M&E Deputy Project Manager at COOPI - Cooperazione Internazionale

COOPI in Nigeria
COOPI started its operations in North-East Nigeria in July 2014 to carry out a rapid evaluation of the most relevant constraints suffered by the Internally Displaced People (IDPs) displaced by the food crisis and the Boko Haram insurgency in the Lake Chad Basin.

The COOPI Nigeria Field Office is located in Potiskum, Yobe State, in order to cover five LGAs in Yobe State and to provide direct assistance to the IDPs and their hosting communities, through a multi-sectorial programme covering Food Security, Nutrition and Child Protection interventions. COOPI's capacity to respond to the humanitarian situation in the country is confirmed by its experience in providing humanitarian aid in more than 24 other Countries around the World, in over 50 years of operations.

Scope of the Vacancy
The M&E Deputy Project Manager will provide support to multi-sectorial intervention towards IDPs in NE Nigeria (FSL, nutrition & child protection) in the designing of the M&E strategy for to enhance  planning, monitoring and evaluation of the program by managing data and facilitating program implementation at state level, under the guidance of the Program/Project Manager.

The M&E Deputy Project Manager be responsible for the supervision of M&E Officer(s) in data gathering, analysis and reporting activities. S/he will assist in tracking progress of key indicators and provide timely reports to the Project Manager and Programme Manager.

Main Duties / Responsibilities

• Under the direct supervision of the Program/Project Manager, and in collaboration with other Project Managers, Field Coordinators, and other collaborators of the projects and of the Base, he/she will be:
• Responsible for the production of guidelines and survey protocols for data collection of qualitative and quantitative information and program data through surveys, assessments, post distribution monitoring, and regular market monitoring
• Quantify methods and identify data sources for program performance and impact indicators, in conjunction with respective program component teams.
• Developing guidelines on conducting of key M&E functions such as project baseline, end line and progress surveys, ensuring appropriate sample size and sampling survey methods, data collection procedures, and data verification through periodic site visits
• Facilitate training of staff and partners in the M&E data collection tools and guide participation in the sensitization of beneficiaries in collaboration with program teams.
• Support in collating and analysing monitoring data, as well as report on findings from monitoring activities
• Ensure proper monitoring of the program, focusing on overall M&E framework of the projects
• Present and analyse data based on information needs of project team and partners and support in data base management.
• Analysing of data, report development and submission of  M&E reports
• Provide support to improve monitoring and reporting mechanism through revised monitoring and reporting framework, through collaboration with the program team.
• Review of reporting made against indicators
• Drafting and sharing lessons learnt from the different project intervention for programme development and quality control
• Work with program teams to ensure COOPI information on program activities is shared within LGAs and provide for beneficiary feedback in line with relevant guidelines and frameworks
• Collaborate with government and humanitarian partners to ensure the smooth sharing of information in consultation with the Project Manager/Field Coordinator/Program Manager
• Support the program team in facilitating the process of setting up Complaint Response Mechanism at Ward/ LGA level and handling complaint/ feedback.
• Provide support to the programs at mission level
• Gives direction and guidance on  M&E  data entry and cleaning activities 
• Analyse and provide information regarding general context at the LGA level and explore opportunities in support of partnership, building initiatives with LGA level government and other humanitarian actors.
• Guides program teams in the selection of beneficiaries as per the established procedure from the project proposal.

Capacity Development
Provide trainings on monitoring and evaluation that include sampling, data collection, data cleaning, analysis and reporting guidelines to all program staff.

Additional responsibilities
This job description is not intended to be all inclusive and the employee will also perform other related tasks as required and assigned by his/her supervisor.

Profile of the Candidate (Education, Training, Competences, Skills)
Minimum Requirements:
Degree in Economics, Rural Development, Development Studies, Statistics, Demography or related subject, with previous experience working in humanitarian projects

Desired Competencies / Skills:

Essential

• 2-5 years M&E related work experience with an iNGO
• Experience in development of guidelines on data collection, collation, analysis, and report writing
• Fluency in English
• Ability to plan and organize work and write clear and concise reports and communicate effectively (both in writing and verbally)
• Proven ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines
• Stable, moral, reliable and robust character and a good team-player
• Excellent communication skills, calm, with a good sense of humour
• Proven commitment to accountability practices
• Excellent Microsoft Office & statistical soft wares skills (Excel, Word, Power point, SPSS, Emails, Skype, Web researchers)

Preferred

• Good knowledge of the intervention area/s and local context
• Previous humanitarian programming experience
• Knowledge of the local language (Hausa)