Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Associate at KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation

KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation is an international non-profit organization dedicated to the fight against tuberculosis (TB), still the deadliest infectious disease in the world. KNCV is an international center of expertise for TB control that promotes effective, efficient, innovative and sustainable TB control strategies in a national and international context.  We are an organization of passionate TB professionals, including doctors, researchers, training experts, nurses and epidemiologists. We aim to stop the spread of the worldwide epidemic of TB and to prevent the further spread of drug-resistant TB.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Associate

Vacancy Number: KN067
Location: Taraba

USAID Nigeria TB LON Region 1 and 2 Project

• The TB LON Project is funded by USAID Nigeria and focuses on locally generated solutions to provide TB prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment and notification, while addressing stigma and discrimination.
• The TB LON region 1 and 2 project is to be implemented by KNCV TB foundation Nigeria to expand the provision of and increase access to TB services among formal and informal health providers through the engagement of the private sector, umbrella and local chapters of health and allied professional organizations, faith-based institutions, communities and civil society.
• The project is targeted at increasing the number of tuberculosis (TB) cases that are detected, treated and notified to  437,895 within the five year grant implementation period 2020 to 2025 and implemented across 14 states in Nigeria; Bauchi, Kaduna, Katsina, Kano, Nasarawa, Plateau, Taraba, Anambra, Akwa Ibom, Benue, Cross River, Delta, Imo and Rivers State.
• The project’s four intermediate results are as follows;
  • Improved access to high-quality, person-centered TB, DR-TB, and TB/Human Immunodeficiency Virus (TB/HIV) services;
  • Strengthened TB service delivery platforms;
  • Reduced TB disease transmission and progression and
  • Accelerated TB innovations with improved impact on program implementation
• KNCV Nigeria is working with a consortium of partners- two sub recipients- CCCRN and KNCV International and six strategic service package providers- Intrasat Global, IPCD, Jana Health Foundation, Diadem Consult, Public Health Concerns Ltd and TB Network.
• Towards meeting the project set targets, KNCV Nigeria and partners adopted a mixed model of community and facility based, health systems strengthening strategies and digital solutions to find TB cases in a Roll in, Roll on and Roll out staged approach.
• Roll in was in year 1 which is the planning stage, collaborations and capacity building, Roll on is the saturation stage in Year 2,3 and 4 while Roll out in year 5 is the transitioning Stage.

Purpose of the Position 

• The main responsibility of the M&E Associate is to support the M & E Department. S/he will also be expected to perform selected administrative, and clerical duties at the state.
• Hierarchically, The M&E Associate reports to and works under the daily supervision of the Senior Program Officer.  

Responsibilities
As a M&E Associate you will:

• Assist in the timely and complete reporting of project results.
• Assist in adapting & implementing tools & techniques to improve quality and use of data.
• Contribute to employ a rigorous monitoring and evaluation system to track the progress of all activities and outputs.
• Assist in data management for rapid assessments, situational analysis, surveys, evaluations, and other research as required.
• Assist in monitoring and evaluating progress towards annual work plans, expected outputs, including selecting and monitoring progress in meeting indicators.
• Support monitoring and evaluation and knowledge management activities.
• Participate as necessary in data entry, collection, compilation and reporting according to TB M&E plan.
• Perform other additional duties as assigned.

Requirements
Who are we looking for?

Education:

• A Bachelor’s Degree in any relevant field.

Knowledge/experience:

• Ability to multitask
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Good with MS Office Packages

Behavioral competencies and skills:

• Ability to work with discretion
• Reliable and able to work under pressure.
• Eye for detail.

Application Closing Date
Tuesday; 11th October, 2022.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should submit a short Cover Letter, and updated CV with 3 professional referees to: [email protected] indicating the Job Position and Vacancy Number as the subject of the email.

Note:

• Applicants should use the Job Position and Vacancy Number as the Cover Letter subject heading.
• The title of their CV and Cover Letter should be their first name and last name. (e.g. John Doe Cover Letter and John Doe CV).