Interns, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL), REACH Malaria

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PATH is a global nonprofit dedicated to achieving health equity. With more than 40 years of experience forging multisector partnerships and with expertise in science, economics, technology, advocacy, and dozens of other specialties, PATH develops and scales up innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing heath challenges. 

The Organization for Innovation in Public Health (OIPH, PATH’s local affiliate in Nigeria) seeks a Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Officer for the Nigeria project team for the USG-funded Reaching every at-risk community and household with malaria services (REACH Malaria) global contract. REACH Malaria aims to provide implementation support services and technical assistance to countries to accelerate progress in comprehensive delivery of facility and community-based  malaria services, including malaria case management, prevention of malaria in pregnancy (MiP), seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) as applicable, health systems strengthening, data collection and use for service delivery, and other malaria prevention interventions.   

The MEL Intern will provide technical and administrative support to the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning unit of the REACH project. S/he will support the project's monitoring, evaluation, and learning functions to ensure quality data collection, analysis, and use for evidence-based decision-making in malaria programming across target states in Nigeria.

S/he will assist with logistic processes in project-related documentation. S/he assists the State MEL Officers in providing oversight to routine activities such as LGA data validation meetings at health facilities, data entry, mentoring and monitoring visit. Additionally, s/he will assist in assuring that all MEL activities under the project are implemented in a timely and effective manner.

Responsibilities

In collaboration with the State MEL Officers and the in-country team, the M&E Intern will:

• Assist in the project’s quality assurance processes

• Participate in tracking activity progress against planned activities.

• Support in knowledge management activities, including documentation of success stories, lessons learnt, and activity reports.

• Assist in monitoring program implementation and use of resources.

• Take minutes during Technical Working Group (TWG) meetings or Data Review Meetings (DRMs).

• Responsible for archiving all activity reports in MOV folder

• Support timely collation of retirement supporting documents from the LGA and State offices and tracking of the status of accomplishment of deliverables.

• Support the review of data entries and running of data quality checks on DHIS2 and provide timely feedback to the LGAs and State team.

• Assist in periodic field monitoring visits and Spot Checks at the LGA or facility level to verify reported figures.

• Perform other official duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications

• Graduate degree in Public Health, Health Economics, Biostatistics, or a health-related field required.

• 1 year or less of experience in Public Health and health systems strengthening is required

• Demonstrated competence to assess priorities and manage a variety of activities in a time-sensitive environment and meeting deadlines with attention to detail and quality.

• Proficiency in Microsoft office Packages-Excel, Word, PowerPoint.

• Familiarity with mobile data collection tools like KoboCollect, ODK, or SurveyCTO is a plus.

• Excellent writing and presentation skills in English are essential.

• Training development and facilitation skills.

• Program Management skills.

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