State TB / HIV Cascade Monitor at Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH)

Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH) is a leading Non-Governmental and Not-for-Profit Organization established in 1989 by two eminent and reputable Nigerians who are the most prominent advocates of Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) and Family Planning (FP) programming in Nigeria. ARFH, a Nigerian fully indigenous, Non- Governmental, and Not-for-Profit organization had implemented projects across the 36+1 states of Nigeria on cross cutting programs including Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health plus Nutrition Investment Case (RMNCAH+N), Family Planning (FP), Global fund grants on HIV, TB and Malaria as Prime & Sub recipient, USAID grants on Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) among others.

ARFH since inception consistently contribute to the improvement of the quality of life of rural poor, vulnerable and disadvantaged populations. ARFH has been at the fore-front of Health & community system strengthening, Human resource for health development in Nigeria, supporting the Government of Nigeria to advocate and domesticate health policies into implementation e.g. its task-shifting and task sharing policy through capacity building for all cadres of health care providers including Physicians, Nurse midwives, and CHEWs.

ARFH has its headquarter in Ibadan and operational offices in Abuja, Lagos, and collaborate with State Ministry of Health across the 36 states plus FCT. Our mission is to initiate, promote and implement in partnership with other organizations, developmental, HIV & AIDS, TB, SRH, and family planning program and interventions for young people and adults through capacity building, technical assistance, operations research, and evaluation to improve the quality of life in Nigeria and elsewhere in Africa.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: State TB/HIV Cascade Monitor

Location: Kwara
Job Type: Full Time

Job Description

• The State TB/HIV Cascade Monitor will coordinate all aspects of monitoring and evaluation and contribute strategically to the success and impact of the overall Global Fund GC7 Project.
• He/She will ensure that all community TB/HIV integrated services in the GC7 grants are carried out and all targets met.

Specific Responsibilities

• Ensure appropriate support for the implementation of TB/HIV integrated services in the communities.
• Ensure active case finding in the communities in the State of implementation
• Align M&E activities with organizational goals, ensuring monitoring and evaluation contribute to program success and impact.
• Work closely with the State Technical Officer and other stakeholders in the planning and design activities to integrate robust M&E components into program structures and implement all community activities for active case finding.
• Contribute to developing logical frameworks, results frameworks, and performance indicators.
• Supervise and lead other team of data collectors in the implementation state and provide guidance, mentorship, and support.
• Foster a collaborative and results-oriented team culture.
• Maintain an effective M&E system that includes data collection, management, analysis, and reporting processes.
• Ensure the use of appropriate technology and tools to streamline M&E activities.
• Oversee data collection, analysis, and interpretation to measure program performance against established indicators.
• Supervise data quality assessment processes and ensure corrective actions are implemented.
• Prepare and present comprehensive M&E reports for internal and external stakeholders, highlighting key findings, lessons learned, and recommendations.
• Communicate M&E results in a way that informs decision-making and program implementation.
• Plan and manage program evaluations, ensuring that evaluation methodologies were rigorous and aligned with organizational standards.
• Utilize evaluation findings to make evidence-based recommendations for program enhancement.
• Build the capacity of state data collection officers in monitoring and evaluation principles and practices.
• Conduct training sessions to enhance data collection, analysis, and reporting skills.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including donors, government agencies, and partner organizations, to ensure alignment of M&E activities with project goals.
• Establish effective communication channels for ongoing engagement.
• Lead efforts to continuously improve the M&E system, incorporating feedback and adapting methodologies to changing program needs. – Identify opportunities for innovation and efficiency.
• Ensure adherence to ethical data collection, analysis, and reporting standards, prioritizing confidentiality and data protection.
• Take roles as assigned by the State Technical Officer or representative of the executive management.

Requirements
Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics, Demographics, Public Policy, International Development, Economics, Public Health or related field.
• Master’s degree or Bachelor’s plus an advanced certificate in M&E will be an added advantage.

Required Experience:

• Minimum of 3 years professional experience in an M&E position responsible for implementing M&E activities in public health projects.
• Experience in designing tools and strategies for data collection, analysis and production of reports.
• Experience in digital/mobile data collection tools.
• Proven ICT skills, especially in the development of MIS software using database software
• Expertise in analyzing data using statistical software such as MS Excel, Stata and SPSS for project implementation.
• Experience in strategic planning and performance measurement, including indicator selection, target setting, reporting, database management, and developing M&E and/ performance monitoring plans.
• Knowledge of the major evaluation methodologies (e.g., qualitative, quantitative, mixed method, and impact) and data collection and analysis methodologies.
• Proven success in designing, implementing and operating project M&E systems from project initiation to closeout stages.
• Experience of Implementation of Global Fund (GF) grant is an added advantage.

Application Closing Date
17th July, 2025.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
And
Send their Curriculum Vitae and cover letter in ONLY one attachment (MSWord document) explaining suitability for the job to: programs@arfh-ng.org using the Job Title as the subject of the email.