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Job For Program Analyst at the North East Regional Initiative, 12th February, 2019


The North East Regional Initiative (NERI) Nigeria - An International Development Organization is seeking applications from suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:
Job Title: Program Analyst Location: Abuja Position Summary
  • The Program Analyst processes the high volume of information generated by program activities, including learning activities, as well as open-source, third-party reporting and data collected by field staff to formulate program strategy recommendations to the senior management team.
  • Reporting to the Deputy Chief of Party - Programs, the Program Analyst closely collaborates with the program’s Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Specialist as well as Reporting Officer to lead learning and communication efforts.
Reporting & Supervision:
  • The Program Analyst reports to the Deputy Chief of Party - Programs, and works in close collaboration with the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Specialist, the Reporting Officer, as well as the USAID/OTI Deputy Country Representative. The position is based in Abuja.
Primary Responsibilities Primary responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
  • In collaboration with the MEL Specialist, develop and supervise the implementation of innovative data collection techniques and tools, including working with external service providers to develop research and learning activities.
  • At the request of USAID/OTI and the senior management team, conduct desk reviews or lead field research encompassing large, difficult and diverse problem sets.
  • Contribute to cluster-level or program-level evaluations.
  • Analyze the mass of information generated by program activities (activity notes, final evaluation reports, background sections of grant write-ups), as well as learning activities (for example, influence mapping reports, cluster evaluations) and open-source, third-party reporting to formulate program strategy recommendations to the senior management team.
  • In close collaboration with the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Specialist, ensure that lessons learned from past activities are reflected in the design and writing of new activities.
  • Collaborate with the Reporting Officer on the drafting of weekly, semi-annual and ad-hoc reports as it relates to analytical, research pieces.
  • Monitor the geographic footprint of the program’s activities to ensure that it stays relevant.
  • Participate in weekly meetings with M&E team to determine priority tasks and provide support as necessary.
  • Represent the program in meetings with USAID, Government of Nigeria and other stakeholders.
  • Any other task at the request of the senior management team.
Required Skills & Qualifications
  • Ability to work autonomously and take initiative to generate valuable findings and communicate them in a timely manner.
  • Prior experience with USAID or US Government funded projects is highly desirable.
  • Attention to detail and ability to follow up on tasks to completion is required.
  • Experience of working in a conflict environment is a plus.
  • Written and spoken fluency in English is required.
  • Fluency in one or more of the local state languages in the North Eastern part of Nigeria is preferable.
  • University degree in International Development, Social Sciences, Economics, or related field is required.
  • 2 years’ experience in the management of field monitoring, evaluation design, empirical and statistical analysis, management information systems and/or information management design is required.
  • At least 4 years of general work experience is required.
  • Proficiency at using Microsoft office software: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc. is required.
  • Qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis skills and experience are required.
    How To Apply Interested and qualified candidates should submit the following documents below to: [email protected] Please reference the Job Title and Location on the subject line, your Cover Letter and Resume/CV. Documents Include:
  • A current Resume or Curriculum Vitae (CV) listing all job responsibilities; AND
  • A cover letter.
 
 Application Deadline 25th February, 2019.