Grade : I
Job ID : 13-7124
Location: NG
# of Positions : 1
Center/Office : CLM - General
Project/Program : PRO-ACT
Application Due Date : 2013-11-22
Overall Responsibilities
The success of the PRO-ACT project depends largely on
accurate, complete and timely reporting of achievements to PEPFAR/USAID.
Achievement of set targets is of utmost importance. Hence, the objective of the
M&E Specialist position is to provide technical leadership in the roll-out
of PRO-ACT M&E plan in the states integrating it with other health systems
and generating strategic data for program management, reporting and
documentation of best practices.
Management responsibility
- Spearheading
the roll-out of PRO-ACT M&E plan in line with PEPFAR and national
reporting requirements
- Member
of the State Project Management Team that is responsible for overall
project performance
Specific Responsibilities
- Provide
technical input in the development of an integrated State PRO-ACT project
plan in collaboration with the Directors, Advisors and State Teams.
- Take
lead in the implementation of PRO-ACT state M&E plan and reporting
formats for PEPFAR indicators and targets in collaboration with the State
Team, Advisors and Directors
- Establish
system for flow of information from service-delivery points to the PRO-ACT
central data base and ensure timely M&E technical support to all
implementing health facilities.
- Take
lead in building the capacity of health units’ M&E staff and relevant
health and community workers in collection, summarization, analysis and
presentation of M&E data.
- Manage
the roll-out of the project M&E data quality assurance system
including quarterly data quality audits.
- Assist
the STL to coordinate the establishment/strengthening of one state M&E
system that informs policy and practice.
- Ensure
state-of-the art database management practice at the state.
- Analyze
M&E data on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis and flag action
areas to the project management.
- Work
with PRO-ACT management to document and publish best practices.
ACCOUNTABILITY:
Supervision: Works independently and reports to the State
Team Leader.
Decision Making: : Working within project strategy and
policy guidelines, makes decisions with regards to work responsibilities and is
accountable for them.
Responsibility over data or information: Has access to
information within project, and is responsible for program data generation and
management.
Responsibility over assets: Overall responsibility assigned
assets in the program.
Responsibility over Staff: None
Qualifications
- Postgraduate
degree in Statistics, Epidemiology or related
field with focus on monitoring and evaluation and/or
Biostatistics.
- At
least 2 years hand-on-experience in monitoring
and evaluation with very good analytical, presentation,
communication and reporting skills.
- Significant
experience in developing monitoring
plans and/or management information systems 2
years of which spent working with NGOs in an
African setting.
- Excellent
inter-personal, multi-cultural and team building
skills.
- Strong
computer skills particularly in spreadsheets,
database and statistical applications.
- Significant
experience working in HIV/AIDS programs in
Nigeria.
- Familiarity
with PEPFAR reporting systems highly desirable,
particularly for HIV Counseling and Testing,
prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission, ART,
palliative care, and OVC desirable
- Excellent
writing skills, oral and written communication
skills and fluency in English
Background Information
PRO-ACT is an MSH-implemented project in Nigeria that aims
at supporting State Ministries of Health and State Action Committees on AIDS
(SACA) to deliver comprehensive HIV/AIDS/TB services—including providing
antiretroviral therapy for the hundreds of thousands of people in need in
Nigeria. The project will scale up the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS
Relief (PEPFAR) programming to achieve its goals for provision of ART,
palliative care services for HIV-TB co-infected individuals, and prevention of
HIV transmission from mother-to-child (PMTCT).
