Technical Assistant at Development Alternatives Incorporated (DAI) - 3 Openings

Development Alternatives Incorporated (DAI) is an international development company. For more than 45 years, we have worked on the frontlines of international development, tackling fundamental social and economic development problems caused by inefficient markets, ineffective governance, and instability. Currently, DAI is delivering results that matter in some 80 countries.

Our development solutions turn ideas into impact by bringing together fresh combinations of expertise and innovation across multiple disciplines. Our clients include international development agencies, international lending institutions, private corporations and philanthropies, and national governments.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Technical Assistant for Education and Youth Empowerment in the Northwestern Nigeria (EYEPINN)

Reference number: INTPA/ABV/2023/EA-RP/0145
Locations: Kano, Jigawa, Sokoto
Reports to: State Team Lead
Programme: PLAN (Partnership for Learning for all in Nigeria)

Job Description
Overall, the task of the Technical Assistance Team (TAT) will include but not limited to:

• Policy and technical advice to the Ministry of Education (MoE) in the performance of their specific assignment; ii) transfer of knowledge and skills including capacity development of officials in the Ministries Department and
• Agencies (MDA's) responsible for Education Services delivery through training, coaching, & mentoring;
• Administrative, preparatory and ancillary tasks relating to planning, monitoring and reporting on programme activities;
• Secretariat and administrative support to the programme governance structure at the national and at the local levels

Key Expert 3: Three Monitoring and Evaluation Specialists – one for each of the key target States- Kano, Jigawa, Sokoto (maximum of 880 working days each)

• Under the overall strategic direction of the Team Leader, the Monitoring and Evaluation specialists will oversee the development of an integrated results framework, as well as other monitoring tools across all components of the program.

The experts will have:

• Experience in the design and implementation of baseline studies, preferably in the education sector, to generate data for monitoring and evaluation; 
• Proven experience in the design, and supervision of education projects in Nigeria or in other Sub-Saharan/West-African countries); 
• Experience   with   iterative   and   participatory   planning   methodology   for operationalization of school-based management committees;
• Experience   with the implementation   of   educational   development   using   the EdTech approach

Qualification and Skills
Minimum Requirement:

• At least a Master’s Degree or equivalent in Economics or other related Social Sciences.

Preferred Requirement:

• Experience with EU funding instruments such as the European Development Fund (EDF);
• Proven knowledge of M&E, certification or membership of a monitoring and Evaluation Association;
• Fluency in the English language;
• Knowledge of Hausa Language will be an added advantage.

General professional experience
Minimum Requirement:

• At least 8 years of professional experience in the implementation of education projects in Nigeria or 
• in Sub-Saharan Africa, developing results frameworks, logical frameworks, or similar tools for project design.

Preferred Requirement:

• Expertise in Institutional Needs Assessment techniques in public and/or private institutions;
• Experience in conducting training/ capacity-building to ensure knowledge transfer for addressing identified competency gaps; 
• Experience in  the preparation of  ToRs, publication, dissemination, and shortlisting of applications.

Specific Professional Experience 
Minimum Requirement:

• At least 10 years of progressively responsible professional experience in performance monitoring and evaluation, either with an international development organization or working on international development projects.  

Preferred Requirements:

• Experience in developing survey instruments, and research-based methodologies including conducting focus group sessions, study design, and data analysis
• and impact evaluations; 
• Experience in developing M&E/ Performance Frameworks for institutional development plans (incl. setting long-term/medium-term goals, targets, SMART indicators etc.) as well as corresponding Annual Work Plans; 
• Experience in development cooperation in Nigeria or in Sub-Saharan Africa; 
• Proven field research and report-writing skills.

Application Closing Date
14th December, 2023.