Junior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer at Neem Foundation

Neem Foundation is Non-Governmental Organisation that is committed to improving the lives of those affected by the North- East insurgency in Nigeria through building inclusive communities, providing and raising the standards of psycho-social care and countering extremist narratives.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Junior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

Location: Borno

Details

• The Junior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will report to the Senior M&E Officer, and will be responsible for implementing partners to provide strategic guidance to Monitoring and Evaluation on all Neem Foundation projects.
• S/he will support Neem Foundation’s M&E activities across all sectors including periodic assessments / surveys and routine gathering of project implementation information collection in our field office.
• S/he will implement efficient systems for accountability to beneficiaries, donors and other stakeholders, and will collate and archive project documentation; and foster cross-learning among all projects.

Duties and Responsbilities

• Support the development and regular updating of Neem Foundation’s M&E tools, approaches, frameworks and databases;
• Support the Senior M&E Officer on the field to monitor all projects’ implementation progress on a regular basis against Neem Foundation’s quality standards and international humanitarian principles through monitoring visits, data quality audits, spot check against reports and review of implementation reports;
• Support implementing partners in collection and analysis of data (method, formats, software, etc.), indicator measurement, feedback and complaint mechanisms, negative impact analysis, etc.
• Provide technical support to HQ Programme Leads on the implementation of monitoring and evaluation activities, data management and integration of cross-functional issues;
• Support project wide assessments and surveys including baseline and other evaluative surveys. This might entail leading recruitment, orientation, deployment and management of external consultants;
• Support learning and knowledge management within all projects and ensure such best practice is communicated across Neem Foundation; and
• Ensure robust and participatory beneficiary accountability and feedback mechanisms are established, used and reported against.

Minimum Education Requriements

• A Bachelor or Masters’ degree in social sciences / Statistics / or related fields.
• Specialized knowledge and training in statistical software (IBM SPSS, NVIVO, STATA, ATLAS.TI) and/or data processing

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• 2-3 years’ experience in project implementation with an NGO, research institution, or development body (donor, UN agencies, development agencies);
• Knowledge and experience in the use of project planning and monitoring tools;
• Good analytical skills with strong attention to details;
• Very strong writing and report compilation skills; and
• Ability to work closely within a team/group environment.

Personal Qualities:

• Integrity, Accountability and Commitment;
• Excellence, Diversity and Respect;
• Ability to think creatively, analytically and strategically;
• Able to take initiative in mobilizing and facilitating activities;
• Multi-tasking and coordination skills (Planning & Organizing);
• Strong inter-personal skills.

Language Skills:

• Excellent oral and written English language communication skills;
• Hausa (an added advantage).

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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