Job Title: Monitoring & Evaluation Director
Job Location: Nigeria
Organisation: Catholic Relief Services (CRS Nigeria)
Department: Programs
Band: 6
Reports To: Chief of Party
Primary functions:
• Monitoring & Evaluation Director (MED) will be responsible for all monitoring, evaluation and reporting activities under the SMILE project.
• She/he will work in collaboration with the Ministry of Federal and project States Ministries of Women Affairs and sub-grantee organizations to develop and manage the Project's Performance Monitoring Plan (PMP).
• The MED will develop and maintain systems to collect and analyze information on inputs, outputs, outcomes and impact of the program.
• She/he will conduct supportive supervisory visits to States/LGAs and sub-grantees to observe, monitor, provide guidance and quality feedback on the use of OVC data and Indicators; analyze monthly data and support training of M&E personnel in quality assurance methods.
• The MED will be based in Lokoja, Kogi State with frequent travel to project states/sites
Key Working Relationships:
• SMILE Consortium staff, FMWA & SD, State and LGA OVC staff and sub-grantee M&E staff
Qualification/ Experience:
• Masters level degree in social science, public health or another relevant discipline, ph.D preferred
• Minimum 10 years M&E experience in the field of HIV/AIDS
• Knowledge of and interest in OVC issues in Nigeria with OVC M&E experience strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in providing technical assistance to national and local governments as well as to non-governmental organizations
• Demonstrated experience in facilitating meetings with broad groups of stakeholders representing the government, international donors, universities and institutions, programs, communities and health facilities
• Demonstrated skills in training and capacity building through technical assistance and mentoring. This includes strong skills in public speaking and delivering trainings and workshops.
• Demonstrated quantitative skills, including use of statistical packages such as 5Pss, EPI-INFO, STATA including Microsoft Excel and skills in analyzing interpreting and communicating information to a variety of stakeholders
• Strong writing skills and experience in reporting to international donors, including the US Government
• Willingness to travel within Nigeria about 60% of the time
Method of Application:
Interested applicants should request for application forms and a detailed job description from olajumoke.ogunjuyibe@crs.org, fill and send back to the same address along with a detailed CV as attached MS Word documents.
Applications should be sent as soon as possible as candidates will be interviewed on rolling biases. Only applications sent in the required format will be considered.
CRS is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion etc. Qualified women are especially encouraged to apply.
Deadline: 27th September, 2012.
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