Program Officer (PO), Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Communication (MERC) at Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) Nigeria

Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) is a non-governmental organization that promotes demonstration and widespread adoption of improved pre-and post-production agricultural technologies for small holder farmers. SAA assists host Country agricultural development program through its country program.

SAA Nigeria is seeking to recruit qualified candidates of Nigerian nationals for the Kano State Agro-Pastoral Development Project (KSADP) to fill the position below:

Job Title: Program Officer (PO), Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Communication (MERC)

Location: Kano

About the Project

• The Kano State Agro-Pastoral Development Project (KSADP) is a 5-year development project aims to develop agro-pastoral production systems in Kano State. The project directly addresses a fundamental root cause of low animal productivity and conflicts because of the transhumance in Nigeria and particularly in Kano State.
• The project is implemented through five interrelated components: Crop Productivity Enhancement, promotion of improved Postharvest and Agro-processing technologies, promote Public-Private Partnerships in support of pluralistic extension delivery and market access, to develop agricultural extension advisory services and to establish a relevant, efficient and effective Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and Sharing system.

Job Descriptions

• The PO supports the Project Coordinator in planning, implementation, coordination, supervision and reporting on all MERC related activities at state level.
• S / he reports to the Project Coordinator on a day-to-day basis.

Required Tasks

• Assist Project Coordinator in developing project documents including monthly / annual work plan and budget of MERC activities.
• Assist in designing survey tools and methodologies (qualitative & quantitative) of MERC and lead data collection, analysis, documentation, reporting and information sharing.
• Assist in designing and preparing training packages (leaflets, handouts, etc.) for use by staff and others in the field (e.g., survey enumerators and data entry technicians).
• Assist Project Coordinator in planning, and monitoring activities by collecting relevant and reliable data / information.
• Assist Project Coordinator in writing quarterly, biannual and annual technical reports.
• PO drafts and submits all reports to Project Coordinator for review and vetting before final compilation into main report
• Assist in developing publications including policy briefs and journal articles attributed to SAA work and share with key partners and stakeholders.
• Assist in developing project documents including monthly / annual work plan and budget of MERC activities.
• Monitor media outlets regularly and collect document and disseminate relevant information to staff.
• Provide data and information for publications (Brochures, Newsletters, fact sheets etc.) and Information on Education and Communication (IEC) materials.
• Help to organize Farmers’ Field Days, Agricultural Shows and Experience sharing tours, and Media Field Days.
• Perform any other duties as assigned by supervisors.

Education Background and Experience

• Minimum requirement: B.Sc. / M.Sc. in Agricultural Economics, Development Economics, Statistics, Development Studies, Management Information Systems and any related area
• 5 / 7 years of experience respectively

Competences:

• English Proficiency: Level C2 (Especially writing skills), Mali English proficiency should be intermediate
• For Francophone Countries: French Proficiency: Advanced
• Microsoft Office: Advance knowledge of Power point, Word and Excel
• Abity to use data collection technologies, such as GPS, Arc-GIS,
• Ability to use MS ACCESS, SPHINX, SPSS, Stata or any other data management software
• Knowledge & econometrics and statistical analysis and excellent
• Project implementation skills

Application Closing Date
27th August, 2020.