Monitoring and Evaluation Officer at DKT International

DKT InternationalLagos, Nigeria Data and Artificial Intelligence

Full Time

Nigeria is Africa’s most populous country and the 7th most populous country in the world with over 175 million people. Nigeria has continued to grow, urbanize, and modernize and it is projected that at its current growth rate, it will reach a population of about 450 million people by 2050 and will be the 3rd most populous country in the world. However, Nigeria also stands at number '2’ in the world for number of people living with HIV-with about 3.3 million infected. At present, 45% of the entire population is younger than 18 years old, which has serious and important implications for Nigeria’s population growth. One can postulate that in the next ten years, almost half of Nigeria’s population will be reaching reproductive age. At the moment, approximately 45 million Nigerian women are of reproductive age and maternal mortality rates are high at 630 deaths/100,000 live births and neonatal mortality rate at 39 deaths/1000 births. Furthermore, 20% of Nigerian women report an unmet need for family planning and total fertility rate is high at 5.7 children per woman. Nigeria currently has a contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR) of 17.5% CPR but Nigeria’s Minister of Health has made reaching 36% contraceptive prevalence rate by 2018, a national goal. DKT Nigeria will contribute to reaching that goal by providing a variety of contraceptive options such as condoms, IUDs, oral contraceptives, emergency contraceptives, injectables and implants, using innovative marketing. In addition, DKT will target adolescents with youth-friendly reproductive services by branding and promoting products that will take into play the multi-cultural character of Nigeria, and through advertising especially via modern market advertising like social media. DKT will help Nigeria realize its female reproductive health goals by providing effective, safe, affordable and quality contraceptive products aimed at reducing misconceptions about birth control, increasing HIV prevention awareness and confronting HIV transmission, increasing contraceptive options, ease of choice and accessibility through innovative marketing strategies and wide distribution across the country. DKT will distribute these products using a social marketing approach, which leverages the private and public sectors, targets the urban and rural communities and promotes open communication and re-education about family planning, sex, and birth control. In 2014, DKT Nigeria sold over 16 million condoms, more than 60,000 IUDs, and became one of the first programs globally to offer Sayana Press injectable contraceptives, selling 18,900. This translates into 871,927 couple years of protection.

DKT INTERNATIONAL is the largest private provider of family planning and reproductive health products and services in the developing world. The M&E Officer will lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of monitoring, evaluation, research, and learning systems to support evidence-based decision-making. The role will ensure high-quality data collection, analysis, and reporting to strengthen program performance, accountability, and learning across interventions.

Key Responsibilities

Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning

Design and implement M&E frameworks, tools, and checklists aligned with project goals, indicators, and donor requirements.
Develop and implement data quality assurance (DQA) mechanisms to ensure accuracy, completeness, and reliability of data.
Coordinate data collection, entry, validation, and management processes across program activities
Develop data analysis plans in line with reporting and learning needs
Maintain M&E systems, databases, results frameworks and trackers.

Data Analysis, Research & Insights

Analyze routine monitoring data and generate insights for decision-making and program improvement.
Develop and implement research plans to inform marketing and communication strategies, including digital and mass media campaigns.
Lead design and administer quantitative research (e.g., consumer surveys), including appropriate sampling methodologies
Analyze qualitative and quantitative data using statistical and analytical tools
Translate data into actionable insights to support innovative social marketing interventions

Reporting & Knowledge Management

Interpret data findings and produce clear, concise reports, dashboards, briefs, and data visualizations
Coordinate preparation by compiling inputs from sales and program implementation
teams to produce cohesive reports for timely submission.
Draft high-quality narrative and analytical sections of reports
Maintain grant performance trackers and dashboards

Field Monitoring

Conduct regular field visits to health facilities, partner outlets, and project sites to monitor program implementation
Track commodity consumption, stock levels, and uptake patterns of family planning services at the facility level
Validate reported data through spot checks and verification exercises
Identify implementation challenges, data gaps, and opportunities for program improvement
Provide feedback to program teams to strengthen service delivery and reporting accuracy.

Stakeholder Engagement

Engage with donors, government stakeholders, and partners on M&E-related matters
Provide regular updates on program performance and achievements
Support alignment of program implementation with donor M&E requirements
Participate in technical working groups, review meetings, and stakeholder engagements

Capacity Building & Technical Support

Train and mentor staff, partners, and field teams on M&E tools, methodologies, and best practices
Support the development of data collection tools and guidelines
Promote a culture of data use for decision-making within the organization
Provide ongoing technical support to improve data quality and reporting systems

Grant Performance Management

Monitor progress against grant indicators and targets, and proactively flag risks or delays
Support implementation and tracking of grant-specific M&E frameworks
Ensure alignment between program implementation and grant commitments

What are we looking for?

Bachelor’s degree or higher in health management & marketing, public health, health informatics, information sciences, behavioral sciences, epidemiology, population studies, or a related field;
At least 3 years’ experience designing and implementing M&E activities for similar programs with strong consumer and marketing inputs;
Proven experience designing and implementing M&E frameworks, including: routine data collection, data quality assurance, and data use;
Experience in measuring activity outcomes and supporting activity supervision inM&E
Experience in both quantitative and qualitative data collection, aggregation, analysis and report writing;
Proven experience with statistical analysis software, such as SPSS, STATA, or R.
Experience with data collection platforms (e.g., ODK, KoboToolbox)
Proven experience with software to analyze qualitative data (such as Ethnograph or nViVo) is preferable;
Strong writing and organizational skills, excellent interpersonal skills, mentoring and capacity building skills; a strong track record of writing and/or publishing research reports will be considered a plus;
Familiarity with M&E tools and methodologies
Ability to interpret data and explain findings to non-technical audiences;
Ability to communicate clearly in English, including speaking and writing;
Ability to travel out of Lagos for M&E related field work.