Save the Children Job in Abuja for a Senior Programme Officer - Nutrition
Save the Children is a leading international organization helping
children in need around the world. First established in the UK in 1919,
separate national organizations have been set up in more than
twenty-eight countries, sharing the aim of improving the lives of
children through education, health care and economic opportunities, as
well as emergency aid in cases of natural disasters, war and
conflict.
In Nigeria, Save the Children has been working since 2001. The early
focus was on getting children actively involved in shaping the decisions
that affect their lives. Today, Save the Children is working in
seven federal states - Zamfara, Yobe, Jigawa, Katsina, Kano, Bauchi
and Kaduna - focusing on providing basic healthcare and protecting
children.
Save the Children is recruiting to fill the position of:
Job Title: Senior Programme Officer - Nutrition
Location: Abuja
Job Descriptions
- The incumbent will generally support technical programme
management, information gathering, results communication and
documentation.
- The Officer will be expected to support project level assessment, project planning, and coordination.
- He/She should be a systems oriented individual who likes to
delve into information, analyse and manipulate it to present findings or
ideas in text and in graphical or tabular form and should also be able
to turn quantitative findings into clear and engaging reports, and
recommendations.
- This role requires someone with the ability to take on specific
monitoring and evaluation related work as well as provide help with
project administration and management activities.
- He/She should have experience that demonstrates knowledge of
monitoring, evaluation, appropriate research methodologies and
approaches as well as ability to meet deadlines, provide logistic and
administrative support, and work effectively both independently and as
part of a team..
Main Responsibilities
Programme Implementation:
- Propose information gathering and documentation designs for the nutrition Programme.
- Support implementation, thorough documentation and monitoring
& evaluation of nutrition activities mainly for specific innovations
such as community based Food demonstrations, interventions to address
Media engagement and Nutrition V&A.
- Focal person for CRM in nutrition: maintain accurate records of
beneficiaries and government enquires and feeding into a CRM system
- Support organisation of events and meetings; including preparation of meeting /event content.
- Support the maintenance of the WINNN website (in collaboration with Programme Assistant)
- Supports Knowledge Management and Communication Assistant on documentation of case studies, and lessons learned.
Monitoring and Evaluation:
- Maintain an updated comprehensive database with the main
indicators of the nutrition programme, with data fed regularly from
State teams
- Support design of impact studies as well as the conceptualization of data collection and analysis methods/tools
- Analyse surveys/researches results and other types of data; summarise findings (with text, graphics, and tables).
- Assist with project M&E, reporting and other project
management tasks. Further develop and strengthen programme quality data
collection
- Coordinate data from all programme states for input for into
external and internal reports, this includes preparation of ad hoc
reports and presentations that portraits Save the Children nutrition
programme achievements
Work Plan Development:
- Responsible for the collation of the WINNN work plans. (annual,
quarterly, etc) showing activities across implementing States and Abuja
- Track programme work plans implementation and deliverables. Analyse progress and feedback to the teams.
Report Writing:
- Contribute to program advocacy and external representation on issues relating to nutrition.
- Supports documentation of Quarterly meetings and Technical Advisory Group minutes
- Assist in the production and/or review or programme reports
- Compile the monthly State Programme Report
Qualifications & Experience
- Minimum 5 years' professional experience in Health programming,
monitoring and evaluations activities for DFID-funded international
development projects
- Experience designing and managing performance monitoring plans and impact studies
- Demonstrated leadership, strategic thinking, and communication skills
- Ability to write clear and well-argued assessment and project reports
- Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy
- A high level of written and spoken English
- Familiarity with major donors reporting guidelines
- Strong background in Public Health, Nutrition, Demography,
Development Economics, Statistics, Project Management or any related
fields
- Experience or familiarity with monitoring and evaluation methods and approaches
- Experience with training design, delivery and facilitation
- Ability to apply qualitative and quantitative data collection techniques
- Strong analytical skills
- Knowledge of documentation of success stories and case studies
Preferred Skills and Experience:
- Advanced computer skills and good skills using database systems
- Good presentation skills, including experience in facilitation of training programs
- This post will be based in Abuja with frequent travel to implementing States
- Experience or knowledge of working and living in Northern Nigeria
- Specific experience of DFID and other major donor projects
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply
Application Deadline 13th December, 2015.