Helen Keller International Nutrition / Food Systems Advisor jobs in Nigeria
Helen Keller International Nutrition / Food Systems Advisor jobs in Nigeria
Background We are seeking a Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Advisor who will be the focal point for M&E activities, including operational research (OR) for the USAID Advancing Nutrition Project.
S/He will have overall responsibility for M&E including establishment of an M&E strategy and framework for monitoring performance of the IDIQ and all Task Orders (TOs), development of an M&E plan that specifies baselines, output, outcome and impact indicators, annual targets, data sources, and major assumptions for TOs.
The UAN project will strengthen systems, programs, and platforms; applying evidence and innovation; and bringing multi-sectoral actors together to build country-level commitment and capacity to scale up what works.
This project will also strengthen the enabling environment for innovation, commitment, capacity strengthening, coordination, collaboration, and support for multi-sectoral nutrition policies and programs among government, donors, civil society and private sector stakeholders in Nigeria.
The overall purpose is to provide technical support to the Government of Nigeria, and other nutrition stakeholders and generate evidence to enhance nutrition programming toward achieving the overall goal of improving nutrition for a healthy, productive, and resilient Nigeria.
The project will provide technical assistance, and in some cases will undertake direct implementation at the community and/or state level, to enhance nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive programming to improve diets, nutritional status, and resilience of vulnerable populations, especially women, adolescents, and children aged 0-59 months.
Specific Responsibilities
Provide technical leadership and management for overall monitoring and evaluation functions of the UAN.
These tasks include, among others:
Develop and implement M&E technical strategy for the IDIQ for the project specifying baselines, outputs, outcome and impact indicators, annual targets, data sources, and major assumptions.
Develop detailed annual work plans for the project
Develop and implement a project work plan performance monitoring framework/plan that ensures that project activities align with required deliverables and project targets.
Establish a system and tools for collecting, analyzing and reporting on IDIQ and Task Order performance; and take the lead for timely and complete reporting by all project staff, consortium partners, and grantee partners.
Tailor the data to each core audience’s needs and organize internal data review meetings to ensure data is used to improve project performance, and flag underperformance or issues with the Nutrition/Food Systems Advisor and the Chief of Party
Provide TA in adapting M&E tools and techniques to improve the quality of data generated and reported.
Provide TA to government and other partners in the areas of data quality, data analysis and visualization
Compile lessons learned from project implementation and make strategic technical inputs at technical
meetings and TWGs to support adoption of M&E best practices.
Lead the design and conducting of project studies and research
Coordinate the preparation of all IDIQ and Task Orders quarterly progress reports, annual project reports, inception reports, ad-hoc technical reports, and success stories for submission to USAID.
Recruit, supervise and appraise project M&E staff at the state levels, and strengthen their technical and managerial capacity through hands-on training, mentoring and coaching.
Qualifications and Experience
A Master's Degree in Social Science, Epidemiology, Statistics or other relevant field and at least 10 years of relevant work experience in monitoring and evaluation of donor-funded public health programs or equivalent combination of skills and experience;
Excellent understanding of M&E and systems strengthening in Nigeria; Experience with USAID systems is an asset.
Successful experience designing and implementing M&E programs, including developing logical framework, M&E strategies and approaches.
Experience establishing data quality assurance systems, proven analytical skills and ability to design data collection instruments, and analyze and interpret data.
Evidence of successful implementation of quantitative, qualitative and participatory research methods.
Knowledge of and experience in training and developing local capacities on M&E.
Prior experience in design and implementation of a project learning agenda.
Demonstrated experience with software applications related to project planning and monitoring.
Experience working on complex projects.
Experience integrating gender in M&E plans.
Demonstrated strategic agility, diplomacy, conflict management, team building, and negotiation skills; experience leading teams and ability to make timely effective decisions.
Willingness to travel within project areas as needed.
Must possess excellent management, documentation, presentation, and written communication skills.
How to apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Resume and Cover Letter to:
nigeria.recruitment@hki.org using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.
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