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MSI Reproductive Choices is one of the world’s leading providers of sexual and reproductive healthcare. We believe that everyone should have the right to choose. From contraception to safe abortion and life-saving post-abortion care, we are committed to delivering compassionate, affordable, high-quality services for all.

Experience3 – 5 years
Location Kano

The Role 

MSI operates across Nigeria through five service delivery channels and social marketing. The MEL Officer is responsible for the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning activities of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) Project implemented by MSIN in the Kaduna and Kano The MEL Officer provides support to ensure capacities and systems are in place for quality data reporting, data verification and validation, performance management, routine project monitoring and research, evaluation and learning activities on the BMGF project.

Key Responsibilities

Project M&E Management

  • Ensure Project RME-related Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and guidelines are implemented across all the service delivery channels in project states.
  • Conduct M&E-related activities and ensure timely response to state project data management needs.
  • Ensure effective collaboration with all project teams and support with timely project reports to inform programs to ensure agile performance tracking and efficient project implementation.
  • Coordinate and support data validation activities such as monthly data audits, DQAs, spot checks, and other data validation activities.
  • Support Project proposal development and ensure all project M&E documents and data are available for all project development processes.

Performance Management and Reporting

The MEL Officer is responsible for all MEL activities of the BMGF project in Kaduna and Kano states in Northwest Nigeria.

  • Collate, analyse, and report state project-wide monthly service data for designated service delivery channel(s)
  • Work closely with the team to ensure all operational data requirements are met, including ensuring timely and quality project service data is maintained.
  • Analyse state-level data to identify trends, and outliers, and identify and escalate any systems challenges or data issues.
  • Interpret data to generate operational insight and recommendations on how to improve project operations and decision-making
  • Prepare monthly project performance reports indicating performance against targets and disseminate them to relevant persons.
  • Train, monitor the use of, and provide ongoing support to state Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Officers and operations staff on the effective use of Management Information Systems (MIS) and other systems as required (including mobile data collection systems).
  • Coordinate, collate, and disseminate success stories and lessons learned internally and externally.
  • Provide required capacity building and training on data management practices for all relevant project staff at service delivery levels and among state government partners.

Data Quality and Integrity

  • Work with all relevant staff at the support and state office to ensure the timely completion of the month-end data entry process, monitoring and reporting any data quality issues. Track and monitor any data issues or challenges and ensure the successful correction of any errors or adjustments required.
  • Ensure State M&E Officers are conducting monthly routine data quality audits. Reviewing and maintaining records of audits completed and follow up on implementation of findings.
  • Support M&E Assistants to ensure that all documentation is archived/stored per documentation storage standards and train and support operations staff to maintain appropriate documentation standards and storage in facilities and offices.
  • Ensure timely training and capacity support on the use of all MIS platforms for their respective channels.
  • Ensure zero stock out of data capturing tools.

Support Project Research activities. 

  • Assist in conducting research activities, including the preparation and implementation of annual evaluations and special studies (e.g. baseline, impact evaluation, and mid-term reviews).
  • Assist with drafting data collection tools.
  • Data collection, collation, and entry.
  • Training and supervision of data collection process.
  • Monitoring pilot studies and surveys as required.
  • Participate in all channel/Project related research activity.

Advocacy and Stakeholder Management

  • Support the project manager in establishing effective partnerships to increase the status and level of recognition for the project’s work and to influence policy, practice, and sustainability of data management in project states.
  • Support the state teams in leveraging relationships with influential stakeholders to the benefit of the project, states and country program.

Other responsibilities

  • Undertake other assignments or tasks by skills and experience as delegated by the MEL Manager and Director of Technical Services.
  • Working closely with other team members to support broader MSIN data management initiatives to ensure robust stewardship of donor-funded programs, and to strengthen compliance capacity.
  • Any other duty reasonably assigned by the line manager.

Key Experience/Qualification 

  • Degree in Statistics, Social Science, or related fields.
  • Excellent computer skills are required (particularly Microsoft Office Applications);
  • Proficiency in using management information systems (prior experience using databases, and specifically DHIS2 is desirable).
  • Excellent English language skills, oral and written.
  • Strong analytical and reporting skills with attention to detail.
  • At least 3-5 years’ experience in a similar role.
  • Experience with management of different sources of data and multiple indicators with proven ability to interpret verbal, written and numerical data.
  • Experience of data collation, entry, processing, and analysis of quantitative data sets.
  • Excellent report writing and presentation skills.
  • Ability to travel to provide on-site data audits and training.
  • Excellent organizational and time management skills and ability to meet strict deadlines.
  • Good interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of a team, as well as independently.
  • Flexible and able to work in a dynamic and diverse environment.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and proven ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships across teams and organizations.
  • Experience with public and private health sectors in Nigeria, including familiarity of rural areas, is preferred.
  • Experience working on donor-funded projects like BMGF, FCDO, and CIFF, and USAID is an added advantage.
  • Experience in data collation, entry, processing, and analysis of qualitative data sets

Note: There are no relocation allowances available for this position.

Method of Application

Interested and qualified? Go to MSI Reproductive Choices on careers.msichoices.org.ng to apply

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