Job Vacancy: Monitoring Evaluation Learning Specialist- Jigawa, Ekiti, Gombe,Ogun

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Job Vacancy: Job title: Monitoring Evaluation Learning Specialist- Jigawa, Ekiti, Gombe,Ogun

Job description: Overview

Jhpiego seeks a MEL Specialist for the “Quality Improvement and Leadership and Management Strengthening through Technical Assistance” project implemented in four states. The project aims to provide support to Global Fund programs in Nigeria to implement an innovative approach for integrated supportive supervision (ISS) that includes collaborative improvement, training, a web-enabled supervision checklist, and supervision of supervisors to improve health worker performance and quality of care for integrated HIV/TB/Malaria/COVID19 and Community services. The MEL Specialist will be responsible to gather, analyze, and process complex information related to all aspects of program activity implementation. S/he will conduct impact assessments, baseline studies, surveys and need assessments to identify necessary changes and future project opportunities. He/She will be responsible for ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into project implementation to continuously improve quality of interventions and outcomes. Also, will be responsible for ensuring the timeliness and quality of data, working closely with the State Ministry of Health, LGA, health facilities and communities and with the QI specialist/advisor and MEL specialist per state

Responsibilities

• Contribute to reporting on Project Monitoring and Evaluation Plan (PMEP), including review of its theory of change, results framework, identify indicators, relevant and applicable baseline data collection strategies and methodologies, and resources needed to successfully implement the MEL strategy;
• Ensure accurate, high quality data are routinely collected and entered into the Project Monitoring Information System to track project specific indicators;
• Mentor and supervise health workers in the use of tools for data collection and protocols for performance monitoring as well as baseline, midline and end line and other assessments as needed;
• Ensure accurate, high quality data are routinely collected and entered into JADE to track Jhpiego impact goal indicators;
• Support strategic collaboration activities with MoH, key stakeholders at LGA and facilities to learn from evidence generated by the project, and adapt interventions as appropriate;
• Support project deliverables with a focus on M&E sections;
• Support Government in strengthening integrated health data management processes
• Ensure measurement of QI project activities and milestones including contrbution to results
• Provide M&E summaries for the project at state level, including presentation of updates to key stakeholders;
• Analyze and make data available for QI projects at State level and LGA
• Ensure use of data visualization tool
• Ensure data collected are uploaded to Creative web-based platform;
• Analyze ongoing quantitative / qualitative data at different points in the program leading to the specific program / contract results;
• Collaborate with the QI technical team to monitor the progress of the program in terms of the compliance requirements of Global Fund results and indicators;
• Provide hands on MEL QI support to health facilities including leadership and management team
• Work closely with technical staff and institutional partners to explain MEL processes and understand how these processes relate to the project’s technical work, and to promote MEL-related training as needed;
• Other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social sciences, Public Health or related field, and equivalent job experience over 6years’ in programmatic support of international health projects (Doctors, Nurses, medical degree added advantage)
• MPH and Masters of Science in health services, statistics and others health related field
• Strong familiarity with health system and HIV, TB, COVID19, Community interventions and Malaria service delivery context in supported states
• Ability to interact with established networks of senior level international health professionals, ministry of health officials and other partners
• Comfortable with a team approach to programming and the ability to manage several major activities simultaneously
• Ability to travel 60% of time and supported LGAs, communities and facilities
• Proficiency in word processing, Microsoft Office

Jhpiego offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive employee benefits package.

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Applicants must submit a single document for upload to include: cover letter, resume, and references.

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Note: The successful candidate selected for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation.

Jhpiego is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer

Jhpiego, a Johns Hopkins University affiliate, is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of gender, marital status, pregnancy, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, other legally protected characteristics or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria. Jhpiego promotes Affirmative Action for minorities, women, individuals who are disabled, and veterans.

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Location: Nigeria

Job date: Sat, 06 Jan 2024 02:35:45 GMT

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