Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning Officer - BHA at Save the Children Nigeria

Save the Children is the leading independent organization for children in need, with programs in over 120 countries. We save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential. Save the Children is working in Nigeria because one in five children in Nigeria dies before their fifth birthday. About 40% of children miss out on school and have to work to survive while nearly 2 million children have lost one or both parents to an AIDS-related disease.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning Officer - BHA

Location: Yobe
Employment Type: Full Time
Team / Programme: MEAL
Reports to: MEAL Coordinator
Staff reporting to this post: None
Direct: None. 
Indirect: None.
Role Dimensions: Work with the program and Support Staff.
Job Category: Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning
Contract Length: 12 months

Child Safeguarding

• Level 3: The post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g., once a week or more) or intensively (e.g., four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs or are visiting the country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.

Role Purpose

• The Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) Officer will be responsible for ensuring the program’s effectiveness through the design, implementation, and management of a robust MEAL system that aligns with international standards.
• The role includes contributing to the smooth functioning of the MEAL system across all program interventions, conducting regular quality monitoring visits, and training the program team on data collection and reporting tools.
• The MEAL Officer will update the Indicator Performance Tracking Tables (IPTT) for the project, conduct field monitoring visits to ensure that feedback and complaint mechanisms are operational, and support the MEAL Coordinator during baseline surveys, operational research, and evaluations. Strong coordination with program teams and partners will be essential for effective reporting and continuous program improvement.

Key Areas of Accountability
Monitoring and Evaluation:

• Develop robust MEAL plans, systems, processes and tools for the project in line with SCI and donor requirements.
• Develop/review Monitoring Checklist of program activities.
• Organize frequent field visit to monitor program activities against Quality Benchmarks to produce & share reports to concerned program team as well as management team based on quality and accountability findings and incorporate inputs from program team in action agreed plan.
• Take the lead in data collection efforts for the BHA project, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Conduct in-depth data analysis to derive actionable insights and recommendations.
• To enhance project performance, execute quarterly monitoring, evaluation, and accountability activities, including quality benchmarks, data quality assessments, and/or data quality assessments. 
• Document data collection and analysis findings, contributing to comprehensive and informative reports.
• Ensure monthly updates to the SCI’s Project reporting Information Management & Evidence (PRIME) system, accurately reflecting project progress and achievements.
• Support in the planning and implementation evaluation and other assessment.

Accountability:

• Support in ensuring the project is implementing the 3 pillars of Accountability - Information sharing, participation and feedback & reporting and providing relevant documentation.
• Assist in establishing robust accountability mechanisms, ensuring the voices of project participants are considered in project adaptation/design and implementation.

Knowledge Management & Learning:

• Actively engage in program learning initiatives, facilitating discussions and knowledge-sharing sessions among project teams.
• Ensure the Complaint Feedback Mechanism (CFM) are functional and accessible to beneficiaries.
• Generate periodic reports and share along with document the key learning from the MEAL system.
• Develop regular trend analysis of complaints at organizational level and share it with program team as per protocols.
• Provide insights and recommendations for continuous improvement in BHA project design and implementation.
• Ensure project MEAL documents are adequately stored in the SCI Resource Centre. 
• Support in the development of case studies and success stories for the project.

Safeguarding:

• Ensure risk assessments are done before any data collection that involves children.

Staff Management & Coaching:

• Coaching and mentoring of direct reports to achieve project deliverables. 
• Support the implementation of the SCI performance management system by supporting, supervising, and reviewing pthe erformance of direct reports.

General:

• Comply with SCI policies and practices with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.
• Undertake any other tasks within the MEAL function as the line manager requires, adapting to project needs and challenges. 

Additional job responsibilities:

• The job duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the post holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Qualifications and Experience   

• Minimum of a BSc or equivalent qualification in Economics, Statistics, Development Planning, Social Work or Demography, Computer Science, or any related courses.

Experience and Skills:

• At least 3 years of experience working in MEAL for Humanitarian/developmental organizations.
• Experience in implementing FSL, Nutrition, and WASH programs in humanitarian contexts program is an added advantage. 
• Experience in the use of analytical and visualization tools/software. 
• Very good communication and interpersonal skills, including ability to communicate technical issues effectively and persuasively.
• Excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Good Knowledge of local area and local language 
• Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles including rights-based approaches and children’s participation.

Behaviours (Our Values in Practice)
Accountability:

• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
• Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• Willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity.

Remuneration
Grade: 4.

Application Closing Date
8th July, 2025; 12:59 AM.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Equal Opportunities

• The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive, and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within the reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Child Safeguarding:

• We need to keep children safe, so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Health and Safety:

• The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.