Grant Data Collector at Tomato Jos Farming and Processing Limited

Tomato Jos is a private equity-backed, fast-growing, for-profit, social enterprise located in Kaduna, Nigeria, that believes in the power of local production for local consumption. Our company aims to supply 10% of the processed tomato market in Nigeria within the next 5 years. We source tomatoes from smallholder farmers within our network and make high-quality branded consumer products for Nigeria and West Africa. We currently operate a 500Ha commercial farm and run a successful smallholder program with over 500 farmers. In 2020, the company built a tomato processing facility and we will conduct our first production run in Q1/Q2 2021, to launch our first retail packaged product later this year.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Grant Data Collector

Location: Kaduna
Employment Type: Full-time

Roles and Responsibilities

• Participate actively in the project implementation with the project team by providing technical support and checking quality.
• Harness, adapt, and roll out tools and technological innovations for collecting and analyzing data
• Generate program monitoring, reporting, and information management plans
• Pioneer the development, review, and utilization of data collection, monitoring, and reporting tools
• Participate actively in the enforcement of Quality Assurance (QA), Quality Control (QC), and Quality Improvement (QI) measures for all field Projects
• Support fellow team members in capturing and documenting best practices and success stories for learning, reference, and dissemination
• Generate program information and dashboards for tracking and depicting progress on programs and strategy implementation against targets and key milestones
• Initiate data analysis and action planning meetings with program teams to review data trends and overall project performance
• Work with Project teams to ensure that program indicators are tracked through regular field visits
• Review all reports to ensure that data provided is reliable and accurate and that target indicators are met and explanations provided where indicators are not met;
• Develop and maintain grants management tools, such as funding trackers, reporting calendars, templates, and compliance guideline documents; and ensure the team is aware of these timelines
• Support production of donor reports and ensure that reports are of high quality and submitted on time
• Support the Program and Operations team in the preparation and follow-up of grants operations meetings, and lead the meetings
• Assist in preparations for external monitoring visits, reviews, and audits, and cross-site evaluations and participate as appropriate.
• Maintain hard and soft files on Tomato Jos grant portfolio.
• Establish and maintain electronic and hard copy files for each grant-funded project to be used for tracking and reporting purposes.
• Any other duties as assigned by the supervisor

Qualifications

• Master or Bachelor's Degree in related fields required.
• Demonstrated experience of statistical packages and/ or data analysis software (e.g. SPSS, Excel, Epi Info, SMART, STAT 01) and advanced computer skills (word-processing, spreadsheets, and databases) are a must.
• Strong experience in conducting a research study including the entire evaluation cycle, from design and formulation to implementation, analysis, and presentation of results and recommendations;
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in grant writing experience highly preferred
• Prior experience working in an NGO or Research Institution
• Ability to research, compile, analyses, and interpret data
• Fluency in Hausa is an added advantage.
• Strong interpersonal and effective verbal and written communication skills
• Curiosity, critical thinking, and a demonstrated interest to learn
• Ability to manage changes and work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.

Application Closing Date
5th October, 2021.