Volunteer at Blues Charity Aid Foundation Namur (BCAFN)

Blues Charity Aid Foundation Namur (BCAFN) is a non-governmental organization (NGO) founded in 2022. Formerly known as Charity Aid Foundation Nigeria (CAFN), our actions to be a world-class NGO by making positive impact in communities through mobilization of expiries and resource towards improving the standard of living of the less privilege (needs) in order to promote high literacy and basic section- economic development.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Volunteer

Location: Jimeta, Adamawa
Employment Type: Volunteer

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 project M&E needs. S/hecontributes toward the relevance, effectiveness and efficiency of data collated and reportedat the state.

Essential Duties and 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 reportsfrom 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 1 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..

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
18th June, 2024.