Monitoring and Evaluation Officer at ActionAid (AA) Nigeria

ActionAid (AA) Nigeria is an affiliate of ActionAid International, which is a global alliance of organisations working towards achieving a world without poverty and injustice in which every person enjoys the right to a life with dignity. As a large and visible development organisation, we work in more than 40 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and America. Our expertise lies in community-led approaches to development and working through partnerships with the poor and other grass root organisations.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

Location: Gashua, Yobe
Employment Type: Full-time
Responsible to: M&E Advisor
Line Management: N/A
Grade: 6

Job Purpose

• The post holder will provide technical support and guidance in meeting the monitoring and evaluation requirements of the humanitarian and resilience projects.
• S/he will develop strategy and expertise on the results framework, key milestones, and monitoring & evaluation plan for the project and support the Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning activities for the field offices.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Actively participate in the development and review of all routinely generated field level reports, with the emphasis on Monitoring quality and describing programme results.
• Participate and contribute to programme planning and implementation, contributing to work plans and M&E plans.
• Prepare monthly internal reports, including collation and reporting of data, and contribute towards regular donor reports.
• ImplementLessons learnt activity monthly with the Project team for data driven decision makingand effective implementation.
• Collaborate with other programme staff to ensure every staff knows and understands their role in M&E
• Monitor trainings and workshops, providing support to measuring training output&outcome.
• Facilitate trainings and workshops, particularly those focusing on developing the capacity of partner’s skills and abilities in monitoring and evaluation.
• Work closely with the team to establish the internal M&E systems, track project plans, and ensure data quality and use of data reporting tools.
• Conduct monthly and quarterly DQA for project in Yobe State.
• Support the implementation of project’s M&E systems, including establishing and updating the project’s database.
• Perform any other related duties assigned by line manager.

Person Specification
Education / Qualifications:

• First degree in Social Sciences or related field is essential.
• Membership of relevant professional bodies is desirable.

Experience:

• At least three (3) years post NYSC work experience, 2 of which should be in the Humanitarian and Development sector is essential.
• Experience in monitoring and evaluation of project or related programme is essential.
• Ability to use the District Health Information System (DHIS)/or any other database software is desirable.

Skills / Abilities:

• Demonstrated relevant technical skills in analysing quantitative and qualitative data.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs, i.e., Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc., and the ability to use various statistical software programmes such as Tableau, Power BI, SPSS, Epi Info, Atlas, NVivo etc. 
• Excellent communication (oral and written) skills.
• Strong organizational and report-writing skills.
• Excellent planning and prioritisation skills.
• Strong analytical/problem-solving skills.
• Extensive knowledge of reporting procedures, best practices, guidelines, and tools for monitoring, evaluation and learning, including impact evaluation.
• Demonstrated supervisory skills, and ability to work well on a team.

Remuneration
ActionAid offers competitive terms of employment.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Cover Letter and Curriculum Vitae in a single MS Word attachment to: Vacancy.Nigeria@actionaid.org using the Job Title and Location (e.g., Monitoring and Evaluation Officer - Yobe) as the subject of the mail.

Note

• Only electronically submitted forms will be considered. Submitted or Scanned CVs will be disregarded.
• Applications from young people, women, persons with disability and candidates from the Northeast and Northwest are particularly encouraged.

Application Deadline 4th September, 2024.