International Medical Corps Vacancy in Nigeria for a Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
International Medical Corps is a global, humanitarian, non-profit
organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through
health care training, relief and development programs.
Established in
1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, International Medical Corps is a
private, voluntary, non-political, non-sectarian organization. Its
mission is to improve the quality of life through health interventions
and related activities that build local capacity in underserved
communities worldwide. By offering training and health care to local
populations and medical assistance to people at highest risk, and with
the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergency situations.
IMC seeks a qualified candidate to fill the position of Human Resources
Manager for its Country Program. He/she will be based in Abuja and will
work under the direct supervision of the Finance and Administration
Director. He/she will manage and implement Human Resources (HR) strategy
of IMC in Nigeria.
We are therefore looking for a suitable candidate to fill the position of:
Job Title: Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
Location: Maiduguri
Job Description
- The Monitoring and Evaluation Officer (MEO) is responsible for
the overall planning and implementation of monitoring all activities and
outputs of the active projects in Borno.
- In consultation with supervisor the MEO will undertake training
responsibilities to equip the local government, partner organizations
and community level staff/volunteers to undertake monitoring tasks.
- The MEO will contribute to efforts in outcome evaluation; and will draft and submit monitoring reports to the M&E Manager.
Essential Responsibilities
- Apply output indicators of projects to measure the achievement of each objective.
- Collect, collate and analyze data based on already developed templates on a regular basis from the field.
- Conduct monitoring visits to track indicators and progress on all outputs
- Monitor partner organization’s performance on all project activities
- Design and conduct case studies in collaboration with the M&E Manager for projects implemented
- Write monitoring reports and success stories on project interventions
- Assist in the capture of lessons learned and best practices for response
- Assist staff person responsible for coordinating the development of donor program reports and internal reports
- Plan and conduct regular site visits to objectively monitor the status of project implementation
- Support the M&E Manager with monitoring data and relevant
findings in preparations for partnership, coordination and review
meetings
- Support M&E Manager in provide training to ensure that
project and partner organization staff as well as staff of other
relevant stakeholders are capable of undertaking tasks under the project
implementation
- Perform other duties and responsibilities as required
Qualifications
- Bachelors and/or Masters in Statistics, Economics, Public
Health, Epidemiology, Health Systems, or other relevant certifications -
Professional Certification will be an added advantage.
- Creative and able to work with limited resources
- Ability to live and work in insecure environment with rapidly changing security situation
- Team player with strong communication skills
- Proficient in computer applications, especially with MS Word and
MS Excel, MS PowerPoint a plus. In addition, He/She must be able to use
analytical packages like EpiInfo, SPSS and STATA
- Strong ability to produce cohesive and informative reports (qualitative and quantitative) for a range of audiences
- Ability to speak Hausa is desired.
- At least two (2) years of experience in - program monitoring and
evaluation which includes database development and management, remote
monitoring, assessments and situation analysis in emergency settings
- Experience in working with a range of humanitarian donors (e.g. OFDA, ECHO, UN agencies, etc.) is an advantage
- Experience in working with program and technical staff on proposal development and donor reporting
- Experience in M&E positions on emergency response programming is preferred
- Experience in WASH, health, nutrition, GBV and food security programming preferred
- Ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions with limited supervision
- Ability to relate to and motivate local staff effectively
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV's to:
[email protected] indicating the position applying for as the subject of their email, otherwise applications will not considered.
Note: Application letter and curriculum vitae should be
in a single Microsoft Word Document. Only Short-listed candidates will
be contacted.
Application Deadline 9th June, 2016.