Coordinator (MERC) at Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA)

Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) is a non-governmental organization that promotes demonstration and widespread adoption of improved pre and post-production agricultural technologies for smallholder farmers. SAA assists host country agricultural development program through its country program. The project is implemented through five interrelated components: Regenerative Agriculture, promotion of improved Post-harvest and Agro-processing Technologies, promote Market Oriented Agriculture 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, Recording and Communication system.

We are recruiting qualified candidates of Nigerian Nationals to fill the position of:

Job Title: Coordinator for Monitoring, Evaluation, Report and Communication (MERC)

Location: Kano

Job Description

• The Coordinator for MERC unit is the key representative of the MERC activities at country level. In consultation with the Country Director (CD)/Deputy Country Director (DCD)
• S/he oversees the overall planning, implementation, coordination and supervision of MERC related activities at country level and provides reports accordingly.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Lead development of project documents including monthly/annual work plan and budget of MERC activities.
• Design survey tools and methodologies (qualitative & quantitative) of MERC and lead data collection, analysis, documentation, reporting and information sharing.
• Designs and prepare training packages (leaflets, handouts, etc.) for use by staff and others in the field (e.g, survey enumerators and data entry technicians)
• Plan, lead and supervise monitoring activities, and collect relevant and reliable data/information by conducting baseline and other surveys to carry out impact/economical assessment in line with AOP/GOP indicators.
• Write monthly quarterly, and biannual and annual technical reports and share the reports as evidence to enhance appropriate and timely management decision-making towards improving program quality and performance.
• Develop publications including policy briefs and journal articles attributed to SAA work and share with key partners and stakeholders.
• Disseminate achievements of SAA to relevant audiences through the use of appropriate communication channels
• Collect information on other donors on MERC and write project proposal in consultation with CD/DCD.
• Promote synergy among other themes along the value-chain.
• Perform any other duties as assigned by supervisors.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Minimum requirement of B.Sc / M.Sc in Agricultural Economics, Development Economics, Statistics, Development Studies, Management Information Systems or relevant
• 12 / 14 years of experience on relevant field respectively
• English Proficiency:Q2 (Especially writing skills)
• Microsoft Office: Advance knowledge of power point, Word and Excel
• Ability to use Data collection technologies such as GPS, Arc-GIS, etc.
• Ability to use MS ACCESS, SPHINX, SPSS, Stata or any other data management software
• Knowledge of Econometrics and statistical analysis and excellent reporting skill
• Excellent project coordination and management skills.

Application Closing Date
24th November, 2021.