Programme Officer (Lagos TB Grant) at Damien Foundation – Belgium

Damien Foundation (DFB) is a non-profit humanitarian medical organization affiliated with Damien Foundation Belgium (DFB) and is supporting the Federal Government of Nigeria through the National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme (NTBLCP) in Oyo, Osun, Kwara, Ondo, Ogun, Ekiti and Lagos States. As the Sub Recipient (SR) to LSMOH TB project under Global Fund Grant, DFB has been vested with the responsibility of implementing Active TB case finding programme across the 20 Local Government Areas in the State.

In order to strengthen the implementation of the Global Fund TB Grant program in Lagos State, Damien Foundation Nigeria (DFB) is seeking for qualified person to fill up the position below:

Job Title: Programme Officer (Lagos TB Grant)

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Contract
Organizational Unit: Programme Departments

Duties and Responsibilities

Provide technical support and oversight on programme, monitoring and evaluation of the Global Fund project.
Ensure that the implementation of programme, monitoring and evaluation activities are in line with the projects implementation plan and meets the donor and project’s M&E needs.
Provide technical support to state officers in ensuring that programmatic data/indicators are accurately captured, and reported according to set guidelines.
Represent and make appropriate presentations to stakeholders at various forum on programme activities, achievements and deliverables and other M&E activities
Support the development and design of the M&E framework, tools and project M&E plans, guidelines and ensure efficient data management processes
Provide continuous technical lead to project team on programme, data management and regularly analyse data, highlight important programmatic gaps and coordinate with program management and others in addressing these gaps.
Conduct routine monitoring and supportive supervisory visits to project sites, including patients care, data verification and validation and data quality assessments (DQAs)
Ensure regular maintenance of database/information system, projects training database and programmatic progress updates that documents achievements on a regular basis.
Support monitoring activities to project sites, collation/analysis of monitoring reports for program feedback and decision making
Facilitate the preparation/production of project reports,
Provide technical support to PPM (Global Fund Project) including development of survey instruments, survey implementation, data analysis and report writing under the guidance of the Programme Manager and Country Representative

Education / Experience

Applicants must have a Degree in Medicine (MBBS or MBChB)
Experience: 2-5 years working on TB related projects
Possession of an MPH or post graduate degree in a related field is desirable
At least 5 years progressive experience working in Tuberculosis-related programmes/projects in Nigeria
Experience in Monitoring and Evaluation in related health fields and programs in developing countries:
Working experience with GFATM-supported projects or any other donor funded programs is desirable.
Experience with private, public and community health practice is desirable
Competency in Microsoft Office, SPSS/Epi-Info or STATA
Applicant’s experience must reflect the knowledge, skills and abilities listed above
Age: Not more Than 45 years