Pact Nigeria, located in Abuja, is the Nigerian Country office of Pact, which is an independent International non-profit Organization headquartered in Washington, DC, USA. Pact's vision is a world where those who are poor and marginalized exercise their voice, build their own solutions, and take ownership over their future. Its mission is to enable systemic solutions that allow those who are poor and marginalized to earn a dignified living, be healthy, and take part in the benefits that nature provides. Pact accomplishes this by strengthening local capacity, forging effective governance systems, and transforming markets into a force for development."
PROMOT II will focus interventions to increase PMTCT uptake, prevent sew pediatric HIV infections and mobilize community support for prioritizing and sustaining PMTCT in Bayelsa. Pact Nigeria seeks highly experienced and qualified Nigerian candidates to fill the vacant position below on the PROMOT II Project which will be based in Bayelsa:
Job Title: Technical Officer (Program/MERL)
Location: Bayelsa
Position Summary
- The Technical Officer is responsible for the operation of the project M&E systems at the LGA levels.
- The Technical Officer will revise the program strategy as needed, while developing and monitoring the implementation of annual work plans, and also ensure the implementation of all program and MERL activities at the LGA offices.
- The technical officer will develop/adopt/adapt program specific routine data collection tools and ensure the data quality plans are rigorously implanted.
- The Technical Officer will collect, compile and analyze data as well as develop reports using specified templates.
Minimum Qualifications
- Degree in Development Studies, Research Methods, Statistics, Social Sciences, Measurement and Evaluation, Project Planning and Management or other relevant field preferred.
- Minimum of 2 years of active M&E work experience in development programming required; ideal candidate will have both theoretical and practical background in M&E and skilled in qualitative and quantitative M&E methodologies and techniques
- Knowledge of major aspects of program development, implementation end documentation and excellent verbal and written communication skills required
- Excellent computer skills, including experience with: Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Epi- Info, Epi- Data, SPSS, Access, DHIS, SQL, and any other statistical packages
Application Closing Date
7th April, 2016
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their resume/CV and cover letter explaining their suitability to:
[email protected] All CV's/resume/applications MUST be in either word format or PDF. Applicants MUST indicate the position applied for on the SUBJECT of the mail.
Note: Only short listed candidates will be contacted.