Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria (CCFN) was established in September 2010 by the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), with a national mandate as a specialized development agency responsible for overall coordination of development programs for the Catholic Church a role it plays within Church and Society Department of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN). CCFN is registered with Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and can enter into contracts and agreements as a juridic or corporate entity, this is to facilitate development intervention and relations with funding partners in order to achieve greater professionalism. However it remains to all intents and purposes an agency of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, working broadly as part of the Church and Society department of the CBCN but not limited to it. The Catholic Church in Nigeria has a total of 54 dioceses grouped into 9 provinces, serving an estimated Catholic population of about 30 million. CCFN serves as the umbrella organization supporting these regional institutions to implement programs based on local needs. CCFN works in the following core thematic areas: Health and HIV/AIDS, Good Governance, Education, Emergency Response, Peace building, Environment and Gender as cross-cutting area. As part of the universal mission of the Church, CCFN works with local and international faith based and secular organizations on the basis of rights and need, not creed, race or nationality.
- Location Abia
Job Summary
- The successful candidate will primarily ensure data availability in all provided platforms such that stakeholders are able to take data-guided decisions, particularly in reference to CBO efforts.
- The person will work with all service delivery focal persons to ensure that quality documentation in all provided national tools (electronic and paper-based) are carried out. He/She will manage the CBO database and be able to update reports to reflect the status of supported clients.
- He/She will work with the CCFN SI team to keep track of service delivery to CBO-led clients through prescribed reporting platforms. They will additionally ensure the availability of quality data through regular scheduled data verifications and validation activities.
- S/he will ensure the availability and use of Program Monitoring and Evaluation tools. S/he will assist in the general implementation of SI deliverables in the CBO-linked health facilities and contribute to the overall success of Caritas Nigeria’s objectives
Key Areas of Accountability
- Coordinate M&E activities for the CBO to ensure appropriate standards are established for data availability, quality, and general management.
- Monitor and ensure appropriate service documentation into the HIV/AIDS service delivery tools to be utilized by CBOs are achieved routinely.
- Ensure that medical record of all patients who are provided services daily are updated into the EMR.
- Ensure complete entries into the EMR of HTS and Treatment indicators.
- Assist with the generation and sharing with the program staff, clients’ appointments, missed appointments and IIT lists
- Participate in monthly Quality, Monitoring & Evaluation meetings to improve documentation and program data quality and reporting including data validation with other CBO technical staff.
- Generate and submit weekly and monthly program reports as required to CCFN and CBO leadership.
- Perform oversight functions over the DEAs
- Manage any special request from the facility or implementing partner (CCFN) as regards patients’ data or reports following the appropriate protocols.
- Responsible for PMM tools quantification and requisition.
- Participate in data abstractions and data entries during quality improvement activities.
- Conduct monthly documentation audit of folders and registers and flag areas that need improvement to the QI backstop.
- Ensures review of facility performance indicators by the team.
- Responsible for logistic support activities which include prompt supply of PMM and PME forms and registers in the course of project implementation to prevent of stock outs of same.
- Participate in relevant trainings, coaching sessions and other forums that increases job knowledge and improves overall quality.
- Participates actively in Data Quality Assurance (DQA) activities and other data quality and validation activities to ensure our data meets standards set for quality.
- Perform any other duties as deemed fit by the technical supervisors.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should submit a Letter of Application with a recently updated CV as a single PDF file format (as an attachment), and send to: zinnokaccessproject@gmail.com using the Job Title and applicant’s name as the subject of the email. E.g. “Usman OBI- ART NURSE or Johnson Bunmi- Programme Officer.
Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.