Management Sciences for Health (MSH) saves lives and improves hea.lth, especially among the wodd's poorest and most vulnerable people, by closing the gap between knowledge and action in public health. Working from more than 30country offices and our Arlington, Virginia, and Cambridge, massachusetts, USA, home oftlees, our staff from 65 nations is highly regarded for its technical expertise, integrity, and commitment to making a lasting difference in health. We live our mission to save lives and improve the health of the world's poorest and most vulnerable people by closing the gap between knowledge and action in public health.

Note: There are no relocation allowances availble lor these positions.
Interested persons may send comprehensive resume with a brief cover letter as ONE M8 Word document to Imsnigeria@msh.org not later July 23, 2010. If you wish to be considered for a post, please specify the position in the subject line.Note that if the underline instructions are not followed application will not be conisdered. Suitable candidates living with HIV/AIDS will have an added advantage.women are encouraged to apply.
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, OPERATIONS RESEARCHJ MONITORING & EVALUATION

MSH seeks to fill an opening for Associate Director, Operations ResearclvMonitoring & Evaluation tor its ncw award for Planning, Leadership and Accountability in Nigeria's Health Sector (PLAN-Health) program, which will focus on building the capacity of Nigerian civil society ol'ganizations (CSOs) and government agencies at the Federal, State and Local level to take owncrship and rcsponsibility lor programs on HIV/ AIDS and other health services. The program will apply lessons learned from the past Capacity Building project and on an ongoing basis,

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:
•The Associate Director will guide the development. Implementing and application of modern techniques in operations rescarch and Monitoring and Evaluation systems'for capacity building programs. The Associatc Dircctor will working closely with the team at project start-up to translate the results framework into measurable results with their corresponding outcomes and outputs, Once this process is complete the •Associate Director guides the process of designing and applying instruments for operations research including data collection, processing, analyses and application as part of the program's management decision making system,
•The Associate Director works closely with the Plan Health management team to prepare the semi-annual monitoring and evaluation exercise in which the whole tcam pauses to rcview progress against the plan, identify Icssons learned, make adjustments and move forward.
•The Associate Director also works Closely with the Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor in the Center for Leadership and Management at MSH/HQ in the design and implementation of more elaborate and long teml studics of the impact of organizational and hea lth systems strengthening activities which may be financed by non-project resources,
•The Associate Director documents the achievements and accomplishments of the implememation plan indicators against set perfomance targets,induding mid-ter m milestonesl benchmarks, annual and expected end-or-project results targets.He or she aids project staff in the preparation and submission ofjoumal and conference abstracts that contribute to knowledge on health systems strengthening.
•The Associate Director provides technical inputs to the technical team in order to assist in developing program goals and objectives as well as M&E tools and strategies and provides monitoring data to strategically inform tile decisions on project performance and future direction to the project. The Associate Director documents best practices and success stories; prepares docmnentation for potential program users and public relations purposes; and submits timely, high quality quarterly reports to USAID.

QUALIFICATIONS:
•Master's degree or higher in health system or social sciences research, program evaluation, or related field relevant to monitoring and evaluation.
•A minimum of 5 years senior-level experience in operation research/monitoring and evaluation oflarge internationally nmded health programs- including the use of data to infonn decision-making, planning, resource aIlocation, and other strategic initiatives. Preference given to candidates with USG experience and experience in HIV/AIDS and or capacity building of civil society organizations,
•Proficiency in evaluation design and development of indicators. Good working knowledge of descripti ve. inferential, and advanced statistics. Ability to obtain, analyze and interpret data and present findings in oral and written form,
•Experience in quantitative measurement of program impact; experience in communications-based training.
•Demonstrated competence in assessing priorities and in managing a variety of activities in a time-sensitive environment, and in mceting deadlines with attention to detail and quality.
•Willingness to travel within and outside Nigeria as required,


Location: ABUJA
Experience: 5 year(s)
Course of Study: Not Specified
Required Grade: Not Specified