Senior Officer, Global M/E

Job Title Senior Officer, Global M/E

Location

Lagos

Job Summary

• The Senior Officer, Global M/E, works as part of the International Medical Corps (IMC) M/E unit, will contribute to organizational development and strengthening of M/E systems in the organization. Particularly, by the implementation of the M/E Manual, standards, global data collection and reporting systems, and by coordinating the capacity building webinars with the Advisors and Director, Global M/E. The Senior Officer, Global M/E will work closely with the International Medical Corps staff at headquarters to ensure the highest quality standards are established and adhered to for global reporting.
• The Senior Officer, Global M/E is responsible for supporting the development and harmonization of effective monitoring and evaluation, supporting capacity building and training activities on M/E topics; ensuring coordination with all country missions for the collection of quarterly country report data; and promoting the development, adaptation, testing and mainstreaming of good practice in data collection, management, analysis, and dissemination.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function with or without reasonable accommodation.

Main Tasks And Responsibilities

Organizational Level:

• Contribute significantly to the team’s efforts to update minimum M/E standards, competency framework, and good practices in M/E documents; contribute to updating manuals, user aids, and training materials for field staff.
• Follow-up with Advisors, Global M/E on the implementation of strategy documents such as global M/E strategy, M/E Minimum Standards, M/E Competency Framework, and strategy for remote monitoring to ensure results management, accountability, and evidence building in high threat environments.
• Support country teams with their processes for data collection, compilation, analysis, and use of data to orient programming.
• Coordinate global reports, such as Global Country Report (GCR), including review, development of indicators jointly with QARI and distribution for the review.
• Liaise with the field in finalizing the data and provide technical support to the country missions in entering the data in the DHIS2 system.
• Responsible for the consolidation of global data and analysis of data for the board meetings and annual report, based on the GCR
• Provide the Communications Department with the final data and reports to share the data with colleagues in the organization and/or externally.
• Coordinate systems-building activities and strengthening standards through work with M/E team and QARI colleagues on updating/creating: i) the Global Indicator Bank; ii) the definitions GCR indicators; iii) Tool Catalogue; iv) M/E Manual; v) Donor Guidance and other related tasks/tool development.
• Support M/E teams’ efforts for implementing data management systems and transitioning from existing country-specific data management systems to the global system (DHIS2). This includes providing specific support to countries for their M/E and data management systems and leading on DHIS2 business requirements gathering for all field implementations.
• Lead on updating the One Corps page of M/E department.
• Support field teams and Advisors, Global M/E on the roll out and implementation of Satellite-based Tracking and Remote Monitoring (STARM) System.
• Develop and maintain global dashboards in Power BI.

M/E Support to Program:

• With the support of Advisors, Global M/E coordinate and harmonize monitoring and evaluation mechanisms and practices in the field of Health and Nutrition, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, Child Protection, WASH, Non-Food Items and Violence Against Women And Girls, for the Country Offices.
• Support to harmonize data collection tools, monitoring checklists, and supportive supervision mechanisms across all countries.
• Determine the appropriate data collection tool based on the purpose, advantages, and disadvantages of mobile data collection techniques.
• Support in designing simple and complex questionnaires using XLS or form builder (Kobo form builder, Ona form builder, etc.).
• Act as the M/E HQ focal point for International Medical Corps assigned countries, provide technical support to field teams for M/E related activities.
• Provide technical support for design, implementation, and analysis of periodic quantitative and qualitative data collection activities, including baseline and end of project assessments for the assigned countries.
• Assist the assigned country teams in data analysis, report writing, and presentations based on needs. Per request, cover for M/E Advisors in providing technical support to field teams for M/E related activities.

Program development:

• Maintain a repository of multi-sectoral needs assessment and situation analysis tools at IMC’s online platform.
• Support the field team by developing the results framework, theory of change, log frame, and M/E plan including indicators for existing and new projects.
• Provide technical input and quality assurance review for all reports and proposals in assigned county missions to meet donor and International Medical Corps’ requirements.

Capacity building and Human Resources:

• Update the M/E training module on a regular basis based on needs identified from the field.
• Coordinate the design of training curriculums with M/E Advisors and roll out the training for IMC and partner staff based on universally accepted and/or country protocols.
• Coordinate the M/E Community of Practice, including maintaining an updated list of M/E focal points and CoP members, working with M/E colleagues to design annual CoP plan, organizing session invitations and platform, designing and facilitating CoP sessions as needed, and disseminating learning tools.
• Facilitate training of HQ and field colleagues on data management solutions, such as DHIS2 and Ona.
• Lead the process of updating M/E-related training on WeLearn.

Quality improvement:

• Update M/E processes and related tools that support quality assurance for key program areas in collaboration with sector technical specialists.
• Perform program quality assurance activities such as data quality audits, partner capacity assessments, mid-term and final reviews, field monitoring, and evaluations.
• Promote the development, adaptation, testing and mainstreaming of good practice in needs assessment, project design, implementation, and monitoring.
• Manage the dissemination of results and briefings in full collaboration with IMC’s QARI staff for improved decision making.
• Work with teams to ensure that lessons learned from project evaluations are integrated into new proposals
• Contribute to organizational learning and knowledge management activities, including maintenance of M/E sections on an online platform.

Knowledge Management and Learning:

• With the support of the HQ M/E team, update existing KML mechanisms and processes for the organization
• Establish basic learning systems that incorporate program studies’ findings, lessons learned, achievements and gaps, and develop all the tools required to support learning practices.
• Follow up with Advisors, Global M/E to ensure that internal reviews and lessons learned workshops are organized according to the global KML guidelines.
• Perform other duties as assigned. The duties and responsibilities listed in this document are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and not necessarily comprehensive.

Minimum Qualifications

• Typically, a Bachelor’s Degree in Epidemiology, M/E, Evaluation, Social Sciences, Public Health, Statistics, or International Development. An equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
• Master’s degree is preferred
• 5+ years of applied experience in designing and implementing M/E activities, including 3+ years overseeing M/E tasks with humanitarian organizations in developing countries (Africa, Asia, and the Middle East).
• Background in M/E, project management, Participatory planning, Research, Epidemiology, public health, and/or health information management strongly preferred.
• Experience with M/E for large scale emergency response
• Familiar with M/E requirements for all major do