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Monitoring & Evaluation and Value for Money Manager

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Abuja, FCT, Nigeria
Full-time

FHI 360 is seeking candidates for a Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Director to provide technical leadership to an anticipated DFID-funded, five-year Health Investment Programme in Nigeria.

Areas of Responsibility: 
  • Designs and oversees the monitoring, evaluation and learning activities of the project;
  • Leads the design, development, planning, and implementation of project evaluation activities. This includes development and dissemination of tools, materials, reports, papers, and intervention linked research;
  • Ensure activities leverage best practices and deliver Value for Money (VfM) for DFID
  • Develop strategies and tools for the design and implementation of monitoring of specific technical components;
  • Work closely with the heads of projects to co-design monitoring tools, selecting indicators, and determining field monitoring responsibilities. Works to ensure tool compatibility and coordination within the M&E framework, and consistency with national and donor requirements;
  • Responsible for providing technical assistance, developing and setting up systems for the timely collection, management, analysis, and reporting of valid and reliable data that meet donor reporting requirements;
  • Focus on strengthening the M&E system, building capacity of partners and staff, and improving alignment and support to host-country M&E systems;
  • Develop and lead the implementation of a robust learning agenda for continuous learning, collaboration and adaptation;
  • Undertake periodic reviews of program and/or country M&E systems, and participate in planning M&E system strengthening actions. Provide guidance on information systems for quality assurance, as well as best practices documentation and reporting;
  • Oversee the publication and dissemination of information on successful and promising approaches, lessons learned and other program results to program partners, donors, Government of Nigeria counterparts and other key stakeholders.
Educational Background: 
Master's Degree or higher in monitoring and evaluation, public health, demography, health management, social science, biostatistics, statistics, or a related field required.
Skills/Experience: 
  • 8+ years’ experience in monitoring, evaluation and research efforts, with at least five years experience in a management position.
  • Strong understanding and demonstrated effective application of VfM
  • Strong quantitative and analytical skills and ability to articulate technical information clearly and effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Demonstrated expertise in rigorous quantitative and qualitative research and analytical methods;
  • Experience with DFID-funded projects;
  • Strong background or formal training in evaluating international development programs such as but not limited to, Health Systems Strengthening, Integrated Health, Family Planning and Reproductive Health and/or Maternal and Child Health;
  • Excellent report writing, analytical, and communication skills, including oral presentation skills.
  • Extensive experience in knowledge management and dissemination of research findings.
  • Demonstrated ability to create and maintain effective working relations with host country government personnel, stakeholders, NGO partners, and international donor agencies.
  • Fluency in English required, proficiency in Hausa preferred
  • Strong interpersonal, writing, and oral presentation skills in English.
  • Ability to work independently and manage a high-volume work flow.
  • Experience with and documented skills for design, implementation and oversight of electronic data collection tools (DHIS2, DHIS2 Tracker, CommCare, SurveyCTO), and in the use of data visualization techniques and software (DHIS2, Tableau, PowerBI, etc.)
  • Strong skills using MS Excel Word, PowerPoint and Access, and at least one data management software program (SAS, SPSS, Epi Info, Atlas) and experience training others in its use is highly desirable.

Organization Info

Fhi 360

Overview
Headquarters: 
Washington, DC, United States
Annual Budget : 
More than $500M
Founded: 
1974
About Us
Mission: 

To improve lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions for human development.

Why Work For Us?: 

We Believe…

…the key to improving the lives of the world's most vulnerable people lies in generating, sharing, and applying knowledge.

…sustainability comes from improving the capacity of individuals and countries to address their needs.

…in partnerships with governments, civil society organizations, the private sector, and communities.

…in approaches that address human needs as a whole

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Listing Stats

Post Date: 
Nov 16 2018
Active Until: 
Dec 16 2018
Hiring Organization: 
Fhi 360
industry: 
Nonprofit