Job vacancy for Measurement Specialist in Abuja

This position will sit within the structure of one of the consortium partners. . The position will be based in Abuja Nigeria and report to SFH's Managing Director and PSI's Regional Director of West and Central Africa. 
The Measurement Specialist will be responsible for providing performance monitoring oversight of the Expanding Social Marketing Project in Nigeria (ESMPIN)  as well as strengthening the capacity of the SFH Family Planning (FP) and Research Departments in the areas of performance monitoring and research.
RESPONSIBILITIES

• Refining, implementing and evaluating measurement indicators and targets
• Data collection and analysis to determine the results of FP/RH/MNCH/Malaria social marketing programs
• Developing research designs for FP/RH/MNCH/Malaria including study designs, questionnaire development, analysis and dissemination
• Working closely with USAID/Nigeria in finalizing/refining appropriate indicators, and with staff at all levels of the ESMPIN in design and implementation of the Monitoring and Evaluation plan

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum 5-8 years experience in one or more large-scale social marketing and BCC program
• A Master's degree or higher in public health, international development, research or a related degree is required
• Demonstrated ability to select appropriate measures acceptable to USAID for the project to measure outputs, trends and outcomes in social marketing
• Experience in the design, management, analysis, and dissemination of behavioral research in public health, especially FP/RH/MNCH/Malaria
• Experience in training, monitoring and supervising all levels of program and service delivery staff in collection, interpretation and reporting and use of FP/RH/MNCH/Malaria social marketing and BCC data

Interested candidates should apply at www.psi.org.
Closing date: 08 Jan 2011