Coordinator, M & E and Business Development at the Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS)

The Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS) was established through an Act of the Parliament in 1960 to complement public authorities in humanitarian interventions with the mandate to prevent and alleviate human suffering at times of peace or conflict, and to support individuals and communities to respond effectively to emergencies, without any form of discrimination as to class, gender, race, political opinions or religion.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Coordinator, M & E and Business Development

Location: Abuja
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Duties and Responsibilities
The Coordinator M & E will have the following responsibilities:

Strategic:

• Review and M & E processes and tools for NRCS programs (Pillar 2) and ensure adaptation to the branch regular activities outside programs (Pillar 1)
• Facilitate inter-sectoral planning and integration of common strategies as well as harmonization of various internal planning processes (strategic, operational and emergency)
• Promote and facilitate the development and implementation of tools and SOPs for management of program data within NRCS ensuring compliance, among others, with data protection laws
• Supporting program staff in planning, monitoring, reporting and evaluation of NRC Sprograms and activities, to ensure that elements needed for accurate reporting are properly in place with particular focus on monitoring of progress and reporting on impact
• Consolidate and analyze information in a way that can be used by NRCS senior management to take timely decisions and for NRCS communications to position NRCS as a key humanitarian actor
• Follow-up closely on monitoring and reporting requirements of all programs implemented by NRCS in order to ensure timeliness and compliance with NRCS commitments
• Provide guidance and support on M & E adapted to the needs and capacities of NRCSbranches to plan, monitor and report on regular NRCS activities (Pillar 1)

Operational:

• Develop a systematic monitoring and evaluation framework to improve the qualitative and quantitative evidence gathered by each NRCS program
• Assist program teams in the revision of the project log frame, project work plan particularly in the areas of performance indicators and their measurement
• Review the quality of existing data in the project subject areas, the methods of collecting it, and the degree to which it will provide baseline statistics for impact evaluation
• Ensure the development of baseline data for each project component and for all indicators
• Conduct, oversee and represent NRCS in coordination meetings of partners, stakeholders in programs, planning and reporting
• Oversee NRCS field level activities for the collation of program data on a scheduled and regular basis
• Maintain and administer the monitoring and evaluation database; analyse and aggregate findings for reporting purposes
• Support program teams in project progress reporting, project mid-term review and final evaluation
• Support and facilitate the highlighting of outcomes, impact and learning in program reports thereby increasing the relevance of reports to donors and the wider humanitarian community
• Represent the technical content of NRC Sproject work to stakeholders at implementation level
• Identify areas where technical support to project partners, and volunteers is required. Organise M&E trainings as required
• Collate lessons learned and develop case studies to capture qualitative outputs of the project. Provide advice to project managers on improving project performance using M&E findings
• Produce reports on M&E findings and prepare presentations based on M&Edata as required
• Facilitate and consolidate quarterly reports for the NRCS SG and Governing Board as well as the Annual Report of the NRCS.
• Perform annual job performance reviews of staff in the Department.

Qualifications and Experience

• First Degree from reputable institution in Statistics, Project management, Computer Science, Public Health or a related field
• Minimum of 7 years relevant working experience in monitoring, performance-based management, planning and evaluation
• Relevant professional training in monitoring, performance-based management, planning and evaluation
• Work experience with other international organisations, large NGOs and/or governmental development agencies
• Experience in programme report documentation and sharing of lessons learnt, and best practice.

Application Closing Date
22nd September, 2024.