Director, Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) John Snow Inc. – Vacancies and Jobs

John Snow, Inc. (JSI) is a US-based, international public health firm with project in thirty countries. JSI provides supply chain management and capacity building services to public sector and non-governmental organizations. In Nigeria, JSI manages four projects that support accesss to reproductive health commodities as well as to medicines and supplies for combating HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and avian influenza.

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Job title: Director, Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)

Job Location: Abuja

Qualification(s)

• An advanced clinical degree or masters degree in public health, pharmacy, logistics management, business administration, social science or related field of study


• Attendance in any on core areas of logistics

Job Experience & skills

• Three years of professional experience in health programs, preferably in health care supply chain management


• Proven experience in managing public health programs or projects in Nigeria or similar environment


• Demonstrated ability to monitor, supervise, and train in the health service programs


• Extensive knowledge of the Nigeria public health sector


• Strong analytical and problem solving skills


• Excellent technical writing and oral presentation


• Proven ability to work in a professional manner and as part of a collaborative team


• Knowledge of Microsoft office, including word, excel, and powerpoint


• A minimum of 7 years of professional experience in monitoring health programs, including aspects of health care supply chain management


• Specific experience in HIV/AIDS, RH, TB, or Malaria programs strongly desired


• Proficiency in database software packages (e.g SPSS, EPI INFO, etc.)


• Previous experience working on USAID funded contracts or grants is a plus

Responsibilities

• Responsible of providing the overall leadership for M&E activities for all projects under management by JSI in Nigeria and will report to the chief of party


• Provide overall technical direction for M&E activities in the organization


• Lead the development and implementation of a working plan for JSI M&E activities in collaboration with other JSI staff and partners


• Provide input to strategic planning activities, work plan development and reviews


• Coordinate all routine M&E activities to enable results-based decision-making and to improve organizational performance (e.g development of indicators, revision of data collection tools, updating of performance management plan, collection of data, prepararion of report, coordinationof data management activities, conduct of root cause analysis, institutionalization of management tools to enable tracking of progress towards result, participation in the development and review of all assessment/survey protocols, participation in assessment, ensuring that M&E findings are followed up and used in decision making, etc)


• Provide technical leadership to the development of M&E documents and materials


• Liaise with counterparts in government, development partners, technical agencies, headquarters staff and others as necessary


• Provide all data required for routine report as necessary


• Make presentation on M&E in local, national and international meeting/workshops


• Contribute to identification and development of best practices and success stories for JSI Nigeria’s periodic logistics bulletin and other target audiences i.e. abstracts for conferences, meetings, etc


• Work with technical assistance providers to deliver high-quality assistance and facilitate transfer of skills to appropriate local staff

closing date: 13 January 2011

How to apply for this job

Interested applicants should submit a cover letter and resume as well as salary history to recruitment@ng.jsi.com