Monitoring & Evaluation Assistant at Heartland Alliance Limited / GTE (HA)

Heartland Alliance Limited / GTE (HA) is an indigenous non-governmental organization established to address the human rights needs of vulnerable persons in the society.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Monitoring & Evaluation Assistant

Location: Bayelsa
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• The incumbent will support the Senior Monitoring & Evaluation Officer and others in the state office to ensure that monitoring and evaluation activities are appropriate at the state level and meet USAID and ACE 6 project M&E needs. S/he contributes toward the relevance, effectiveness and efficiency of data collated and reported at the state.  

Responsibilities

• Assist the Senior M&E Officer in the correct implementation and use of monitoring and evaluation tools, as well as the timely submission of complete reports.
• Conduct routine monitoring visits to health facilities/sites.
• Assist with collation and processing of weekly and monthly reports from the health facilities and field staff. 
• Maintain strong data quality, including implementing data quality assessments (DQAs) on a periodic basis with approved tools.
• Provide oversight, supervision, and training for Data Entry Assistants & Clerks.
• Maintain accurate documentation of M&E records and ensure their secure storage and simple retrieval.
• Collect relevant baseline and final data in conjunction with technical support teams.
• Ensure Program data is entered across all reporting platforms
• Other duties as assigned.

Education and/or Experience

• Degree in Medical records, Statistics, or any other relevant discipline in the social sciences.
• Minimum of 2 years work experience in the implementation and management of health strategic information systems (HIV/AIDS programming preferred).
• Basic data management and analysis skills.
• Knowledge of electronic medical records systems and deployment of database systems for patient monitoring. 
• High- level computer skills using MS Excel, MS Access, SPSS and/or SAS and Epi- Info Windows. 

Other Competencies:

• Time Management – Ability to prioritize tasks, manage time and complete projects in a fast-paced, changing environment with minimal supervision.
• Quality Management - Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness.
• Written Communication - Writes clearly and informatively; edits work for spelling and grammar; varies writing style to meet needs; presents numerical data effectively.
• Adaptability - adapts to changes in the work environment; manages competing demands; changes approach or method to best fit the situation; able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Cultural Sensitivity – Respects cultural environment in which person is working and does not act in a manner that is outwardly offensive to the local community.
• Non-discriminatory- Does not discriminate persons based on sexual orientation or gender identity, age, preferred jobs or behavioral habits.

Language Skills:

• Excellent oral and written English communication skills.
• Knowledge of Local Language preferred.
• Demonstrated competency in public speaking.

Computer Skills:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer, Outlook/Exchange, Windows operating systems, Power Point.
• Other software routinely used by Heartland Alliance.

Work Environment:

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• The employee will be required to co-locate with local partners usually in the same office.
• The employee is required to travel regularly to often insecure and limited resource environments.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.