Monitoring and Evaluation Officer - ENGINE Program at Mercy Corps

Mercy Corps - Is an international development organization that helps people around the world survive and thrive during crisis and natural disaster. Mercy Corps works in more than 40 countries to alleviate suffering and poverty by helping people build secure, productive and just communities. Since 1979, mercy Corps has been helping people in the world's toughest places to turn crises into opportunities to thrive.

We are looking for a suitable candidate to fill a very strategic position within our Educating Nigerian Girls in New Enterprises (ENGINE) Program. We are looking for motivated individuals, members of targeted community ready and willing to work in dynamic team to fill the position below:

Job Title: Monitoring and Evaluation Officer - Educating Nigerian Girls in New Enterprises (ENGINE) Program

Location: Nigeria

Job Summary

• The Monitoring & Evaluation Officer will support in all aspects of monitoring, evaluation, learning, research, and information management.
• S/he will be responsible for data collection, collation and analysis, support research efforts, documenting project impacts, and coordinating with Mercy Corps’ partner M&E staff.
• The candidate will support the transitioning of marginalized girls into economic activities.

Requirements
Required Skills and Experience:

• Degree in Development Studies, Social Sciences, or relevant field, with a strong foundation in research methods, statistics, measurement, and evaluation.
• Minimum 2-3 years of M&E work experience; ideal candidate will have both theoretical and practical background in M&E and skilled in qualitative and quantitative M&E methodologies and techniques.
• Knowledge of program development, implementation, evaluation, and reporting.
• Experience working under UK Department for International Development (DfID) grants or contracts.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent computer skills, including experience with: Excel, PowerPoint, Epi-Info, SPSS, Access, and any other statistical packages.
• Demonstrated understanding of intermediate and advanced statistics and the ability to summarize, generalize, and make predictions from large data sets.
• Fluency in written and verbal English required. Hausa language skills desired.

Application Closing Date
2nd July, 2015.

Method of Application
Interested candidates should submit their CV and Cover Letter, addressing the position requirements to: [email protected]

Note:

• All applications must include the position title (Monitoring & Evaluation Officer-ENGINE) in the subject line.
• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
• We are an equal opportunity organization and we encourage women to apply to this position.