M&E Specialist, ECSU at the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC)

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) established by the NIMC Act No. 23 of 2007, the NIMC has the mandate to establish, own, operate, maintain and manage the National Identity Database in Nigeria, register persons covered by the Act, assign a Unique National Identification Number (NIN) and issue General Multi-Purpose Cards (GMPC) to those who are citizens of Nigeria as well as others legally residing within the country.

Applications are invited from interested Public / Civil Servants and individual consultants (private sector) for the position below:

Job Title: M&E Specialist, ECSU

Location: Abuja
Project: Nigeria Digital Identification For Development

Introduction

• The Federal Government of Nigeria has received a credit from the World Bank, French Development Agency (AFD) & the European Investment Bank (EIB) and intends to apply part of the proceeds to increase the number of persons with a National ID number, which would be issued by a robust and inclusive foundational ID system to facilitate improved access to public services.
• The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) based in Abuja is responsible for the implementation of the Nigeria Digital Identification for Development (ID4D) Project. The project is comprised of four components: (1) Strengthen the Legal and Institutional Framework; (2) Establish a Robust and Inclusive Foundational ID System; (3) Enable Access to Services through IDs; and (4) Project Management and Stakeholder Engagement.
• The Governance arrangements for project implementation consist of three structures: (a) Project Ecosystem Steering Committee (PESC); (b) Ecosystem Coordination Strategic Unit (ECSU); and (c) the Project Implementation Unit (PIU).

Objectives of the Assignment / Overview

• The Ecosystem Coordination Unit Strategic (ECSU) situated in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF), will oversee the implementation of Component 1 (Legal and Regulatory Framework for the ID ecosystem) and certain elements in Components 2, 3 and 4 of the project. The responsibilities of the ECSU will include: (i) leading the reforms of the Legal and Regulatory Framework for the ID ecosystem; (ii) developing, executing and managing broad-based communication and awareness around enrolment and harmonization of the digital ID; and (iii) monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of the broader ID ecosystem (iv) third party monitoring and (v) social accountability
• The Project is now desirous of filling key vacancies within the ECSU and is by this notice inviting candidates who may be (1) qualified public / civil servants within the Federal Public / Civil Service structure or (2) interested qualified individual consultants / technical experts from the private sector to submit their expression of interest for the above position.

Reporting, Location and Commencement:

• The M&E Specialist, ECSU shall report to the ECSU Coordinator.
• The commencement of the services shall come into effect on the date of the notice to the recruited personnel instructing the recruited personnel to begin carrying out the services.

Qualifications and Experience
The M&E Specialist in the ECSU shall have the following minimum educational qualifications and experience:

• Master's degree in Social Sciences or related field (Monitoring and Evaluation, Measurement and Evaluation, Statistics, Economics, Public Policy, Finance etc.);
• A minimum of 7 years of professional experience in Monitoring and Evaluation with a minimum of 5 years of experience in working for any international donor-funded program/project;
• Demonstrated theoretical and practical knowledge of M&E and Impact Evaluation methods and experience in designing and managing M&E/MIS systems with similar projects involving multiple partner institutions with experience in training or building capacity of implementing institutions;
• Prior data collection skills and strong communication skills with data stakeholders and counterparts and demonstrated expertise with digital tools for the collection, management, and analysis data;
• Experience in the management and implementation of rigorous impact evaluations using experimental and quasi-experimental methodologies will be considered an advantage; and
• Strong inter-personal skills demonstrated team leadership qualities and excellent oral communication skills, and presentation and report-writing skills.

Application Closing Date
4pm; 18th August, 2020.