Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant at Action Against Hunger | ACF-International - 2 Openings

Action Against Hunger is the world’s hunger specialist and leader in a global movement that aims to end life-threatening hunger for good within our lifetimes. For 40 years, the humanitarian and development organization has been on the front lines, treating and preventing hunger across nearly 50 countries. It served more than 21 million people in 2018 alone.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant

Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Employment Type: Full-time
Department: Programmes - MEAL
Reporting to: M&E Officer
Slot: 2 Openings
Proposed start date: December 2023

Job Description

• We are currently looking to fill the role of Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant who will be responsible for data collection, gathering, collation and reporting activities for the MEAL department at base level. He/she will assist in tracking progress of key indicators and provide timely report to the M&E Officer.

Key responsibilities

• Ensure quality coding of survey tools under the supervision of M&E Officer and MIS Officer;
• Ensure quality data collection through supervision of data collectors in the field;
• Ensure that data collection is done according to the validated methodology defined in the terms of reference;
• Take lead in qualitative data collection (FGD, KII, IDI) with beneficiaries;
• Support M&E Officers in training of data collectors;  
• Ensure proper community mobilization and sensitization prior to data collection;
• Conduct daily debriefing with data collectors and ensure that issues and challenges are reported to the M&E Officer;
• Support M&E Officer for pre testing of survey tools;
• Responsible for sharing of community engagement schedule with programs on monthly basis;
• Regular activity monitoring (participation, decision making, acceptance of the monitoring);
• Support the program team to organize the kick off meeting in the community;
• Provide daily feedback to M&E Officer on on-going data collection, including data collectors performance and challenges encounters;
• Conduct data collectors appraisal following each activities, to submit to the M&E Officer;
• Submit timely field reports to M&E Officer after implementation of activities;
• Support accountability team for community sensitization and receiving feedback and complaints in the field;
• Support accountability team in their daily activities when required;
• Support project teams for field monitoring;
• To support program teams with the data collection and analysis of the needs assessment for the community engagement;
• To support learning workshops with community.

Position Requirements

• Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Rural Development, Business, Administration, Statistics, Demography or related subject, with previous experience working in humanitarian projects;
• 1 year M&E related work experience;
• Experience in data collection, collation, analysis, and report writing (Mobile Data Collection a strong advantage);
• Commitment to and understanding of Action Against Hunger aims, values and principles;
• Professional, good organizational capacity, good human relationships and team spirit, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible and, culturally sensitive;
• Microsoft Office Skills (Outlook, Excel, Power Point, Word);
• Willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited;
• Fluency in English (both written and spoken skills) plus at least one local language (Hausa, Kanuri, Fulani, Shuwa, etc.);
• Good knowledge of the intervention area/s and local economy;
• Previous experience with Action Against Hunger or international NGOs is an added advantage;
• Previous humanitarian programming experience.

Remuneration

• Our employees enjoy a work culture that promotes diversity and inclusion
• Other benefits include but not limited to 100% health care coverage, free and direct access to Cross Knowledge e-learning platform.
• Women at ACF are entitled to benefits such as maternity leave, compassionate leave for a hospitalized child and creche facilities for babies and toddlers.

Application Closing Date
Monday; 27th November, 2023.