Senior Technical Officer, Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) at APIN Public Health Initiatives Limited/Gte

Senior Technical Officer, Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) at APIN Public Health Initiatives Limited/Gte. Please make sure you read the job requirements before applying for this position.

APIN Public Health Initiatives Limited/Gte, formerly known as AIDS Prevention Initiative in Nigeria is a non-governmental organization registered with the Nigerian Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC). APIN has built a strong partnership with the Nigerian Government, which is memorialized through a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the National Planning Commission. APIN is a leading Nigerian organization in the provision of prevention, care and treatment services to patients with HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis; Malaria; Reproductive Health; Family Planning; Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, and other non-communicable diseases of public health significance.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Senior Technical Officer, Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E)

Requisition ID: api-27896
Location: Abuja
Department: Strategic Information

Job Tasks

• Reporting to the Associate Director-Strategic Information, the desired candidate will be a member of the Strategic Information team and will contribute to program monitoring and evaluation (M&E) support for the implementation of robust monitoring and evaluation systems in the State.
• S/He will support reporting of program data to various platforms PERFAR DATIM, APIN DHIS2, NOMIS, and Global Fund reporting template.
• S/He will possess skills for reviewing the R-scripts, DHIS form creation, and data analytics operations. Familiarization with DATIM flat-file validation and data reporting mechanism is also of the essence.
• S/He will provide support/guidance to state teams on program/project monitoring and evaluation and on USG and Government of Nigeria reporting requirements.
• S/He will provide technical assistance to program sites including supportive supervision visits, interacting with state Program Managers, SI leads, and M&E focal persons in the analysis, review of monthly reports, and use of output data for program improvement.
• S/He will conduct routine monitoring visits to project sites, including data quality assessment (DQA) exercise using national tools and ensure result utilization for site improvement activities.
• S/He will on a monthly basis, review, revalidate and analyze program data on APIN DHIS, PERFAR DATIM, NHMIS, NOMIS and other reporting platforms.

Qualifications and Experience

• Must possess a Degree in Medical Sciences (MBBS / B.Pharm.), Behavioural / Social Sciences, Public Health, Demography, Biostatistics, Statistics or relevant field. A Master’s degree in Public Health (MPH) will be an advantage.
• Must have a minimum of eight (8) years experience in the field of HIV/AIDS care and relevant experience supporting the implementation of M&E systems, planning, and executing program evaluation.
• Must have experience conducting monitoring visits, utilizing checklists and other tools, including the ability to develop M&E tools as needed.
• Must possess the ability to analyze and interpret both quantitative and qualitative data to inform programming.

Application Closing Date
31st October, 2021.

Method of Application

Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online