Monitoring and Evaluation Manager at IITA - International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

Ref:IITA-HR-NRS2018-019
Location: Ibadan
Recruitment Type: National; (3-year renewable contract)

Responsibilities
Successful candidate will among other things perform the following duties:

• Review objective hierarchy and logical framework matrices (activities, processes, inputs, outputs, outcomes and impacts) of projects implemented by IITA;
• Determine information needs of project managers, partners, and collaborating institutions;
• Identify and design performance questions, key indicators and targets for each project;
• Agree with stakeholders on how to record, report, and analyse progress against targets; and design formats for reporting on progress;
• Undertake and facilitate the institutional M&E plan implementation, regularly revising and updating performance questions, indicators, methods, formats and analytical processes.
• Conduct monitoring site visits
• Conduct evaluation (baseline, midterm, end of project), and internal and external impact assessment studies
• Develop alternative strategies for implementation of M&E activities as may be needed
• Effectively maintain the Institute’s M&E database(s) and ensure the data are up-to-date and can provide the strategic reports needed at the Institute.
• Work with the Head of M&E Unit to provide support to hub-level M&E personnel.
• Provide direct supervision and mentoring of four M&E Officers in the M&E Unit
• Perform any other duty as may be assigned from time to time by the Supervisor.
• Report directly to the Head, M&E Unit.

Qualifications

• M.Sc or equivalent in Agricultural Economics, Program Evaluation, Mathematics, Statistics, Development Studies with Seven (7) year’s work experience preferably with an international organization.

Competencies
The ideal candidate must have:

• Strong planning, system development and organizational skills, including results orientation.
• Experience in design/implementation of surveys and special studies
• Experience manipulating online databases and web-based reporting platforms.
• Experience in conducting M&E training sessions, including facilitation skills.
• The ability to interact with a wide variety of people and teams to provide M&E support services as needed to improve project designs and assess improvements to existing research programs.
• Experience in identifying opportunities for funding, and contribution to proposal development.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
• The ability to design and manipulate database(s)
• Proficiency in statistical software such as STATA and SPSS is desirable.

Remuneration
We offer highly competitive salary with equally attractive benefits and excellent working conditions in a pleasant campus environment.