Abt Associates seeks a health professional with strong monitoring and evaluation skills to serve as Senior Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Director in Nigeria under SHOPS Plus. SHOPS Plus is USAID’s flagship initiative in private sector health. The project seeks to harness the full potential of the private sector and catalyze public-private engagement to improve health outcomes in family planning and reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, maternal and child health, and other health areas. In Nigeria, SHOPS Plus has several areas of focus, including tuberculosis and family planning.
The M&E Director will support implementation of both the TB and FP programs. The TB program will be implemented in Lagos and Kano states and focus on increasing availability of TB services in the private sector, improve flow of suspected TB patients into detection and treatment centers, improve the quality of private sector TB services, and strengthen health systems to foster and sustain Public Private Mix models for TB care. The FP program will be implemented in FCT and Plateau State and will support capacity-building of public and private providers to scale up family planning, especially long acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs).
TECHNICAL SPE…T 12 / SENIOR MONITORING AND EVALUATION DIRECTOR – SHOPS PLUS
KEY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
With support from home office experts, develop the TB and FP projects’ monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) plans, which includes the following components:
Development of processes, procedures and systems for data collection, analysis, reporting on project results;
Development of a learning agenda which guides project team efforts to use monitoring data and research findings to inform evidence-based program design and implementation;
Development of a research plan that outlines needed formative research to inform program implementation and design.
Lead the implementation of the TB and FP program MEL plans, by overseeing the following:
Collection of all data needed to report on all defined indicators (impact, output, outcome and program management indicators);
Regular review and adjustment of data collection processes as needed;
Implementation of data quality assessment (DQAs) as required or specified in the MEL plan;
Facilitation of staff participation in review of the project learning agendas on a quarterly basis;
Accurate and timely data entry into the SHOPS Plus M&E data management system, Newdea.
Synthesize findings and implications from relevant grey and published literature; analyze publically available data to inform program implementation;
Synthesize research, monitoring and evaluation findings needed for quarterly and annual SHOPS Plus reports to USAID;
Develop SOWs and contribute to the procurement process for hiring data collection consultants and/or research firms needed to carry out M&E tasks or research studies;
Identify new research needs and/or pilot new approaches (in consultation with home office and TB and FP project experts);
Use appropriate sampling and methodological techniques to design research studies and analyze M&E data;
Provide day-to-day supervision of the M&E Assistant and any research firms or data collection consultants hired to assist with M&E tasks.
Serve as the primary point of contact for research and data analysis needs for the FP and TB project teams, by leading the following tasks:
PREFERRED SKILLS / PREREQUISITES
Masters degree in Public Health, Demography, Statistics, Economics, or a related field
At least 8 years of professional experience
Demonstrated experience in the development and implementation of monitoring and evaluation systems for project learning and results reporting
Experience conducting monitoring, evaluation and research tasks for TB and/or FP-related activities
Experience in conducting qualitative and quantitative research, with demonstrated experience managing data collection teams
Excellent organizational and planning skills, with demonstrated attention to detail
Direct experience supporting M&E for USAID or other donor-funded health projects preferred
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
(10+) years of experience and a bachelor degree OR the equivalent combination of education and experience.
PLATEAU STATE COORDINATOR
KEY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Work closely with the FP Technical Director to plan and implement public and private sector FP programs in their states
Work closely with state FP focal persons to develop and implement detailed action plans for activities in their states
Provide inputs for the development and review of technical resource materials (e.g. training materials, RH/FP plans, strategy documents, job aids) and programming tools to support meeting project objectives
Maintain excellent working relationships with and serve as the main liaison among communities, facilities, local and state government authorities in their states
Coordinate with other relevant USAID state programmes and FP partners to strengthen state level collaborations and improve efficiency of implementation
Supervise state Program Officers in expanding training and supportive supervison for FP in the public and private sector
Provide administrative leadership for program staff in their states
Coordinate state level communication, advocacy and knowledge management tasks including documentation
Contribute to the Activity Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning system
PREFERRED SKILLS / PREREQUISTES
Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), Bachelor’s (BS) or Master’s (MS) degree in health management, public health, health administration, or other relevant field
Ten years (BS) or eight years (MS) of relevant work experience, especially in RH/FP programs
Experience with public and private sector health service delivery at the state and/or local government level
Ability to write technical papers and reports
Strong abilities to implement capacity building activities, training and workshops
Experience working on USAID funded projects is preferred
Computer skills in MS Windows, Excel, Word
Ability to travel within and outside the state approximately 50% of the time
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
(8+) years of experience and a master degree OR the equivalent combination of education and experience.
TECHNICAL SPE…T 11 / FCT COORDINATOR – SHOPS PLUS
KEY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Work closely with the FP Technical Director to plan and implement public and private sector FP programs in their states
Work closely with state FP focal persons to develop and implement detailed action plans for activities in their states
Provide inputs for the development and review of technical resource materials (e.g. training materials, RH/FP plans, strategy documents, job aids) and programming tools to support meeting project objectives
Maintain excellent working relationships with and serve as the main liaison among communities, facilities, local and state government authorities in their states
Coordinate with other relevant USAID state programmes and FP partners to strengthen state level collaborations and improve efficiency of implementation
Supervise state Program Officers in expanding training and supportive supervison for FP in the public and private sector
Provide administrative leadership for program staff in their states
Coordinate state level communication, advocacy and knowledge management tasks including documentation
Contribute to the Activity Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning system
PREFERRED SKILLS / PREREQUISTES
Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), Bachelor’s (BS) or Master’s (MS) degree in health management, public health, health administration, or other relevant field
Ten years (BS) or eight years (MS) of relevant work experience, especially in RH/FP programs
Experience with public and private sector health service delivery at the state and/or local government level
Ability to write technical papers and reports
Strong abilities to implement capacity building activities, training and workshops
Experience working on USAID funded projects is preferred
Computer skills in MS Windows, Excel, Word
Ability to travel within and outside the state approximately 50% of the time
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
(8+) years of experience and a master degree OR the equivalent combination of education and experience.
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TECHNICAL SPE…T 12 / SENIOR MONITORING AND EVALUATION DIRECTOR – SHOPS PLUS
PLATEAU STATE COORDINATOR
TECHNICAL SPE…T 11 / FCT COORDINATOR – SHOPS PLUS
Job Openings at ABT Associates, Thursday 28, December 2017
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