Monitoring and Evaluation Officer at DKT International Nigeria

DKT International is a social marketing organization whose core mission is the provision of safe and affordable options for family planning and HIV prevention. We have a challenging and inspirational mission to improve family planning in Nigeria through social marketing and promotion/ distribution of our products.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Description

• The M&E Officer will lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of monitoring, evaluation, research, and learning systems to support evidence-based decision-making.
• The role will ensure high-quality data collection, analysis, and reporting to strengthen program performance, accountability, and learning across interventions.

Key Responsibilities
Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning:

• Design and implement M&E frameworks, tools, and checklists aligned with project goals, indicators, and donor requirements.
• Develop and implement data quality assurance (DQA) mechanisms to ensure accuracy, completeness, and reliability of data.
• Coordinate data collection, entry, validation, and management processes across program activities
• Develop data analysis plans in line with reporting and learning needs
• Maintain M&E systems, databases, results frameworks and trackers.

Data Analysis, Research & Insights:

• Analyze routine monitoring data and generate insights for decision-making and program improvement.
• Develop and implement research plans to inform marketing and communication strategies, including digital and mass media campaigns.
• Lead design and administer quantitative research (e.g., consumer surveys), including appropriate sampling methodologies
• Analyze qualitative and quantitative data using statistical and analytical tools
• Translate data into actionable insights to support innovative social marketing interventions

Reporting & Knowledge Management:

• Interpret data findings and produce clear, concise reports, dashboards, briefs, and data visualizations
• Coordinate preparation by compiling inputs from sales and program implementation teams to produce cohesive reports for timely submission.
• Draft high-quality narrative and analytical sections of reports
• Maintain grant performance trackers and dashboards

Field Monitoring:

• Conduct regular field visits to health facilities, partner outlets, and project sites to monitor program implementation
• Track commodity consumption, stock levels, and uptake patterns of family planning services at the facility level
• Validate reported data through spot checks and verification exercises
• Identify implementation challenges, data gaps, and opportunities for program improvement
• Provide feedback to program teams to strengthen service delivery and reporting accuracy.

Stakeholder Engagement:

• Engage with donors, government stakeholders, and partners on M&E-related matters
• Provide regular updates on program performance and achievements
• Support alignment of program implementation with donor M&E requirements
• Participate in technical working groups, review meetings, and stakeholder engagements

Capacity Building & Technical Support:

• Train and mentor staff, partners, and field teams on M&E tools, methodologies, and best practices
• Support the development of data collection tools and guidelines
• Promote a culture of data use for decision-making within the organization
• Provide ongoing technical support to improve data quality and reporting systems

Grant Performance Management:

• Monitor progress against grant indicators and targets, and proactively flag risks or delays
• Support implementation and tracking of grant-specific M&E frameworks
• Ensure alignment between program implementation and grant commitments

What are we looking for?

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in health management & marketing, public health, health informatics, information sciences, behavioral sciences, epidemiology, population studies, or a related field;
• At least 3 years’ experience designing and implementing M&E activities for similar programs with strong consumer and marketing inputs;
• Proven experience designing and implementing M&E frameworks, including: routine data collection, data quality assurance, and data use;
• Experience in measuring activity outcomes and supporting activity supervision inM&E
• Experience in both quantitative and qualitative data collection, aggregation, analysis and report writing;
• Proven experience with statistical analysis software, such as SPSS, STATA, or R.
• Experience with data collection platforms (e.g., ODK, KoboToolbox)
• Proven experience with software to analyze qualitative data (such as Ethnograph or nViVo) is preferable;
• Strong writing and organizational skills, excellent interpersonal skills, mentoring and capacity building skills; a strong track record of writing and/or publishing research reports will be considered a plus;
• Familiarity with M&E tools and methodologies
• Ability to interpret data and explain findings to non-technical audiences;
• Ability to communicate clearly in English, including speaking and writing;
• Ability to travel out of Lagos for M&E related field work.

Key Deliverables:

• Functional M&E systems and tools
• High-quality data analysis reports, dashboards, and visualizations
• Timely and accurate donor reports
• Documented research findings and program insights
• Field monitoring reports, including commodity consumption and uptake trends
• Updated grant performance trackers and documentation.

Application Closing Date
16th April, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: hr@dktnigeria.org using the job title as the subject of the mail.