FHI 360 is a nonprofit human development organization dedicated to improving lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions. Our staff includes experts in health, education, nutrition, environment, economic development, civil society, gender, youth, research, technology, communication and social marketing – creating a unique mix of capabilities to address today’s interrelated development challenges. FHI 360 serves more than 70 countries and all U.S. states and territories.
We are currently seeking qualified candidates for the position below:
Job Title: Technical Officer, Monitoring & Evaluation
Location: Abuja – Country Office
Supervisor: Technical Advisor, M&E
Basic Function
- The Technical Officer (M&E), under the supervision of the Technical Advisor, M&E, is responsible for supporting the design and implementation of monitoring and evaluation activities for the state offices.
- The Technical Officer (M&E) will work with others in the country office and field offices to ensure that field monitoring and evaluation activities are appropriate, of high quality, and meet the donor and project’s M&E needs.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Work with the country office, zonal-level M&E staff and government counterparts to provide support and guidance on program/project monitoring and evaluation activities and on the donor and Government of Nigeria reporting requirements.
- Provide support to the sites in the zones and state offices, including interacting with site and State Program Managers, M&E focal points, M&E officers of FMOH/SMOH, NHMIS/SHMIS, LGA M&E and Nutrition Officers, and other Implementing Agencies/subgrantees and local research groups on needs and ensuring that these parties understand and can support these requirements.
- Support the A&T Nigeria team to integrate IYCF into programs across the supported states, support sub-grantees and the states in their indicator reporting and data collection strategies, activities, analysis and reporting formats.
- Work with state offices and local partners to support implementation researches, community monitoring rapid assessment and use of monitoring and evaluation tools, and adherence to complete, correct and timely reporting.
- Help interpret and disseminate data on IYCF from supported states and ensure the results are reported to clients and partners in alignment with the overall A&T and GON M&E system.
- Contribute to the design and technical development of monitoring and evaluation initiatives at national and state level. Provide related capacity building support (TA and training) in strategic collection and used of IYCF data at zonal and state level.
- Conduct routine monitoring visits to state offices and project sites, including the conduct of data quality assessments (DQAs) using official tools; assist in the preparation of monthly reports, and provide supportive supervision.
- Help ensure that the quality of program/project activities adheres to SOPs by supporting the development and implementation of appropriate mechanisms to ensure quality of all program interventions, including M&E tools logistics and management.
- Assist in the development and maintenance of the computerized data capture of program activities, including DHIS2.0 and provides technical assistance and training to the staff at the state offices responsible for data entry and management. Provide technical assistance to M&E officers of FMOH/SMOH, NHMIS/SHMIS, LGA M&E and Nutrition Officers, and other Implementing Agencies/subgrantees in integrating IYCF data into the national HMIS.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills & Attributes:
- Knowledge of nutrition, health and development programs in developing countries in general and Nigeria specifically.
- Knowledge and experience in project-level or state/national-level monitoring and evaluation system implementation for IYCF/Nutrition and other Global Health Initiatives.
- Knowledge of nutrition, health, or reproductive and sexual health programming in developing countries.
- Knowledge of Nigerian community and clinical setting, including government and non-government settings.
- Sensitivity to cultural differences and understanding of the social, political and ethical issues surrounding IYCF/Nutrition
- Ability to work well with others and to develop and maintain compatibility among project staff, subcontractors, consultants and recipients of assistance.
- Ability to manage tight deadlines and deliver high volumes of work with minimal supervision.
- High degree of proficiency in written and spoken English communication.
- Well-developed computer skills.
- Ability to travel within Nigeria 25% time.
Qualifications and Requirements
- PH. D degree in public health, nutrition, demography, statistics, or related field, with emphasis on quantitative analysis, with 1 to 3 years relevant experience in project-level or state/national-level monitoring and evaluation system implementation for IYCF/Nutrition and other Global Health Initiatives.
- Or MPH or MS/MA in public health, nutrition, demography, statistics, or relevant degree with 3 to 5 years relevant experience in project-level or state/national-level monitoring and evaluation system implementation for IYCF/Nutrition and other Global Health Initiatives.
- Or BS/BA in statistics, pharmacy, microbiology, monitoring and evaluation or in relevant degree with 5 to 7 years relevant experience in project-level or state/national-level monitoring and evaluation system implementation for IYCF/Nutrition and other Global Health Initiatives.
- Familiarity with Nigerian public and private sector health systems and NGOs and CBOs is highly desirable.
Remuneration
The following is a summary of fringe benefits provided by FHI 360 to eligible employees:
Core benefits:
- Comprehensive medical plans (PPOs)
- Dental insurance
- Vision coverage
- Group life and AD&D insurance
- Health savings account
- Long-term disability
- Medical and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
- Dependent life insurance
- Business travel insurance
- Supplemental personal accident insurance
- Supplemental disability
- Life insurance
- Paid vacation, sick and parental leave
- 403(b) retirement plan
- Pension plan
Other benefits (will vary depending on work location):
- Public transportation program
- On-site fitness center
- Local credit union membership
- Health and wellness program
- Employee assistance program
- Qualified tuition programs (529 plans)
- Bicycle subsidy
- Legal assistance plan
- Pet insurance.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Job Title: Program Officer – IYCF Implementation Learning (Private Sector), Alive & Thrive
Requisition: 2018202539
Location: Lagos
Supervisor: Lagos State Team Lead
Job Type: Full time
Project Summary
- Alive & Thrive is an initiative to save lives, prevent illness, and ensure healthy growth and development through improved breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices. In its first five years (2009 to 2014), A&T demonstrated that innovative approaches to improving feeding practices could be delivered with impact and at scale in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Viet Nam.
- Alive & Thrive continues its work there and is supporting others to scale up nutrition by applying and adapting tested, proven approaches and tools in Burkina Faso, India, Southeast Asia, and Nigeria
- Alive & Thrive is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the governments of Canada and Ireland.
Program Summary
- The Nigeria A&T IYCF social and behavior change program focuses on improving rates of early initiation of breastfeeding, exclusive breastfeeding, timely introduction of complementary feeding, and minimum dietary diversity for infants over 6 months old
- A&T will work across the public, commercial/private, and NGO sectors to improve IYCF through A&T’s four components: advocacy, interpersonal communication and community mobilization, mass communication, and strategic use of data
- At the national level, A&T will predominantly work with its public, private/commercial, and NGO sector partners (Scaling Up Nutrition and other national IYCF initiatives) to improve the implementation, monitoring, and enforcement of key IYCF policies (Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes; maternity entitlements; work place policies; breastfeeding-friendly health care and delivery facilities)
- A&T will also work in two states—Lagos (metropolitan) and Kaduna (urban and rural)—to apply the four components to reach households, communities, and facilities with targeted, age-appropriate social and behavior change communication (SBCC) messaging on IYCF practices.
- A&T is scaling up proven interventions in Nigeria while generating new evidence by testing innovations. One of the innovations is the delivery of an IYCF counseling package for private health facilities. In Nigeria, a substantial number of women attend ANC and delivery services in private facilities (e.g. 56% in Lagos state, DHS 2013), yet there is not a standard package of care provided by private practitioners. Young children are also brought to private facilities for treatment of illnesses but counseling on IYCF that can help recovery from illnesses is not a standard practice
- Therefore, A&T plans to document the feasibility of delivering a standardized package of IYCF counseling and support in private health facilities located in urban Lagos, with a focus on breastfeeding
- A separate external evaluation of this program will generate evidence on the impact of implementing the IYCF package on exclusive breastfeeding practices
- The final package of IYCF services is expected to be scaled up through the network of private health facilities and medical/nursing associations in Nigeria.
Essential Job Functions
- With supervision from the State Team Lead, provide technical oversight to Implementation Partner staff conducting the implementation research study and other project activities
- Coordinate and provide technical assistance to Research Assistants and assigned support staff as needed
- Provide TA to IYCF A&T sub-grantee in Lagos state to improve the quality of Implementation Research to track the inputs, processes, outputs, and outcomes of the supervisor – health care worker, community volunteer connection to the community and households. This may include TA to develop work plans, including suggesting indicators and proposing data collection strategies, activities, analysis and reporting formats.
- Provide input on the design and implementation of qualitative studies and quantitative surveys for IYCF, including sampling strategies, survey instruments, survey implementation, data analysis, report writing, and dissemination of results.
- Actively participate in designing and conducting short, focused evaluation exercises, operational research at designated sites, with topics determined in cooperation with public, private/commercial, and NGO sectors at national and/or state level; and A&T country office to shed light on operational issues concerning implementation research and overall project activities in Lagos state.
- Share data and lessons learned from these exercises with local, national, and regional partners to continue to build the knowledge base of IYCF.
- Keep abreast of international developments concerning Implementation Research strategies for IYCF programs and share state-of-the-art information, and approaches with A&T Nigeria and partners.
- Participate in various state working groups and task forces related to Implementation Research for IYCF and overall project activities.
- Other duties as assigned.
Required Skills and Qualifications
Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health, Nutrition, Demography, Statistics, or related field, with emphasis on quantitative analysis. Master’s preferred.
Experience:
- At least 5 years of IYCF Program and M&E experience in Nigeria (similar global experience may be acceptable) required with at least 1 year in a role providing technical input to a large-scale nutrition or public health/development project.
- Public health/nutrition field experience in designing, implementing, monitoring and reporting on various types of service delivery platforms (i.e. interpersonal communication, community mobilization and mass communication).
- Experience in analysis and interpretation of quantitative data, including experience drafting reports based on quantitative data
- Experience working with routine health facility and community reporting tools and the District Health Information system
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Knowledge of health and development programming in a developing country.
- Working knowledge of major donor policies (USAID, Global Fund) as well as international not-for-profit organizations.
- Proven ability to coordinate a multi-sectoral development project.
- Ability to organize systems to monitor administrative and implementation results.
- Basic budget tracking or financial management skills.
- Previous experience with website content development, success story writing, or social media a plus.
- Training and presentation skills would be an added advantage.
- Ability to work independently with initiative to manage high volume work flow.
- Cultural sensitivity and diplomacy.
- Excellent written, oral and interpersonal communication skills with ability to work as a team member.
- Ability to plan and prioritize own work under tight deadlines, as well as to work on own initiative and as a member of a team.
- Computer proficiency in Word, Excel, Internet and other relevant software.
- Ability to travel up to 50% of the time.
- Competency in survey design and implementation and experience in data analysis using Stata, SAS, EpiInfo, or SPSS strongly preferred.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in English; fluency in Yoruba strongly preferred.
Remuneration
The following is a summary of fringe benefits provided by FHI 360 to eligible employees:
Core benefits:
- Comprehensive medical plans (PPOs)
- Dental insurance
- Vision coverage
- Group life and AD&D insurance
- Health savings account
- Long-term disability
- Medical and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
- Dependent life insurance
- Business travel insurance
- Supplemental personal accident insurance
- Supplemental disability
- Life insurance
- Paid vacation, sick and parental leave
- 403(b) retirement plan
- Pension plan
Other benefits (will vary depending on work location):
- Public transportation program
- On-site fitness center
- Local credit union membership
- Health and wellness program
- Employee assistance program
- Qualified tuition programs (529 plans)
- Bicycle subsidy
- Legal assistance plan
- Pet insurance.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Job Title: Program Officer – IYCF Implementation Learning (Community-based Strategy), Alive & Thrive
Requisition: 2018202536
Location: Kaduna
Supervisor: Kaduna State Team Lead
Project Summary
- Alive & Thrive is an initiative to save lives, prevent illness, and ensure healthy growth and development through improved breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices.
- In its first five years (2009 to 2014), A&T demonstrated that innovative approaches to improving feeding practices could be delivered with impact and at scale in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Viet Nam.
- Alive & Thrive continues its work there and is supporting others to scale up nutrition by applying and adapting tested, proven approaches and tools in Burkina Faso, India, Southeast Asia, and Nigeria.
- Alive & Thrive is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the governments of Canada and Ireland.
Program Summary
The A&T approach is based on the socio-ecological model that recognizes the importance of influential family and community persons and policy makers in changing social norms and behaviors. This approach, which has now been adapted for 2 states in Nigeria (Lagos and Kaduna states), resulted in large scale behavior change and rapid impact on IYCF indicators. The approach requires careful coordination across the various program components and continuous adjustments in the interventions based on feedback from field implementation. The four components are:
- Advocacy among influential leaders and institutions, including policy makers, opinion leaders, and health systems managers to ensure that resources, policies and laws encourage and support IYCF
- Interpersonal communication (IPC) directly with mothers starting during pregnancy and antenatal health visits and continued up to the child’s two years of age; and community mobilization (CM) to build support for mothers through family and community influential persons, e.g. fathers, grandmothers, local health service and medicine providers, and religious, traditional and community leaders and elders
- Mass communication to reinforce the above by repeatedly reaching the various key audiences through radio, traditional methods, TV advertising, and mobile phones
- Generation and strategic use of existing or new data throughout the program cycle for supporting advocacy, and to make program decisions on program design and mid-course corrections.
- A&T is scaling up proven interventions in Nigeria while generating new evidence by testing innovations. A&T data as well as data from other sources indicate that in Kaduna state, few children 6-23 month age group receive less than optimal dietary diversity. For example, the A&T Formative research indicated that only 21.6% of children received diets from the 4 our more food groups out of the seven food groups. Findings also revealed that fathers provide the financial resources for mothers to purchase the needed variety of food groups for the family while grandmothers teach the mother how to cook (R &PI 2017).
- One of the innovations is motivating fathers of children 6-23 months of age in rural areas to procure diverse foods to support adequate complementary feeding. Fathers will be reached through religious leaders, community gatherings/town hall meetings, mobile phone contacts, visits from health workers, and materials developed specifically for them.
- Formative research conducted by A&T and experiences of SPRING and WINNN projects shows that fathers have an important influence on the improving foods available for complementary feeding. The summary of the scope of work of this implementation learning is to develop and implement a package of community-based interventions to engage fathers in improving dietary diversity in their children’s diet. The project will be conducted in 3-4 LGAs of Kaduna state.
Essential Job Functions
- With supervision from the State Team Lead, provide technical oversight to Implementation Partner staff conducting the implementation research study and other project activities
- Coordinate and provide technical assistance to Research Assistants and assigned support staff as needed
- Provide TA to IYCF A&T sub-grantee in Kaduna state to improve the quality of Implementation Research to track the inputs, processes, outputs, and outcomes of the supervisor – health care worker, community volunteer connection to the community and households. This may include TA to develop work plans, including suggesting indicators and proposing data collection strategies, activities, analysis and reporting formats.
- Provide input on the design and implementation of qualitative studies and quantitative surveys for IYCF, including sampling strategies, survey instruments, survey implementation, data analysis, report writing, and dissemination of results.
- Actively participate in designing and conducting short, focused evaluation exercises, operational research at designated sites, with topics determined in cooperation with public, private/commercial, and NGO sectors at national and/or state level; and A&T country office to shed light on operational issues concerning implementation research and overall project activities in Kaduna state.
- Share data and lessons learned from these exercises with local, national, and regional partners to continue to build the knowledge base of IYCF.
- Keep abreast of international developments concerning Implementation Research strategies for IYCF programs and share state-of-the-art information, and approaches with A&T Nigeria and partners.
- Participate in various state working groups and task forces related to Implementation Research for IYCF and overall project activities.
- Other duties as assigned.
Required Skills and Qualifications
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in public health, nutrition, demography, statistics, or related field, with emphasis on quantitative analysis. Master’s preferred.
Experience:
- At least 5 years of IYCF Program and M&E experience in Nigeria (similar global experience may be acceptable) required with at least 1 year in a role providing technical input to a large-scale nutrition or public health/development project.
- Public health/nutrition field experience in designing, implementing, monitoring and reporting on various types of service delivery platforms (i.e. interpersonal communication, community mobilization and mass communication).
- Experience in analysis and interpretation of quantitative data, including experience drafting reports based on quantitative data
- Experience working with routine health facility and community reporting tools and the District Health Information system
Knowledge, skills and abilities:
- Knowledge of health and development programming in a developing country.
- Working knowledge of major donor policies (USAID, Global Fund) as well as international not-for-profit organizations.
- Proven ability to coordinate a multi-sectoral development project.
- Ability to organize systems to monitor administrative and implementation results.
- Basic budget tracking or financial management skills.
- Previous experience with website content development, success story writing, or social media a plus.
- Training and presentation skills would be an added advantage.
- Ability to work independently with initiative to manage high volume work flow.
- Cultural sensitivity and diplomacy.
- Excellent written, oral and interpersonal communication skills with ability to work as a team member.
- Ability to plan and prioritize own work under tight deadlines, as well as to work on own initiative and as a member of a team.
- Computer proficiency in Word, Excel, Internet and other relevant software.
- Ability to travel up to 50% of the time.
- Competency in survey design and implementation and experience in data analysis using Stata, SAS, EpiInfo, or SPSS strongly preferred.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in English; fluency in Yoruba strongly preferred.
Remuneration
The following is a summary of fringe benefits provided by FHI 360 to eligible employees:
Core benefits:
- Comprehensive medical plans (PPOs)
- Dental insurance
- Vision coverage
- Group life and AD&D insurance
- Health savings account
- Long-term disability
- Medical and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
- Dependent life insurance
- Business travel insurance
- Supplemental personal accident insurance
- Supplemental disability
- Life insurance
- Paid vacation, sick and parental leave
- 403(b) retirement plan
- Pension plan
Other benefits (will vary depending on work location):
- Public transportation program
- On-site fitness center
- Local credit union membership
- Health and wellness program
- Employee assistance program
- Qualified tuition programs (529 plans)
- Bicycle subsidy
- Legal assistance plan
- Pet insurance.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Deadline: 28th December, 2018.
Note
- The above job description summarizes the main duties of the job. It neither prescribes nor restricts the exact tasks that may be assigned to carry out these duties. This document should not be construed in any way to represent a contract of employment. Management reserves the right to review and revise this document at any time.
- FHI 360 is an Equal opportunity employer
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
- FHI 360 does not charge candidates a fee for a test or interview
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