Project Officer

Project Officer - MEAL (Nigerian Nationals Only) - (220000IV)

Description

**About CRS**

Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. CRS works to _save, protect, and transform _lives in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion or nationality. CRS’ relief and development work is accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health, agriculture, education, microfinance and peacebuilding.

**About Project**

The CORE Group Partnership Project (CGPP) is a multi-country, multi-partner initiative providing financial support, on-the-ground technical guidance and support to strengthen host country efforts to eradicate polio. The premise of this project is to work through existing networks of international and local NGOs with established child survival activities in high-risk areas of priority countries. A country-level Secretariat coordinates the work of CORE group members in a manner that complements the work of other implementing partners. The work of all CORE members is in support of the national action plan for polio eradication, 5-year health plans and consistent with national MDG goals.

**Job Summary**

Under the guidance of the MEAL Manager, the MEAL Officer will be responsible for all MEAL related activities including, but not limited to monitoring progress on project indicators, M&E tools reviews, tracking and monitoring of state M&E activities, ensuring project target objectives are met, conducting data quality assessments and audits, database management, as well as the compilation of weekly, monthly, and quarterly MEAL related reports.

**Roles and Key Responsibilities**:

- Under the guidance of the MEAL Manager, contribute to regular analysis of field data from focal states and provide feedback as necessary.
- Conduct regular monitoring to focal states for data verification to ensure data integrity, precision, reliability, timeliness, and validity.
- Working closely with the MEAL Manager to track and monitor the implementation of detailed implementation plans (DIPs) developed from the states.
- Provide support to the state MEAL officers to maintain the functionality of the project’s devices for data reporting.
- Develop and revise (periodically) the SOP for the project’s device management.
- With guidance from the MEAL Manager and working with the State MEAL officers, lead the pilot and field test of data tools.
- Assist in compiling and harmonization annual training plans from states.
- Prepare Issues Log and keep a record of the Issues addressed, including updating of Change Management Procedure (CMP) tool.
- Work closely with the MEAL Manager to maintain the project’s database.
- Ensure the archiving of state reports, DIPs, supervisory visits reports, and filing of blank data tools at the Secretariat.
- Work closely with the Secretariat Project leads to plan Technical Working Group meetings.
- Prepare weekly M&E activities status report from states and share them with the management team.
- Provide inputs to research activities and writing of articles for publications as required.
- As guided by the management team and working closely with the MEAL Manager, support the planning and implementation of KAP surveys, annual DQA exercise, After Action Reviews and Intervention assessments and evaluations.

**_Required Languages_** - Fluency in written and spoken English is required, ability to speak Hausa will be an Advantage.

**_Travel_** - Must be willing and able to travel up to 75% and stay in difficult environments.

**_Knowledge, Skills and Abilities_***
- Excellent written and oral communications skills in English.
- Excellent report writing skills
- Excellent analytical skills with the ability to detect and report inconsistencies
- Excellent organizational skills with great attention to detail
- Ethical conduct in accordance with recognized professional and organizational codes of ethics
- Proactive, resourceful, solution-oriented and results-oriented
- Ability to work collaboratively
- Ability to multitask and deliver work to tight deadlines.

**Preferred Qualifications**
- Familiarity with relevant donors’ regulations is a plus.
- Strong knowledge and proven experience on developing and analyzing logical and conceptual framework.
- Ability to train Partners and staff on developing and maintaining the M&E system.
- Demonstrate good knowledge and understanding of the Polio Eradication program.
- Demonstrable understanding of and commitment to promoting gender equity and the interests of vulnerable people.

**Supervisory Responsibilities**:none

**Key Working Relationships**:
**Internal**:Secretariat Director, Deputy Secretariat Director, MEAL Manager, RI-PIO, GHSA -PM, MEAL Officers, State Team Leads, Senior MEAL Officer.

**External**:NPHCDA, Rotary, GAVI, BMGF, WHO, UNICEF, SPHCDA, NCDC

Qualifications

**Basic Qualifications**
- Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics, Moni