NGO Vacancies
Senior Openings: Malaria Project
Large internal NGO is seeking Chief of party and M&E Advisor for the flagship US Government supported 5 years malaria project in Nigeria that support the national Malaria Strategic plan, NMCP and interventions in seven Nigeria States.The project increases the quality, access and uptake of malaria control interventions, including ITNs, ACTs, RDTs, and ITTp. in addition to scale-up and delivery, the project strengths government capacity; employs behaviour change communications; mobilizes communities and engages he private sector.
Job Functions and Qualifications
Chief of Party
Based in Abuja, the chief provides overall vision and direction to the project and is responsible for all aspect of project performance: technical, financial, contractual, operational, personnel and donor and
Job Functions
- Manage overall project including programmatic, financial, administrative, contractual, donor liaison, communication (project dissemination), and representation functions.
- Provide overall technical leadership in one or more core content areas and supervise and provide technical support to designated technical and management teams.
- Establish and maintain close working relationships, partnerships, and coordination with the NMCP, State Ministry of Health, USAID-funded partners, and other stakeholders and partners.
- Build capacity among stakeholders to manage and implement malaria control programs.
- Oversee development of annual work plans, budgets, reports, and other deliverables, ensuring all are on time and of high quality; supervise performance monitoring and evaluation efforts.
Qualifications and Skills
- At least 15 years relevant experience with demonstrated management and supervisory capability in leading large and complex field-based and donor-funded public health projects involving staff of diverse, multi-cultural backgrounds.
- Public Health (preferably malaria or infectious diseases) experience in Nigeria including working in or with government agencies at the local, state and/or national levels.
- Experience interacting with technical health organizations and international donor agencies, preferably including USAID and or PMI.
- Masters degree in Public Health, Development or Social Sciences related field.
Application details are listed below.
Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Advisor
Based in Abuja, the M&E Advisor oversees all project research, monitoring, and evaluation activities, including building capacity (in conjunction with the Capacity Building Advisor and State-level Management and Capacity Building Officers) with the government, particularly with the NMCP and at the national, state, and LGA level in the focus states. S/he monitors and evaluates project and government interventions as well as develops frameworks and processes to use and analyze the data to inform evidence-based planning and decision making. S/he strengthens and harmonizes sources of information and data to improve management decisions and overall project performance and effectiveness, enabling the project to incorporate results in a fluid, dynamic manner. S/he is also responsible for designing and implementing all project research, including situational analyses and assessments; incorporating cutting edge and innovative research techniques; developing a clear monitoring and evaluation plan with indicators that are reflective of key malaria objectives and requirements; and coordinating among the COP, Malaria Technical Advisor, and technical managers as well as with other non-project stakeholders to ensure that data is disseminated and used to implement research-based interventions.Job Functions
- Design, update, and revise as necessary M&E frameworks for the MAPS project, including indicators, activities, targets, and reporting timeframes.
- Develop processes to use and analyze data to inform evidence-based planning and decision making.
- Oversee MAPS situational analyses, assessments, and related reporting.
- Oversee the implementation of M&E plans for all MAPS focus states, working in collaboration with state-level M&E advisors as well as Implementation Director.
- Provide regular updates to COP, Project Director, partners, and other applicable staff on the implementation of M&E activities.
- Provide technical assistance to the project, NMCP, partners, and other GoN entities in designing and implementing quantitative evaluation surveys for malaria programs, including sampling frames, survey instruments, survey implementation, data analysis, report writing, and dissemination of results; monitor and evaluate government interventions as applicable.
- Build M&E capacity among project staff, partners, and the GoN by organizing and leading trainings and meetings as necessary.
- Draft reports and lessons learned as necessary, including contributing to quarterly and annual reports, work plans, and other deliverables.
- Travel to state sites when necessary to support M&E activities.
- Interpret and disseminate data from malaria programs and ensure that state and national results are reported to clients and partners.
- Help disseminate lessons learned at state, national, and international forums.
- Serve as primary liaison on state and national M&E issues with clients and partners.
- Identify and advise the COP and Project Director on problems in fulfilling M&E plans and suggest remedial actions.
- Design and manage evaluation surveys for states, including assisting with the hiring and training of required M&E personnel.
- Keep abreast of regional and international M&E malaria strategies and share state-of-the-art information, tools, and approaches with clients and partners.
- Represent MAPS professionally at partner meetings and other M&E forums.
- Provide technical guidance in resolving other issues related to the project as required.
Qualifications and Skills
- Masters degree in one of the following or related fields: Monitoring and Evaluation, Public Health, Demography, Statistics, and other job-related field experience required.
- Ten years of relevant work experience required in international health and/or development programs, including practical experience in monitoring and evaluation.
- Familiarity with malaria prevention and infectious diseases.
- Working knowledge of USAID and familiarity with USAID M&E rules and requirements.
- Competence in all facets of survey design and implementation and experience in data analysis using Stat, EpiInfo, SAS, or SPSS.
- Practical experience understanding of the Nigerian health system.
- Must have excellent written and oral skills in English.
- Excellent multi-tasking abilities as well as the ability to work within and effectively meet deadlines.
- Strong organizational, communication, interpersonal, and computer skills.
- Willingness and ability to travel.
- Ability to work independently to assess priorities and manage daily coordination of details with minimal supervision.
Application Instructions
Only qualified applicants should submit a cover letter and resume to pshi@aed.org. The deadline to submit applications is June 30. In the subject line, please specify the position for which you are applying and in your cover note indicate from what source you learned about this position opening. We thank all individuals for their interest; however only those who are shortlisted for interviews will be contacted.Please visit our Malaria Expertise page to learn more about AED's work with malaria.
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