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Action Against Hunger | ACF International, a global humanitarian organization committed to ending world hunger, works to save the lives of malnourished children while providing communities with access to safe water and sustainable solutions to hunger.
Location: Damaturu, Yobe
Start date: As soon as possible
Direct Line Manager: Deputy M&E Manager
Job Type: Full Time
Department: Monitoring and Evaluation
Level: Mid Level
Purpose
- The M&E Officer will be primarily responsible for leading data gathering, collation and reporting activities to ensure the quality and accountability of the programs implemented by ACF in Northern Nigeria.
- Under the direction of the M&E Deputy Manager and in collaboration with the Project Manager, the M&E Officer will develop and implement clear practical M&E plans for the program by ensuring that program indicators, monitoring formats, databases, data analysis, and reporting are maintained and harmonized.
- He/she will also track the progress of key indicators and provide a timely report to his/her manager.
Objective 1
- Support the operationalization of M&E systems on ACF projects to ensure compliance with donor and ACF M&E standards.
Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Develop and update/ pre-test quality assurance checklist tools for M&E team in collaboration with M&E deputy manager and project staff
- Provide support to the review and development of M&E systems for new projects, in collaboration with M&E manager and deputy manager and projects teams at the field level
- Support teams to pilot data collection tools and integrate the findings into the final tools by providing feedback/ error reports to the M&E DPM
- Facilitate project's use of mobile data collection by leading on the process and troubleshooting under the oversight of the M&E Deputy Program Manager.
- Train and manage the M&E FIeld Assistants to carry our regular M&E functions, ensuring that all HR procedures and policies are respected
- Conduct appraisals of M&E Field Assistants as required by ACF guidelines alongside M&E DPM
- Provide oversight of field monitoring activities and conduct data quality assurance
Objective 2
- Ensure proper and timely implementation of ACF M&E tools, activities and reporting.
Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Ensure timely and quality data collection, inclusive of needs assessments, household registration, baseline/endline surveys, PDMs, KAP, surveys, and others.
- Ensure implementation of the M&E plan through routine monitoring of activities as the field level
- Support program team to ensure quantitative APRs are updated based on activities accomplished for the month
- Lead on the implementation of quantitive and participatory tools, including focus group discussions and key informant interviews to collect data from various groups in the community
- Ensure timely and quality data entry, analysis and interpretation by working closely with the program, tech and M&E teams.
- Undertake regular size visits and monitor the design and execution of surveys and other assessments, case studies, and accountability mechanisms to ensure that proper sampling and methodology are used.
- Perform data cleaning on all data collected and upload into the server
- Perform data analysis of M&E data for the different project as needed through Excel or other statistical software (PSPP) at the request of the M&E DPM
- Provide trainings to program teams on program activity monitoring and reporting
Objective 3
- Document and promote good practise from planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of activities
Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Proactively identify good practices based on M&E findings and encourage utilization of data
- Support M&E DPM to identify lessons learned and best practices, and produce case studies and human interest stories through collation and analysis of M&E information
Objective 4
- Represent ACF externally in relevant forums and working groups at State level
Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Represent ACF externally in issues related to monitoring, evaluation, accountability and reporting (consortia, alliances and clusters) as needed.
Additional Responsibilities
- This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive and the employee will also perform other related tasks as required and is responsible for reporting and communication of progress and achievement of the specific assigned task.
- The employee should be flexible and adaptable with regards to the implementation of the daily work/activities.
- The employee is expected to conduct all duties in a professional manner following ACF Nigeria mission staff regulations and charter.
Internal & External Relationship
Internal:
- DMP M&E Technical hierarchical relationship- exchange of information, collaboration, coordination
- Project Manager: Operational hierarchical relationship- exchange of information, reporting, collaboration, coordination
- Project Officers: Ensure exchange of information, collaboration and coordination
- M&E Field Assistants: Manage M&E Field Assistants to ensure the exchange of information, collaboration and coordination.
- Other ACF M&E staff: exchange of information, collaboration and coordination
External:
- Governmental and non-governmental partners: Exchange of information, coordination, training, supervision, influence on the choice of technical options
- Representatives of international aid organizations: Exchange of information
- Representatives of donors: Exchange of information, technical discussion, project-related exchanges
Requirements/Qualifications
- Degree in Economics, International Development, Statistics, Public Health, Demography or a related subject, with previous experience working in humanitarian projects
- At least 3 years of proven experience in the Monitoring, Evaluation and Accountability of humanitarian or development programs
- Demonstrated knowledge of M&E concepts and international humanitarian quality standards
- Experience with mobile data collection (preferred)
- Fluency in English (both written and spoken skills)
Skills & Experience
Essential:
- A minimum of 2 years M&E related work experience
- Experience of data collection, collation, analysis, and report writing
- Professional, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible and, culturally sensitive
- Excellent team, budget and project management and representation competencies
- Excellent verbal and written skills in English
- Commitment to and understanding of ACF aims, values and principles
- Excellent computer skills particularly with Microsoft Excel, Spreadsheets, Sphere standard, SPSS, SPINX, or other statistical packages
- Willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited
Preferred:
- Previous experience with ACF
- Strong interpersonal and community norm understanding
- Experience in community development programming, preferably in nutrition, food security, livelihoods or WASH
- Experience with mobile data collection processes and platforms
- Experience in statistical analysis
- Experience with participatory fieldwork methodologies
Remuneration
Minimum Monthly Basic Salary: NGN236,585 per month