M&E Assistant, TB / HIV Integrated Project at Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH)

ARFH is one of the leading indigenous non-profit organisations in Nigeria committed improving the quality of life of underserved and vulnerable communities by promoting access to quality health care and harnessing community capacities for sustainable development. Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH) is a national, non-governmental organization established in 1989 and registered in 1991. The organization has her headquarters in Ibadan and 3 other offices in Abuja, Kaduna and Katsina. Our mission is to initiate promote and implement in partnership with other organizations, developmental, HIV & AIDS, SRH and family planning program and interventions for young people and adult through capacity building, technical assistance, operations research, and evaluation to improve the quality of life in Nigeria and elsewhere in Africa. These programmes focus on mobilizing people for behavioural and attitudinal changes that promote best sexual and reproductive health practices in order to reduce diseases burden particularly STI, HIV & AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis which are currently devastating families and communities globally and Nigeria in particular.

Job Description

• The M&E Assistant will support the M&E systems of the project and assist in the preparation of workplans, budgets, M&E Plans and Performance Framework of the project.  
• S/He will assist in data collection and management, including developing data collection tools and ensuring timely and quality data reporting.  
• S/He will assist in performing data analysis, data interpretation and preparation of abstracts for presentation in conferences and other use of data.

Specific Responsibilities
S/He will support the M&E Officer to:

• Provide support and oversight on monitoring and evaluation of the TB/HIV Integrated Project
• Ensure that the implementation of monitoring and evaluation activities are in line with the project’s implementation plan and meets the donor and project’s M&E needs.
• Prepare programmatic performance reports on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.
• Document and disseminate lessons learned and best practices.
• Develop technical concepts, guidelines, and procedures related to M&E.
• Provide inputs to project reports and publications.
• Ensure implementation data management processes
• Assist state officers in ensuring that programmatic data/indicators are accurately captured, and reported according to set guidelines
• Compile, analyze, interpret and archive data generated during project implementation
• Ensure regular maintenance of database/information system, project’s training database and programmatic progress updates that documents achievements on a regular basis.
• Represent and make appropriate presentations to stakeholders at various fora on program achievements and deliverables and other M&E activities
• Conduct data verification and validation and data quality assessments (DQAs) using standard checklists
• Analyze state data, highlight important programmatic gaps and coordinate with program management and others in addressing these gaps.
• Facilitate the preparation/production of project reports, journal publications, proposal writing and assessment reports, human success stories and quarterly fact sheets.
• Take roles as assigned by the M&E Officer, the Director of Program-TB/HIV or representative of the executive management.

Minimum Qualifications

• Applicants must have a University degree in any of the following fields: Medicine, Pharmacy, Statistics, Demography and Public Health or related fields.
• A master’s degree in public health will be an added advantage, working experience with Global Fund, USAID or any other international donor funded programs is desirable.
• Applicant’s experience must reflect the knowledge, skills and abilities listed above.

Required Experience:

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in Monitoring and Evaluation in HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Malaria or related fields and programs in developing countries.

Method of Application