MONITORING AND EVALUATION OFFICER/ASSISTANT AND FINANCE OFFICER JOBS IN A CHILD AND FAMILY HEALTH DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

A new internationally funded development project seeks the following candidate for immediate placement in a new Abuja office to manage an innovative advocacy in child and family health project.

MONITORING AND EVALUATION OFFICER/ASSISTANT

JOB DESCRIPTION
Staff will be engaged on the basis of 1 year renewable contracts over 3 years
The M&E officer MUST be passionate about using data to track the performance of the project.
S/he will operationalise the M&E framework of the project by developing the M&E plan; tracking and evaluating all activities and conducting baseline, midterm and end line evaluations
Develop and review annual M&E budgets and work-plans for grantee and sub-grantees.
Develop and implement M&E reporting guidelines and systems designed to inform the direction of the project, including data quality and data use strategies;
Ensure the alignment of research and M&E activities with program goals, and contribute to the development of annual work-plans to identify project targets and ensure inclusion of M&E activities;
Train grantee and sub-grantee M&E staff on M&E guidelines, survey instruments, data collection tools, and other tools for M&E.

REQUIREMENTS
The ideal candidate will have 3-4 years’ experience conducting M&E in an international environment or a donor funded public health or rights based program;
Knowledge of statistical software (such as SPSS, EPI-INFO)
Strong interest and competences in data collection and analysis
First degree in the Social Sciences having read statistics
A post-graduate Degree in Demography, Statistics, Sociology, Development Studies or Public Health will be an advantage.

FINANCE OFFICER

JOB DESCRIPTION
Under the direction of the Director of Grants and Finance, the Finance Officer will make and manage budgets and be responsible for ensuring compliance with contractual requirements of donor funds.
S/he will assist the Director of Grants and Finance to ensure the accurate keeping of all books of accounts for projects; including checking account, supply registers and all accounting records;
Ensure compliance with the contractual financial requirements of the project; support accounting workflows of the office
The incumbent will also be required to prepare financial reports for projects, monitor and track obligations arid expenditure as well as analyze burn rates; provide training and backstopping on the accounting systems.

REQUIREMENTS
The ideal candidate will possess a First degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or in any other relevant field
2-5 years of post National Youth Service experience, of which at least 1 year must be in similar role in a donor funded program
A candidate with professional accounting qualification; proven ability to management grants; excellent computer skills with specialty in spread sheet, accounting software or a relevant Post Graduate Degree will have an advantage

TO APPLY
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their CV and 1 page letter of application to: recruit4advocacy@gmail.com

Please insert applicant’s full name and post applied for in the subject of the E-mail.

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview.

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Deji Sadiq, a.k.a DEJI OF LAGOS is a LASU trained Economist turned freelance journalist, a Blogger, an information strategist, a public affairs analyst and a committed activist with a passion for equal opportunities.