Mel Officers at South Saharan Social Development Organization (SSDO)

South Saharan Social Development Organization (SSDO) is a duly registered NGO based in Enugu, Nigeria with a primary focus of equipping young women and men with the social, health, economic, educational and political skills needed to survive and compete favourably in a vastly changing and urbanizing sub Saharan Africa SSDO is rapidly growing and expanding and is looking for experienced and passionate people to join our team of highly dedicated professionals.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Mel Officer

Location: Enugu

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Set up the monitoring and evaluation system.
• Develop the overall framework of the monitoring and evaluation activities.
• Clarify the responsibilities and prepare the work plan and the detailed budget for the monitoring and evaluation activities.
• Supervise the work of the Monitoring and Evaluation office staff.
• Provide guidance and technical support.
• Guide and coordinate the review of programme log frames including.
• Provide technical advice for the revision of performance indicators.
• Ensure that realistic intermediate and end-of-programme targets are defined.
• Supervise all research studies.
• Ensure inclusion of monitoring and evaluation activities in the work plan.
• Ensure implementation of monitoring and evaluation activities.
• Coordinate the preparation of all monitoring and evaluation reports, guide staff and executing partners in preparing their progress reports in accordance with approved reporting formats and ensure their timely submission.
• Undertake regular visits to the fields to support implementation of monitoring and evaluation, check the quality of data produced, and to identify where adaptations might be needed, monitor the follow up of evaluation recommendations with Programme staff.
• Foster participatory planning and monitoring; organize and provide refresher training in monitoring and evaluation for programmes and partner staff.
• Facilitate, act as resource person, and join if required any external supervision and evaluation missions,
• Identify the need and the TORs for specific monitoring and evaluation activities; recruit, guide and supervise consultants or organizations that are contracted to implement special surveys and studies required for evaluating programme effects and impacts.

Lessons Learned:

• Consolidates a culture of lessons learning involving all project’s staff and allocate specific responsibilities.
• Facilitate reflection exercises on key internal and external research produced to promote evidence-based planning.
• Identify and participate in networks that may yield lessons that can benefit implementation of the monitoring and evaluation.

End-user Accountability:

• Develop field complaints mechanism, related processes and procedures to ensure that programmes have access to and are able to respond to community feedback.
• Coordinate with programmes the implementation of complaints mechanism including the quality and timeliness of replies provided to beneficiaries complaints.
• Professional Knowledge and Experience.
• A University Degree in Social Sciences, Development studies, Statistics, Economics or related field.
• At least 3 years work experience in planning processes, performance management, monitoring and evaluation, capacity building in large governmental or international organization.
• Excellent command of spoken and written English.

Competencies

• Excellent knowledge of advanced statistics and research methodology including skills in sampling techniques and use of computer software for statistical and other relevant applications.
• Proven skills in critical thinking, assessment and analysis, strong competency in conceptualizing and designing strategic frameworks.
• Excellent communication, team building and training skills with the ability to establish and maintain effective working relations in and outside the Agency.
• Ability to work effectively in multi-cultural environment.
• Ability to undertake regular field visits and interact with different stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability in report writing and presentation.

Application Closing Date
20th March, 2017.

How to apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV's to: [email protected].

Note: Women are strongly encouraged to apply.