Job Opportunities at PLAN International

Plan International is an independent child-centred international development organisation committed to advancing the rights of children and fight against poverty. Plan has no religious, political and government affiliation. For over 75 years, we have supported girls and boys and their communities around the world to gain the skills, knowledge and confidence they need to claim their rights, free themselves from poverty and live positive fulfilling lives. Plan currently works in 70 countries including Nigeria.

Plan International officially started operations in Nigeria in 2014 and works to strengthen and promote the rights of children. Our programme is currently focused on basic education; improve community health services, youth and citizens' participation in governance and creating economic opportunities and livelihoods for the poor, building resilient communities through our emergency and humanitarian response. Plan Nigeria works with communities, civil society organisations, development partner government at all levels and the private sector.

We are currently implementing the Global Affairs Canada funded MNCH projects: Strengthening Health Outcomes for Women and children (SHOW) in Sokoto and Bauchi Opportunities for Responsive Neonatal and maternal health (BORN) in Bauchi state.

HEALTH COORDINATORS

PURPOSE
Provide technical support in the development and implementation of the project’s strategy to ensure proper quality of the program, improvements in gender sensitive and responsive health facility and community MNCH service delivery within a cluster of Local Government Areas, and local partners.
Work with Gender Equality Advisor and M&E advisor to ensure gender equality is mainstreamed at the local implementation level and project outputs are adequately documented to feed into Performance management framework.
Ensure compliance with all donor program and operational requirements.
The position will require 50% of time spent in the Local Government Areas and communities.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Supervise and monitor the capacity building activities of Health service providers including Community Health Workers (CHW) and other volunteer groups, in line with established standards.
Supervision of health services provision quality in the health facilities
Provide support to consultants working for the project.
Participate in the development/adaptation of state and local supportive supervisory mechanisms’ and its implementation including provision of feedback to the stakeholders and partners.
Participate in program research processes in the project, including facility assessments and identification of key needs to address service delivery gaps.
Work to strengthen linkages between health facilities, communities and Partners.
Work to ensure alignment of donor, Ministries of Health and Women Affairs, demand and supply side interventions, including addressing demand/supply side issues at cluster and facility levels, through strengthening of Quality improvement teams.
Contribute to the development of advocacy and community mobilization strategies, including IEC materials and radio messages to ensure service delivery issues are captured.
Work with health facilities, WDCs and partners to develop and monitor facility improvement plans, including application of standard based management and recognition protocols.
Contribute to the implementation of a gender responsive referral and emergency transport system at LGA and community levels in conjunction with NURTW, WDCs and other stakeholders.
Regularly review community and facility level data, including collection processes to track progress against planned service delivery outputs and outcomes, using Result Based Management BM methodologies.
Manage the project logistic processes at the cluster level to ensure regular supplies and materials are available within health facilities and with CBHWs.
Responsible for regular and timely reports, including success stories and best practices on all activities.
Provide regular updates on cluster areas to supervisors and other project team members to inform project programming decision making and advocacy efforts.
Carry out regular advocacies to local stakeholders to improve and sustain facility and community MNCH service delivery and demand creation.
Work with Gender Equality advisor in identifying and updating gender barriers to MNCH service delivery outcomes and addressing them through interventions.
Work with WDCa and partners to ensure safe spaces for greater participation of women and adolescent in decision making around MNCH issues.
Work with WDC’s and health workers for successful implementation of community outreach MNCH services, especially in hard to reach areas.
Participate in the design and maintenance of SMS platform, ensuring regular communication to identified.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
A first degree in Health related courses from a recognized higher institution.
At least 3 years practical work experience in the area of health service delivery programs, especially MNCH programs.
Experience working with PHC workers, local communities, Ward development communities and social groups.
Experience facilitating focus group discussions and trainings.
Good working knowledge of the Nigerian Health system especially at the PHC level.
Knowledge and experience with Donor program frame works and approaches will be an add advantage.

Languages:
Excellent command of English, a working knowledge of French will be an added advantage.

MONITORING AND EVALUATION COORDINATORS

PURPOSE
Support the development and implementation of monitoring and evaluation plan and corresponding instruments for MNCH project and implementing M&E strategies in compliance with the project Management tools and donor requirements. Participate in project reviews, assessment including internal data quality assessments, monitoring and evaluations.
Work closely with project colleagues and partners to facilitate continuity level data collection, analyse and present to project staff and stakeholders within catchment area.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Support regular monitoring data collection, verification, entry, spot checking, analysis, reporting and sharing, ensuring accurate, high quality household, community and facility level data is collected on all PMF (Performance Measurement Framework) indicators on a regular basis and as per agreed framework and timelines
Supports, coordinates and follows the development and implementation of Baseline, Midterm, End line and research studies in order to in form the M&E framnework,tools, systems and processes
Provides information and feed back to the M&E advisor to inform adjustments in project strategy, and to ensure that the project remains relevant and effective.
Work with project team members to ensure community level gender disaggregated data is collected, analyzed and presented for communities to make informed decisions on MNCH issues.
Ensure timely and high quality regular monitoring and evaluation reports are produced.
Provide regular and timely feedback on project progress against planned activities. outputs and results.
Ensure capacity building by regularly training and mentoring staff and partners for improved program monitoring and evaluation.
Support all operational and programme research processes.
Contribute to the technical support for staff and partners
Establish linkages with, and provide support to LGA HMIS officers in the state.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
A Degree or higher diploma in Statistics or Social or Health Sciences or an equivalent from a recognized higher institution.
At least 3 years practical work experience in monitoring & evaluation of public health programs especially MISCH programs.
Experience in Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation especially in community and household data collection processes.
Experience working with the DHIS 2.0 software is critical.
Knowledge and experience with software/statistical packages such as Microsoft Access SPSS, STATA, Epi Info. databases (Access) and spreadsheets (Excel).
Experience and ability to support large data collection processes and manage large data sets, including analysis, interpretation and presentation of both quantitative and qualitative data.
The position will require 50% of time spent in the Local Government Areas and communities.

Languages:
Excellent command of English, a working knowledge of French will be an added advantage.

MONITORING AND EVALUATION ADVISOR

PURPOSE
Provide leadership in developing mid implementation of monitoring and evaluation plant and corresponding instruments for MNCH project and implementing M&E strategies in compliance with the project management tools and donor requirements.
Take the lead in project reviews, assessment including internal data quality assessments, monitoring and evaluations.
This position will also be responsible for developing project staffs capacity is the area of progress and data gathering, verification and results monitoring.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Designs, develops and implements the comprehensive M&E framework/strategy, system and quantitative and qualitative tools, with a focus on health management information systems strengthening and incorporating mobile technology
Leads regular monitoring data collection, verification, entry, spot checking, analysis, reporting and sharing, ensuring accurate, high quality household, community and facility level data is collected on all PMF (Performance Measurement Framework) indicators on a regular basis and as per agreed framework and timelines
Supports, coordinates and follows the development and implementation of Baseline, Midterm, Endline and research studies in order to inform the M&E framework, tools, systems and processes
Provides information and feedback to the National Project Manager to inform adjustments in project strategy, and to ensure that the project remains relevant and effective.
Share and disseminate best practices on Program related lessons learnt in collaboration with Health Experts in the state.
Work with project team members to ensure community level data is collected, analyzed and presented for communities to make informed decisions on MNCH issues.
Ensure timely and high quality regular monitoring and evaluation reports are produced.
Set up and manage a project knowledge management system.
Provide regular and timely feedback on project progress against planned activities, outputs and results.
Ensure capacity building by regularly training and mentoring staff and partners for improved program monitoring and evaluation.
Provide technical leadership in operational and Programme research processes.
Provide overall technical guidance and supervision to the Project M and E coordinators.
Develop innovative strategies. including application of IT technology to engage the State Ministry of health Department of Planning, Research and Statistics and PHCDA on MNCH data collection and quality improvement.
Establish linkage with M and E units of existing MNCH projects in the state.
Fulfil Plan's Child Protection Policy at all times to prevent children from all forms of child abuses.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
A Bachelor's Degree in Statistics or Social or Health Sciences or an equivalent from a recognized university. Master's degree will be an added advantage.
At least 5 years practical work experience in Monitoring & of Public Health programs especially MNCH programs.
Experience in Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation especially in community and household data collection processes. including analysis of large data sets.
Experience in application of result based management tools.
Experience working with the DHIS 2.0 software is critical.
Proven understanding of programming concepts and Human Rights Approaches to Development.
Knowledge and experience with Donor program and M&E frameworks and approaches.
Thorough experience with the use of technology for data collection including mobiles phones and Global Positioning System (GPS) preferred.

Languages:
Excellent command of English. a working knowledge of French will be an added advantage.

TO APPLY
Applicants should send all applications and CV/Profile to plannigeriajobs@gmail.com

Note: Only application sent electronically by e-mail with the format "Location - Position" clearly indicated as as the subject of the mail will be considered.

DUE DATE: 25 March, 2016