I am Dr. Uzodinma Adirieje; Deputy National President - Nigerian Association of Evaluators, National Coordinator - Afrihealth Optonet Association, and Country Director - Health Systems and Projects Consultants Ltd. I have fifteen over years’ experience in capacity building and implementing large-scale
and complex M&E of projects/programs including nutrition and food security
interventions; and surveys to collect individual, household, community and
facility level data. I conducted and supervised the M&E of the HIV and AIDS
Home-Based Care (HBC) component of the Global Fund Round 9 in the 36 States and
FCT, and was a Trainer/Resource Person and Supervisor for training of 125
persons from the 36 States and FCT on M&E, under Civil Society for HIV/AIDS
in Nigeria [CiSHAN] during 2010-2011. I was a consultant to Federal Ministry of
Health and Unicef on Joint Annual Review [JAR] for the Evaluation of Nigeria’s
National Strategic Health Sector Development Plan [SHSDP] in Akwa Ibom State in
2012. Since 2012, I have served as Technical Consultant to the Country
Coordination Mechanism [CCM] on oversight visitations to evaluate Global Fund-supported
projects and sites in Kebbi, Akwa Ibom, Anambra and Rivers States.
I was
the GAVI consultant that provided monthly routine immunization (RI) monitoring
and supportive supervision and capacity building in 250 (two hundred and fifty)
health centres in the twenty-seven LGAs in Imo State during 2012-2014. I
am an M&E practitioner, facilitator/teacher and implementer, at home with
and engaged in the development and application of appropriate M&E methods
and tools; including performance indicators, logical framework approach (LFA), logic
model, M&E Framework, impact evaluation, theory-based evaluation, formal
surveys, rapid appraisal methods, participatory methods, public expenditure
tracking surveys, and cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analysis. I am
routinely involved with/engaged in data collection, analysis, information
gathering and report writing using questionnaires, face-to-face interviews,
telephone interviews, group techniques, in-depth reviews, facilitated
workshops, focus group discussions (FGDs), and documents reviews. I routinely
coordinate M&E activities to ensure coherence of approaches across
projects/programmes and organizations; using the following four approaches to
impact evaluation: randomized evaluation design, quasi-experimental design, population comparison with a non-equivalent
control group, and rapid assessment using group interviews, key informants,
case studies and secondary data.
I was the
consultant of World Bank and National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA)
that developed Imo State Multi-sectoral HIV/AIDS M&E Plan, and sole
consultant for ‘Development of the Global Fund for AIDS, TB and Malaria
Comprehensive Manual of Procedures’ for Nigeria in 2012. In 2014, I undertook
data quality self-assessment (DQS) of RI in Njaba and Owerri West LGAs of Imo
State on behalf of the National Primary Health Care Development Agencies
(NPHCDA). I possess strong capacity and experience in planning and organizing
surveys and field work/logistics. I have a network of experienced enumerators,
supervisors, and data entry clerks and ability to mobilize and retain them all
over Nigeria. I have proven experience with data quality assurance mechanisms
(field work management, data entry programming, etc.) on Global Fund
grants/projects. I am familiar and experienced with both field and
central-based data entry methods as may be desired.
I have
received the following additional M&E/evidence-generation related trainings
from the USAID/Measure Evaluation/MSH: Optimizing your M&E team's
performance: Improving internal communication and dealing with conflict;
Overcoming the challenge of building and leading effective M&E teams for
public sector, NGO and civil society organizations; The Virtual Leadership
Development Programme (a Diploma course); Country Ownership &
Organizational Capacity Building; and Creating an Enabling Environment for
M&E Community of Practice [CoP]. I have also received training in
Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) and Data Management; use and
application of QuickBooks software; and Peer Participatory Rapid Health
Assessment for Action (PPRHAA). I am a World Bank-trained Sexual and
Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) advocate and Health Economist, with
involvement in monitoring and evaluation (M&E) as an implementer, supervisor
and trainer since 2010. I also hold a doctoral degree in Optometry from the
College of Medicines and Health Sciences of Imo (now Abia) State University in
1988. A widely-travelled person, I am Fellow of the Academy for Capacity
Building (FACB), a member of the management steering committee of the Nigeria
Association of Evaluators (NAE), and belong to several professional bodies
including the Nigeria Institute of Management (NIM) and Chartered Institute of
Personnel Management of Nigeria (CIPM).
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