State Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning Officer, Community Health and HIV at Christian Aid (CA)

Christian Aid (CA) is a UK-based international NGO, partnering with others to end poverty in Africa. At the heart of this vision is the transformation of the lives of people who live in poverty, empowering them to have a brighter future. Christian Aid works in more than 30 countries and has been operating in Nigeria since 2003. The Nigeria Country programme focuses on Community Health and HIV, Accountable Governance including humanitarian response and Gender.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: State Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning Officer, Community Health and HIV

Job Ref: 0876
Location: Benue, Nigeria
Type of Contract: Fixed Term
Contracted Hours: 35
Length of Contract: 3 years

Role Purpose

• Develop and strengthen Monitoring and Evaluation systems to allow for effective, accurate reporting for decision making and project implementation.
• To contribute to building the Nigerian Country Office and partner capacity to develop and use participatory approaches to monitoring and evaluation for effective project implementation for results.
• Encourage active knowledge management and organizational learning needs using Monitoring and Evaluation findings.

Role Context

• The role works within the Nigeria Country programme, the wider Programme Funding remit.
• The role provides support to programmes to ensure that programmes are well implemented and reported on.
• Because reporting is key and central to CA, this role ensures that timely reporting is done and in the best possible way that meets CA standards. Role requires some local travels.

Key Outcomes

• Develop and strengthen Monitoring and Evaluation systems to allow for effective, accurate reporting for decision making and project implementation.
• Contribute to building the Nigerian Country Office and partner capacity to develop and use participatory approaches to monitoring and evaluation for effective project implementation for results
• Encourage active knowledge management and organizational learning needs using Monitoring and Evaluation findings
• Positive relationships developed with partners through effective communication Strong linkages between partner work and advocacy, communications and fundraising
• Compliance with financial policies and procedures including reporting requirements and contribution made to other team members in the development and implementation of partner capacity building and training.

Role Requirements
Relationships:

External:

• Relationship with partners, other NGOs and institutional donors

Internal:

• The role is line managed by a Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer/Coordinator. Has a key role in ensuring good relations with other roles in communications, fundraising and advocacy in Christian Aid in the UK.

Decision making:

• The ability to make day to day decisions to assist in the administration and smooth running of partnerships and programmes.
• Provides support to partners based on frameworks agreed with line manager and other members of the country team
• Represents Christian Aid and the programme externally with partners, other NGOs, and agencies
• Appraise, monitor and review programme in line with CA and external requirements.

Analytical skills:

• Analytical skills desirable to perform day to day work
• Problems or issues need detailed information gathering, investigation and analysis including assessment of benefits and risks of different courses of action.
• Initiative and judgment needs to be applied regularly in the course of day-to-day work.
• Expected to make direct contribution to improved performance, whether through own area of work or participation in cross-disciplinary projects

Developing self and others:

• Ability to take initiative, be self-motivated and may have formal responsibility for others including direct responsibility for performance management and developing plans to improve the performance of partner staff, volunteers or others; may have project management responsibility for directing work of others and taking responsibility for ensuring that work quality and professional standards are maintained
• Taking responsibility for ensuring that work quality and professional standards are maintained.

Person Specification
Applied skills/knowledge and expertise:

Essential Criteria:

• Degree, preferably in Statistics or the Social Sciences.
• At least 3 years I/NGO experience and knowledge of monitoring and evaluation with good knowledge of public health management challenges in Nigeria, particularly in the areas of research design, implementation, project management and community development programmes, as well as health policy.
• Experience of monitoring, evaluation, research and Learning and Project/programme-cycle management approaches and tools - including participatory planning.
• Understanding of reporting requirements of institutional donors such as Global Fund, EU, DFID and USAID.
• Hands-on experience supporting community based development programmes. Experience of building the M&E skills and capacity of others
• Significant experience of working with small, indigenous partners.
• Knowledge and experience using statistical software such as SPSS, Epi-info; STATA) and handheld digital data collection platform e.g KoBo collect.
• Ability to use data management and information systems such as NHMIS, DHIS and digital data platforms for real time data entry, analysis and reporting.
• Ability to produce quality reports, case studies and health advocacy briefs from analysis conducted on data sets and gathered qualitative information.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively represent Christian Aid at the national, state and local levels

Desirable Criteria:

• Ability to incorporate gender analysis, inclusion and community health methodologies into partners’ work.
• Experience working with government institutions and agencies in Nigeria
• Ability to produce case studies and advocacy briefs from analysis conducted on data sets and gathered qualitative information.
• Understanding of partnership approach to international development
• Remains energized and focused in the face of ambiguity, change or strenuous demands.

IT competency required:

• Intermediate.

Competency Profile
LEVEL 2: You are expected to be able to:

Build partnerships:

• Take on different work when necessary to achieve a team or organizational goal.
• Actively consult with others to ensure you understand their needs or goals.
• Listen to and take on board fresh perspectives and views even if you initially disagree with them.
• Maintain on-going relationships with individuals and contacts through networks, based on mutual rapport and respect.

Communicate effectively:

• Make complex things simple for the benefit of others.
• Actively listen and question to check your understanding and draw out others when they are not expressing themselves clearly or seem to be holding back.
• Be sensitive to what others may be feeling, based on what they say, how they say it and their non-verbal behavior, adapting your style and approach to fit.
• Address difficult issues when they arise, being honest and open.

Steward resources:

• Implement ways to reduce the inefficient use of resources or pass the ideas on to someone who can make them happen.
• Estimate the resources needed to achieve your own work plans or objectives and to deliver them in the most efficient and cost effective way.
• Set and communicate realistic timelines for achieving tasks, working out how best to adapt as priorities change or unforeseen circumstances arise.

Deliver results:

• Prioritize, plan and monitor own work to meet own and team deliverables to agreed performance or quality standards.
• Acknowledge others’ priorities whilst being prepared to say “no” if there are genuine reasons why their needs cannot be met.
• Use logical processes and relevant tools and techniques to report on information or analyze options.
• Make timely and considered recommendations or decisions based on analysis of available data, information and evidence.

Realize potential:

• Evaluate your own work and actively address gaps in knowledge and skills, without prompting.
• Recognize how you react to feedback and manage reactions positively, acting on specific feedback from others.
• Share your knowledge where it will help others to be more effective.
• Provide instruction, constructive feedback and guidance to others to help them learn.

Strive for improvement:

• Constructively challenge existing practice.
• Seek better ways of doing things, taking into account the possible implications.
• Make positive suggestions on a way forward when faced with challenges even if these fall outside own scope of work.
• Look inside and outside Christian Aid for new ideas and evaluate them for own work.

Remuneration
N6,717,870.

Application Closing Date
19th August, 2016.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

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Note

• This role requires applicants to have the right to work in the country where this position is based.
• We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in its workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
• You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.