Solidarities International is a French humanitarian organization which provides aid and assistance to victims of war or natural disaster. For over 40 years the association has focused on meeting three vital needs - water, food and shelter. SI is present in North-East Nigeria since 2016 and is currently operating in 4 bases across Borno State (Maiduguri, Monguno, Ngala, and Dikwa) with outreach capacities across all BAY States through its emergency component. Currently, SI carries out emergency / post - emergency programs in FSL & WASH sector in North-West Nigeria where limited actors are currently present.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: MEAL Officer
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Employment Type: Full-time
Contract Start date: Projected contract duration is 4 Months - with possible extension
Mission / Objectives
Under the supervision of the Team Leader, the M&E Officer is in charge of the monitoring of the activities’ implementation.
He/she collects data and provides evidences of the program’s progress and achievements
Main Responsibilities
Monitoring and evaluation (M&E):
Under the responsibility of the team leader, participate in the logistics and administrative organisation, planning and preparation of M&E missions:
Contribute to the creation of monitoring tools and to the preparation of database frames based on questionnaires.
Support the team leader in centralizing and organizing data collection for activities and outputs as defined in the M&E plan.
Collect monitoring data using SI tools:
Contribute to data collection at field level (overseeing surveys etc.) and make sure that all available aspects are covered.
Ensure that all data is entered on time and check their consistency and quality. Contribute to maintain the database following a standard format allowing aggregation of data to produce routine or periodic monitoring reports.
Identify potential negative impacts of the activities.
Monitor that crosscutting aspects like gender and “do no harm” are taken into account in the activities.
Formulate preliminary recommendations on how to improve the activities.
Monitor humanitarian situation.
With the support of the PM and MEAL team, prepare and implement trainings on monitoring tools to field officers.
Assist in external M&E mission.
Ensure that contractual soft & hard data about programmes is easily available upon request.
Apply the security procedures in the context of monitoring & evaluation missions.
Reporting / Communication:
Draft M&E reports and provide project updates and recommendations as necessary.
Participate in seminars and training workshops which may be useful to the accomplishment of monitoring & evaluation activities and the attainment of the project’s objectives and in restitution workshops.
Keep monitoring tools and files archived and secured
Update regularly the monitoring & evaluation tools & methodology considering the donors indicators, gender, disable persons, protection & «Do No Harm» approaches
Make regular reports to the team lead on the evolution of activities and specific tasks confided to him/her, problems encountered, and the quality of relations with beneficiaries
Bring to light any difficulty linked to his or her activities, to the programs of Solidarités or security concerns
Collaborate with the administration and the local authorities
HR Management:
Take part in recruitment of the monitoring team (enumerators / DW) when needed
Train and build the capacity of the team (enumerators /DW)
Supervise the monitoring team (enumerators / DW)
Profile
Studies: University Degree in a Humanitarian, Development or any other relevant field.
Experience: At least 1 year of practical experience in Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) with National or International NGOs.
Languages: Good spoken and written command of English and Knowledge of Hausa, Shuwa, Kanuri languages.
IT: Competency in Excel (data input, basic analysis) and Kobo Toolbox.
What We Offer
Salary + Transport, Leave & housing allowance + social benefits (medical coverage, 24 days of Annual leaves per year, compassionate leaves, public holidays as announced by government, festive bonus, Life insurance - covering death and permanent disability) etc.
Application Closing Date
1st July, 2022 at 4:00pm.
Select MEAL Officer, fill the form and attach your CV and Motivation Letter.
The CV attached must be named with your first name and surname.
As position is required as soon as possible, Solidarites International reserves the right to select a candidate and finalize the recruitment before the application closing date.