The Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH (German Agency for International Cooperation) is an international enterprise owned by the German Federal government, operating in many fields across more than 130 countries.
In Nigeria, GIZ's portfolio includes among others, a programme to support the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in its regional integration goals. The programme aims to strengthen sector-specific capacities in the areas of Peace and Security, Customs and Trade as weir as Strategic Management and Organizational Development in the ECOWAS Commission.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist
Job ID: V000057472
Locations: Sokoto, Jigawa and Kano
Field: Social Sectors
Type of employment: Full-time
Your Tasks
- Under the overall strategic direction of the Team Leader, the Monitoring and Evaluation specialists will oversee the development of an integrated results framework, as well as other monitoring tools across all components of the programme.
The experts will have:
- Experience in design and implementation of baseline studies, preferably in the education sector, to generate data for monitoring and evaluation;
- Proven experience in the design, and supervision of education projects in Nigeria or in other Sub-Saharan/West-African countries);
- Experience with iterative and participatory planning methodology for operationalisation of school based management committees;
- Experience with implementation of educational development using the EdTech approach.
Qualifications and Skills
Minimum Requirement:
- At least a Master's Degree or equivalent in Economics or other related Social Sciences.
Preferred Experience:
- Experience with EU funding instruments such as the European Development Fund (EDF);
- Proven knowledge of M&E, certification or membership of a monitoring and Evaluation Association;
- Fluency in the English language;
- Knowledge of Hausa Language will be an added advantage.
General Professional Experience
Minimum Requirement:
- At least 8 years of professional experience in the implementation of education projects in Nigeria or in Sub-Saharan Africa, developing results frameworks, logical frameworks, or similar tools for project design.
Preferred Requirement:
- Expertise in Institutional Needs Assessment techniques in public and/or private institutions;
- Experience in conducting training/ capacity-building to ensure knowledge transfer for addressing identified competency gaps;
- Experience in the preparation of ToRs, publication, dissemination, and shortlisting of
applications.
Specific Professional Experience
Minimum Requirement:
- At least 10 years of progressively responsible professional experience in performance monitoring and evaluation, either with an international development organisation or working on international development projects.
Preferred Requirement:
- Experience in developing survey instruments, research-based methodologies including conducting focus group sessions, study design, and data analysis and impact evaluations;
- Experience in developing M&E/ Performance Frameworks for institutional development plans (incl. setting long-term/ medium term goals, targets, SMART indicators etc.) as well as corresponding Annual Work Plans;
- Experience in development cooperation in Nigeria or in Sub-Saharan Africa;
- Proven field research and report-writing skills.
Application Closing Date
22nd December, 2023.
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