Neglected Tropical Diseases Control Programme Monitoring & Evaluation Officers at Sightsavers Nigeria

Sightsavers is a highly respected international development organization working to eliminate avoidable blindness and promote equality of opportunity for disabled people. We work with local partners in developing countries to tackle the main causes of avoidable blindness including cataract, and a group at diseases that have been coined neglected tropical diseases such as river blindness and trachoma. We help the people who need it most - those living in poverty in some of the world's poorest countries

The Integrated Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Control Programme is supported by UK Department for International Development (DFID) led by Sightsavers in partnership with other NGOs, private organizations and the academia. The programme aims at strengthening the capacity of the national disease programmes anti streamlining supply chains to get the drugs to the people who need them.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Neglected Tropical Diseases Control Programme Monitoring & Evaluation Officer

Location: Kaduna, Nigeria

Job Description

• The Monitoring & Evaluation Officer (M&EO) will be a member of the DFID supported Integrated NTDs Control Programme for Kaduna NTD and will report to the Nigeria Country Office NTDs Programme Manager.
• Will be responsible for all programme implementation monitoring and evaluation according to a detailed plan guided by standard protocols for NTDs control.

Overall Purpose and Responsibilities

• Guide the overall M&E strategy, managing the interventions’ use of M&E methodology.
• To meet proposed goals and providing timely and relevant information to programme management.
• Support the NCO NTDs Programme Manager and other team members to develop a detailed programme Monitoring plan and jointly use it to guide programme management.
• Support the MDA NTDs Programme Manager to monitor and implement appropriate actions to improve efficiency and quality of project implementation.

Person Specification

• Must have at least a first Degree in Social and Health Sciences or related disciplines.
• Computer literacy including hands on experience in statistical packages.
• Experience in M & E and database management systems for art integrated programme.
• Minimum of 5-6 years working experience, ideally in an INGO setting.
• Experience with participatory methods and partnerships.

Application Closing Date
2nd June, 2015.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to Download Application Form

Click here to Download Equal Opportunities Form

These 2 (Two) Separate documents should be completed and sent to: [email protected]

Note:

• Due to the high number of applications we receive we are unable to send out individual acknowledgements for submitted applications.
• We will therefore only be able to contact you in the event that you are short listed for interview, if you are not contacted within two weeks of the closing date you may assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion.