Senior Officer, Monitoring and Evaluation - Owerri Job at Society for Family Health Nigeria

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Job Title: Senior Officer, Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E MARPS)

Location: Owerri, Nigeria

Employer: Society for Family Health (SFH)

Society for Family Health (SFH) is one of the leading public health non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Nigeria, implementing programmes in reproductive health, HIV/AIDS prevention, and maternal and child health. SFH works in partnership with the Federal and State Government of Nigeria, the British Department for International Development (DFID) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) among other international donors. We seek to recruit qualified persons as a result of growth in our organisation. We offer professionals opportunities for career advancement, a good working environment and competitive remuneration. We require competent candidates.

•   This is a Senior Officer position reporting to the Project Team Leader in that location, the successful candidate will be responsible for coordinating M&E activities at the field level for the project and will provide assistance to the M&E Advisor and Knowledge Management Specialist at the HQ.

•   S/He will lead the local approaches for site mapping and size estimation for key target populations.

•   A key aspect of this role will be the preparation of analytical reports, human interest stories and case studies for the project.

•   Using the National Prevention Tracking tools and an electronic MIS system, the Senior Officer, M&E will support evidence informed programming, and will oversee and coordinate data collection for impact evaluation and operations research at the field office level.

Qualifications/Experience:

Minimum Academic/Professional Qualifications required for the position:

•    First degree in Sciences//Behavioural/Social Sciences or its equivalent in a relevant field is required.

•    Minimum of 3 years post NYSC experience in implementing monitoring and evaluation of health programmes.

•    Considerable expertise in mixed-methods (qualitative and quantitative) M&E and research. S/He must possess ability to analyse and interpret both quantitative and qualitative data to inform programming.

•    Intermediate knowledge of SPSS, STATA or Epi Info/CS Pro is required

•    Knowledge of DHIS, MS-Access or other compatible database software will be of added advantage.

•    Experience with conducting monitoring visits utilising checklists and other tools, including ability to develop tools as needed.

Compensation & Benefits: The compensation package for these positions is very attractive and designed to attract, motivate and retain talented candidates.

Method of Application:

Apply online with one page application letter (using the position reference as subject), addressed to the Deputy Director-HR, clearly providing evidence of competences required for the job, current remuneration, as well as a comprehensive Curriculum Vitae indicating clearly your valid telephone numbers, e-mail address and current contact address.

We kindly request that only candidates with the minimum requirements need apply.

While we respect your application, due to the large number of applications received by SFH Nigeria, please note that we are only able to contact short-listed candidates.

*SFH IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. FEMALE CANDIDATES ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.

SFH DOES NOT USE THIRD PARTY RECRUITERS OR CHARGE A FEE FOR EMPLOYMENT.

Deadline: 06.09.2013

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