Leadership skills
• Team player works under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Critical thinker and problem solver with attention to details
• Strong communication skills (oral and written) in English. Knowledge of other Nigerian languages in the intervention State will be an asset.

Compensation & Benefits

• The compensation package for these positions is based on industry standards and designed to attract, motivate, and incentivize talented individuals.

Application Closing Date
10th November, 2021.