Call for Application:  Monitoring & Evaluation Consultant – C19RM

Required services:      Consultancy services to support the ongoing COVID-19 Response Mechanism (C19RM) Implementation (GF M&E Unit).

Locations: Abuja (with travels)

Duration: 80 Days with Possibility of extension

No of Consultants: 2

Commencement Date: 13 June, 2023

Supervisor: Team Lead M&E, GF-HIV

Background

Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative (AHNi) is a non-profit organization that promotes socio-economic development by supporting global health and economic initiatives in Nigeria. It was established as indigenous organizational, registered in 2009 with its headquarter in Abuja, and presence in the four geopolitical regions of Nigeria.  It aims to provide technical assistance to the government and people of Nigeria in the implementation of public health and development programs. AHNi implements projects in HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, health systems strengthening, sexual and reproductive health/family planning and humanitarian projects for internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees in protection, health, and nutrition. AHNi also offers technical assistance and service delivery in integrated maternal, neonatal and child health (IMNCH), monitoring and evaluation (M&E), laboratory support, behavior change communication (BCC), policy and legislation, gender/key populations, public-private partnership (PPP), and grants management.

The Global Fund C19RM is designed to respond to COVID-19 in three ways: COVID-19 control and containment interventions, including personal protective equipment (“PPE”), diagnostics, treatment, communications, and other public measures. COVID-19-related risk mitigation measures for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria programs including, but not limited to, support for COVID-19 interventions needed to safely implement campaigns, community and health facility-level HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria programs; and Expanded reinforcement of key aspects of health systems, such as laboratory networks, supply chains, and community-led response systems to address advocacy, services, accountability, and human-rights-based approaches.

Hence, the consultant will support the implementation of C19RM implementation in Abuja with visits to supported states

Key roles:

The services of the Consultant working with the C19RM team will include but not limited to the following:

• Support demand creation activities to scale up COVID-19 screening amongst PLHIV
• Support research and program learning efforts where necessary
• Prepare reports and papers summarizing project results.
• Archiving and filing of M&E documents
• Prepare program-level analytic products
• Support printing of data collection and reporting tools
• Support the team to ensure timely submission of requests to management
• Support the team to conduct trainings
• Strengthen Data Quality Assurance processes and mechanisms for the GF project
• Any other duty assigned from time to time

Requirements:

• B. Tech, B.SC, or HND in statistics, pharmacy, microbiology, monitoring and evaluation or in relevant fields with 3 to 5 years post NYSC experience in project-level or state/national-level monitoring and evaluation system implementation for Global Health Initiatives. 
• Possession of a post graduate degree in a related field is an added advantage.
• Familiarity with Nigerian public sector health systems and NGOs and CBOs is highly desirable
• Excellent ability to communicate and maintain productive relations with the team; resourcefulness, flexibility, and ability to work in a fast changing and challenging environment.

Reporting line:

• The Consult will report to the Team Lead M&E, GF.HIV.

 Method of Application

Interested and Qualified candidates should send in their Curriculum Vitae to AHNi website gf_advert@ahnigeria.org.

Deadline for submission of application is June 9th, 2023.

Note:

• Only Applications submitted electronically, with subject bearing the position of interest will be treated.
• Suitability statement and CV must be in one MS Word
• Applicants must be resident in the state.