Monitoring & Evaluation Officer (Consultancy) 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 & Evaluation Officer (Consultancy)

Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Reporting to: Impact Assessment & Shared Learning Manager
Duration: 3 months Initial contract (renewable till 31st December 2021 based on performance)

Job Purpose

• The M&E Consultant will provide supportive guidance to the management of the Systems and
• Structure Strengthening Approach against Radicalization to Violent Extremism (SARVE) project for a successful monitoring, evaluation and learning of the programme. This individual will also support M&E / Programme staff of the project sub-recipients and partners and ensure the strategic and functional integration of all M&E activities as well as active collaboration with the sub-recipient and other relevant authorities. S/he will be responsible for all M&E activities of the project and ensure accurate reporting of results for programme activities.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Actively participate in the development and review of all routinely generated field level reports, with the emphasis being on analyzing and describing programme results
• Participate and contribute in programme planning and implementation, contributing to work plans and M&E plans
• Provide inputs into trainings and workshops, particularly around measuring output & outcome level data
• Facilitate trainings and workshops, particularly those focusing on developing the capacity of partner’s skills and abilities in monitoring and evaluation
• Work closely with partners to establish their internal M&E systems, M&E plans, and data quality management
• Support the implementation of project’s M&E systems, including establishing and updating the project’s database
• Support quarterly Programme and M&E review of SARVE II project and other projects within the Humanitarian Unit of AAN.
• Prepare monthly internal reports, including analysis of data, and contribute towards regular donor reports
• Update quarterly workplan and Result Framework (RF) of SARVE II project
• Update Humanitarian projects data on AAN Management Information System
• Implement a system designed to identify lessons learned and disseminate timely information
• Collaborate with other programme staff to ensure every staff knows and understands their role in M&E
• Other tasks as assigned

Key Working Relationships:

• Internal: Entire AAN Staff
• External: Donor, Partners, Community and other stakeholders.

Person Specifications

Education / Qualifications
Essential:

• First degree in Social sciences or Arts / Humanities

Desirable:

• Membership of relevant professional bodies

Experience
Essential:

• At least 3 years work experience 2 of which should have been spent in the development sector
• Experience in monitoring and evaluation of conflict mitigation, preventing violent extremism and / or democracy and governance programmes, including working with development agencies and organizations, government officials, civil society leaders, community leaders, programme beneficiaries, and programme staff

Desirable:

• Ability to use the District Health Information System (DHIS) / or any other database software

Skills Abilities:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with fluency in written and spoken English.
• Excellent planning and prioritization skills
• Excellent facilitation skills
• Technical skills in analysing quantitative and qualitative data
• Ability to use various statistical software programmes such as SPSS, STATA.
• Extensive knowledge of reporting procedures, best practices, guidelines, and tools for monitoring, evaluation and learning, including impact evaluation

Personal Qualities:

• A person of integrity
• Creative and takes initiative.
• Able to work effectively in a diverse team environment.
• Willing to work additional hours at crucial times.
• A self-motivated person able to work with minimum supervision
• Effectively promote AAN’s mission, values, and objectives

Application Closing Date
3rd February, 2021.