Monitoring and Evaluation Consultants at Breakthrough Action Nigeria - 12 Openings

Breakthrough ACTION/Nigeria is a five-year, USAID-funded project. The goal of Breakthrough ACTION/Nigeria is to increase the practice of 17 priority individual and household level behaviors and five provider targeted behaviors in the areas of malaria; maternal, new-born, child health and nutrition; family planning and reproductive health (RH); and tuberculosis, while increasing the capacity of national and sub-national entities to coordinate and oversee quality SBC programming. Implementation will vary by health area across eleven states.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Monitoring and Evaluation Consultant

Locations: Abuja (FCT), Akwa Ibom, Bauchi, Benue, Cross River, Ebonyi, Kebbi, Nasarawa, Oyo, Plateau, Sokoto, and Zamfara
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• This position will support the overall data management system of the country office by conducting data collection, entry and cleaning, and providing technical support for research activities.
• The incumbents will maintain regular communication with state-level partners and volunteers to offer data-required support.
• The M&E Assistant will also enter and clean state-level activity data, monitor paper flow of data collection forms and check for data accuracy.
• Responsibilities
• Perform data entry and cleaning, and assist in the management of quantitative data sets
• Support program monitoring and evaluation tasks, including the implementation of M&E systems (data collection, paper flow management, data management and results reporting)
• Participate in the training of staff/partners and consultants in M&E data collection and processing
• Actively contribute to and support project implementation activities
• Participate in the development of work plans and budget for project M&E activities
• Contribute to the preparation of tables, charts and figures for internal and external publications
• Contribute to the preparation of literature searches and bibliographies
• Provide administrative support as needed
• Carry out other tasks as assigned to support the project efforts.

Qualifications

• HND or Bachelor's Degree or equivalent with at least 3 years work experience in monitoring and evaluation of health programs
• Experience with word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software
• Working knowledge of data processing computer packages (e.g. STATA, EXCEL, SPSS)
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English
• Ability to verbally communicate in at least one Nigerian language
• Well-organized, with ability to track multiple projects and deadlines
• Experience in providing administrative support to work teams
• Ability to work successfully in a cross-cultural, team-based environment
• Experience with database management (added advantage).

Application Closing Date
13th December, 2023.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should forward PDF copies of their CV to: [email protected] The subject of the email should be the job title and location (of choice) e.g., "M&E Consultant, Kebbi."

Note

• Breakthrough Action Nigeria is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind.
• We are committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment.
• Qualified female applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.