Monitoring and Evaluation Officer at Hope and Rural Aid Foundation (HARAF) - Adamawa and Borno

Hope and Rural Aid Foundation (HARAF) is a National Non-Profit organization functioning since 2011 but was officially registered under the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) of the Federal Government of Nigeria in the year 2016 with registration number RN: CAC/IT/:85536.
Hope and Rural Aid Foundation currently has three field and operational offices in Adamawa, Maiduguri and Yobe states of Nigeria. The organisation works in the Food Security and Livelihood, Protection (Child Protection/Gender based violence), Education and Shelter/ (Camp Coordination and Camp Management) thematic areas.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

Locations: Adamawa and Borno
Job Type: Full Time

Job Description / Responsibilities
The M&E Officer will have the following duties and responsibilities

• Develop and strengthen monitoring, inspection and evaluation procedures.
• Monitor all project activities, expenditures and progress towards achieving the project output.
• Monitor and evaluate overall progress towards achieving result.
• Prepare and maintain data base.
• Provide feedback to the project manager on project strategies and activities.
• Assist project manager in preparing report on the findings and lesson learned from project innovations.
• Develop monitoring and impact indicators for the project success.
• Develop M&E system for the project and for the government counterpart/stakeholders.
• Organize and conduct training on M&E/MIS for project staff.
• Provide inputs, information and statistics for quarterly, annul and other reports to project manager in preparing relevant reports.
• Conduct capacity assessment on existing monitoring and evaluation system, develop indicators and a monitoring strategy for the project.
• Participate in regular data verification and audit exercises to assess the quality of data reported and address any anomalies identified  
• Responsible for data collection and entry for various interventions implemented in the field and ensure that complete, accurate, clean and consistent data analysis and action planning.
• Assist program staff during survey planning and implementation especially preparing logistics needed, participating in data collection and cleaning.
• Carry out capacity building and mentorship activities for field staff in data collection and cleaning  
• Ensure proper filing of M&E documents including questionnaires, monitoring reports, datasets among others  
• Keep the M&E database up to date and help program staff prepare periodic high-quality reports

Qualifications and Requirements  

• B.Sc in International Development, Social Sciences or related field with grounding in quantitative and qualitative research methods required.  
• At least 3 years working experience.

Knowledge, Skills & Attributes:  

• Database management and knowledge management experience required  
• Demonstrated ability to use monitoring and evaluation findings for adaptive management; experience with rolling assessments and / or complexity-aware monitoring a plus;  
• Strong presentation and training facilitation skills required;  
• Strong computer literacy required; knowledge of SPSS and/or Stata a plus;  
• Familiarity with issues related to livelihood in crisis and conflict-affected environments a plus;  
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with a variety of stakeholders;  
• Fluency in English required. Fluency in Hausa, Fulani or other local languages is highly desirable.  

Application Closing Date
6th October, 2023.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and Cover Letter as ONE document to: recruitment@haraf.org.ng with the position applied for and location as the subject of the mail.

Note  

• Females are highly encouraged to apply.  
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted afterwards.  
• HARAF does not receive applications in the office or by hand. All applications must be sent to the above stated mail before it will be considered.  
• HARAF doesn’t require any form of payment for employment.