Collaborating, Learning and Adaptability Assistant (Internal Only) at the International Rescue Committee (IRC)

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Collaborating, Learning and Adaptability Assistant (Internal Only)

Requisition ID: req52725
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Sector: Monitoring & Evaluation
Employment Category: Regular
Employment Type: Full-Time
Open to Expatriates: No
Work Arrangement: In-person

Key Responsibilities
Collaboration:

• Work closely with community engagement team to coordinate and facilitate learning meetings and feedback sessions at all levels.
• Support the development and maintenance of partnerships with stakeholders, including program staff, partners, and donors.
• Help manage communication channels and collaboration tools to ensure effective information sharing and coordination.

Learning:

• Assist in collecting, analyzing, and disseminating data and information to support evidence-based decision-making.
• Contribute to the development of learning agendas and the identification of key learning questions.
• Work closely with communication specialists to organized and maintained organizational knowledge management systems, ensuring easy access to relevant information and resources.

Adaptation:

• Assist in documenting lessons learned, best practices, and success stories from program activities.
• Support the integration of feedback and learning into program design and implementation.
• Help monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of adaptation strategies and suggest improvements.

Data Management and Reporting:

• Assist in the preparation of reports, presentations, and other documentation related to CLA activities.
• Support the collection, organization, and analysis of data related to program performance and outcomes.
• Help ensure data quality and integrity by following established data management protocols
• Perform other duties assigned by the supervisor.
• Perform other task-related assignments proposed by his/her supervisor/s

Key Working Relationships:

• Position Reports to: MEL officer
• Indirect/Technical Reporting: MEL Lead
• Position directly Supervises: Research Assistant/Enumerators
• Key Internal Contacts:
• Program Lead, Reporting and Communication Lead, Consortium Leads, State, Education Officers
• Key External Contacts: 
• Teacher Mentors, Learning Facilitators, Enumerators, Data hub information officers, and consortium partners.

Qualifications

• Education: Degree / Diploma in Statistics, Computer Science/IT/or any other Social Science course
• Work Experience: At least 1 years’ experience in delivering MEL and CLA activities including data collection, management and reporting etc.

Demonstrated Technical Skills:

• Demonstrated the use of ICT4D such as Kobo collect, Ona, Commcare etc.
• Demonstrated report writing skill, facilitation, and communication skills.
• Strong data collection, and data documentation skills required.
• Familiarity with MEL tools and processes.
• Experience in supporting assessment.
• Most importantly, commitment to IRC values and principles.
• A strong team player with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work with groups of diverse backgrounds.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.