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Job Title: Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant
Job ID: 2025-7268 Locations: Kano, Kebbi, Katsina, Ondo and Ebonyi
Category: Local
Employment Status: Full-time
Overview
The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Assistant will support the Momentum Country and Global Leadership (MCGL), project on all strategic information (SI) related implementation including data management.
S/he will provide technical assistance to the State Ministry of Health PRS/M&E department and M&E designated officers at the supported health facilities at state level.
S/he will additionally support the Senior Strategic Information Adviser (SIA), the Nutrition officers, the Immunization Advisor and other colleagues to implement MNCH, Nutrition and Routine Immunization data analysis, use and dissemination.
In addition, he/she will contribute to activities to improve capacity on triangulating data from multiple data sources to inform policy and decisionmaking.
S/he will contribute to data collection, visualization and data dissemination to enhancestate-led and nationally supported evidence-based programming for improved understanding of MNCH, Nutrition and Routine Immunization services.
Responsibilities
The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Assistant will support all Monitoring and Evaluation initiatives and data related activities of the project. Specifically, the M&E Assistant will work closely with the Snr SIA to coordinate the implementation of all activities in the MCGL workplan
The M&E Assistant will participate in conducting routine data quality validation/audit and provide regular feedbacks to improve the quality of data in all supported sites at the State level
S/he will support the Snr SIA in collecting, collating and reporting all data tracked by the programs in addition to ensuring state M&E officers report and upload all required data on the DHIS2 every month.
Work closely with the Snr SIA (MERL Advisor) in preparing PMP and responding to other M&E issues on all supported projects
The M&E Assistant will support the Snr SIA in proposing strategies to increase data use and demand amongst program staff and support the program staff on ways to properly organize and capture program progress and document lessons learned
S/he will assist the program staff in preparing sections of program reports that deal with monitoring and evaluation, and in the implementation of program assessments and evaluations
S/he will work closely with the Snr Strategic Information Adviser in collating and submitting monthly and quarterly data through the DHIS2
She/he will also support the state Team lead, Service/Quality Improvement Officers and Nutrition officers in data collection, collation, validation and capacity building of HCWs, Records officers, Nutrition officers, Health promotion officers and Immunization officers at State level
Perform other duties relating to the project assigned by the supervisor.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Medical Sciences, Public Health, Demography and Statistics or equivalent in any discipline in the Social Sciences
At least 2 to 3 years’ post-NYSC working experience in the implementation and management of health Strategic Information systems (MNCH programming preferred)
Good computer skills using MS Excel, MS Access, SPSS and/or SAS and Epi-Info Windows
Attention to detail and accuracy in basic data management, analysis and reporting
Knowledge of electronic medical records systems and deployment of database systems for patient monitoring will be an added advantage
Cooperative, competent, hardworking, flexible and dependable in a multi-cultural, open office situation
Self-motivated and proactive with a positive attitude to work
Ability to organize and coordinate information and logistics for programs and activities.
Preferred Qualifications:
Demonstrated ability to perform robust data extraction from internal and external information systems
Familiarity with Nigerian public health sector, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) is highly desirable
Demonstrated written, presentation, communication and organizational skills in English