Senior OVC Resident Advisor Job in Nigeria at Futures Group

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Job Title: Senior OVC Resident Advisor

Job Code: CHSS021412

Location: Nigeria

Organisation: Futures Group Nigeria

Sector: NGO

Position Summary

MEASURE Evaluation/Nigeria seeks a candidate for the position of Senior Resident Advisor for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) based in Abuja, Nigeria.  MEASURE Evaluation/Nigeria implements a diverse set of activities intended to strengthen the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) capacity of the Government of Nigeria, specifically the Federal Ministry of Women's Affairs and Social Development (FMWASD), NACA, NASCP, as well as USG Implementing Partners.

This position will involve providing technical assistance to the Government of Nigeria at the national, state and local government levels and to implementing organizations, to strengthen the collection, flow and use of M&E and research data related to OVC care and support issues. Modes and media through which technical assistance is provided are diverse. Content of work is subject to change depending on the needs of both the US and Nigerian Governments. The post holder will be responsible for implementing the current OVC work plan, and agreeing future work plans and activities with the US and Nigerian Governments, in conjunction with MEASURE Evaluation colleagues in Nigeria and the US. The successful candidate will be skilled in negotiating work plans and activities with Government stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Working in collaboration with the OVC M&E Advisor, and the MEASURE Evaluation team in Nigeria and the US, the Senior OVC Resident Advisor will:

•   Provide technical assistance to implementing partners in designing and implementing program evaluations, in line with global best practice and standards.

•   Analyze available national and program-level data to support evidence-informed policy and programming

•   Provide technical support to stakeholders at all levels in the use of community and OVC M&E data and information.

•   Work with the US Government, implementing partners in the US and developing countries, as well as national counterparts to facilitate and build consensus on indicators as well as data collection and reporting tools to report on progress in providing quality services.

•   Develop and apply tools and curricula to build M&E capacity especially among OVC program staff and to collect and report community-level data up to district and national levels.

Qualifications:

•   Minimum of a master's degree required; degree should be in monitoring and evaluation, public health, child development, social work, community development, psychology or a related field; PhD strongly preferred

•   7+ years of monitoring and evaluation experience, including M&E of national initiatives and public health programs and developing M&E Plans;

•   Considerable experience in designing operations research and complex impact evaluation studies, and managing research

•   Sound understanding of indicators, data collection methodology, data quality issues; ability to develop indicators and data collection tools and assess data quality;

•   Knowledge of and interest in OVC issues in Nigeria; OVC M&E experience preferred

•   Willingness to work with a team of Nigerian and US-based staff in a challenging environment with short deadlines and a demanding portfolio of activities;

•   Willingness to travel throughout Nigeria.

•   Position is open to Nigerian nationals only.

How to Apply:

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Senior OVC Resident Advisor Job in Nigeria