Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries around the world, we collaborate to put bold solutions into action - helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within, now and for the future.
In Nigeria, Mercy Corps operates in over 13 states focusing on key thematic areas of humanitarian response, conflict mitigation and adolescent girls’ empowerment.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Officer, I-SING
Location: Maiduguri
Program/Department Summary
- I-SING project is a 2 year funded project by the EU- Trust fund. The position is based in Maiduguri with travel to Gombe and Biu on a regular basis.
- The project’s focus is on adolescent girls and boys using the safe spaces model. The project works with IDPs, returnees and the host community.
- The overall objective of the program is to improve the safety, livelihoods and personal agency of adolescent girls in North East Nigeria.
General Position Summary
- The ISING Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) Officer will support other ISING project sectors with technical oversight and direction on all monitoring and evaluation needs across implementing area.
- S/he will support the ISING Program Manager, and work together with the MEL officer in Biu in ensuring timely and quality reporting.
- The ISING MEL Officer will provide program staff with the information and training to capture monitoring metrics regularly and efficiently.
- S/he will support data collection, analysis activities and regularly providing technical oversight, problem-solving and support. S/he will report to the ISING Program Coordinator.
Essential Job Responsibilities
Strategy & Vision:
- Recognize opportunities for innovative action and create an environment where alternative viewpoints are welcomed.
- Develop and organize activities to secure resources for programs and convince stakeholders to provide support.
- Ability to show problem solving skills in monitoring as well as data management
Program Management:
- In coordination with ISING program staff, adapt existing M&E systems to monitor and evaluate project activities and impact, in accordance with existing Mercy Corps DM&E guidelines.
- Manage capturing data across ISING program interventions and analyze data collected during monitoring and evaluation activities.
- Oversee data tracking and analysis on regular basis and ensure that data and metrics in field reports are accurate.
- Write, edit, and summarize field reports to develop quality and informative monthly and quarterly reports for donors and internal teams.
- Work with the ISING program team to identify opportunities to innovate M&E systems.
- In partnership with ISING program team document lessons learned and best practices for dissemination within Mercy Corps, to donors, other agencies and interested parties
- Support pre and post monitoring, need assessments, survey, focus groups and evaluation or verification as well as other studies at the project level.
- Utilize standard Mercy Corps assessment tools and help in developing new tools.
- Provide input on the design and implementation of baseline studies, mid-term evaluations and final evaluations.
- Conduct regular field visits to meet the beneficiaries, coordinate with project officers, to capture data correctly and efficiently to ensure regular and accurate information.
- Track and report lessons learned, prepare success stories about the ISING program and share with management for wider circulation.
- Work closely with ISING program teams for filing/archiving documentation both softcopies and hardcopies.
- Maintain relevant ISING program and correspondence files related with DM&E.
- Manage M&E tasks related to closing out projects and checking final project evaluation documents.
- Adherence to all MC policies and procedures as outlined in MC policies and procedure manuals;
- Conduct himself/herself both professionally and personally in such a manner as to bring credit to Mercy Corps and to not jeopardize its humanitarian mission in country of operation;
- Other duties as assigned.
Finance & Compliance Management:
- Ensure compliance with donor and Mercy Corps regulations related to emergency programming.
- Responsible for expenditure tracking of activities carried out in the field
Influence & Representation:
- Identify, build and manage collaborative partnerships with the community, government and other stakeholder’s
- Communicate effectively to ensure overall project targets are met.
Security:
- Ensure compliance with security procedures and policies as determined by country leadership.
Organizational Learning:
- As part of our commitment to organizational learning and in support of our understanding that learning organizations are more effective, efficient and relevant to the communities they serve, we expect all team members to commit 5% of their time to learning activities that benefit Mercy Corps as well as themselves.
Accountability to Beneficiaries:
- Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically
- to our beneficiaries and to international standards guiding international relief and development work, while actively engaging beneficiary communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.
Knowledge and Experience
- BA/S in relevant field or other similar field; M.A/M.Sc/MBA or equivalent preferred.
- At least 1 year of experience in development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation or other learning efforts is required.
- Experience developing and disseminating regular communication materials and updates
- Experience conducting rapid needs assessments.
- Proficiency with MS Office software required (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Demonstrated training and facilitation experience
- Ability to work under pressure
- Demonstrated strengths in analytical skills, monitoring and evaluation, and report writing
- Knowledge of statistical analysis software such as SPSS, EPI Info and mobile data collection platforms preferable
- Strong interpersonal, intercultural and communication skills
- Excellent oral and written skills and computer skills
- Fluency in English; fluency in Kanuri is required.
Success Factor:
- Strong Work Ethic: having the ability to learn the most efficient way of learning the most efficient way to complete tasks and finding ways to save time while completing daily assignments.
- Dependability and Responsibility: having the ability to come to work on time, are there when they are supposed to be, and are responsible for their actions and behavior.
- Adaptability: being adaptable and maintaining flexibility in completing tasks in an ever-changing workplace.
- Mercy Corps team members represent the agency both during and outside work hours . Team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner and respect local laws, customs and MC's policies, procedures, and values at all times and in all in-country venues.
Application Closing Date
11th April, 2017.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV's and Cover Letters in one document, addressing the position requirements to:
[email protected]
Note
- All applications must include the position title in the subject line.
- Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interview
- We are an equal opportunity organization so women are strongly encouraged to apply for this position.