Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Advisor at FHI 360

Requisition: 2020200664

Project  Description

• The objective of the SCALE Activity is to support CSOs and BMOs across all of USAID/Nigeria’s programmatic sectors with a basket of managerial, business strengthening, and advocacy capacity-building interventions aimed at advancing Nigerian CSO sustainability combined with targeted grants to advance mutually agreed upon priorities.
• The activity is designed to enhance local civil society organizations’ ability to be positive and responsible change agents in Nigeria

Position Description

• The MEL Officer provides strategic guidance, vision and management for successful monitoring and evaluation of the activity

Major Duties / Responsibilities
The MEL shall:

• Supervise all MEL staff
• Ensure the strategic and functional integration of all MEL activities as well as active collaboration with sub-awardees and USAID.
• Oversees all MEL activities
• Provides technical direction and support
• Ensures the accurate reporting of results for program activities.  
• Develop and directly contribute to the development and implementation of M&E tools and systems to improve ability to collect, interpret and aggregate data that demonstrate impact and program accountability and progress.
• Develop and support the design and implementation of baseline, mid-term and end of project evaluations, surveys and other components of the programs M&E system.
• Provide M&E technical advice to programs, projects, including staffing and resource allocation to M&E.
• Develop high quality quantitative and qualitative methods and participatory methodologies to monitor program quality for performance and results.
• Provide technical support for M&E in one or more technical sectors.
• Build upon industry and experiences to improve consistency, quality and practicality of M&E strategies; promote dissemination and use of lessons learned within international partner organizations.
• Review M&E plans and PMPs for quality and adherence to donor requirements.
• Collect lessons learned from programs and collaborate with senior management to assure M&E components are of high quality and improve processes and practices in data analysis.
• Provide training to staff, primary stakeholders, and implementing partners on M&E components in project design; such as monitoring plan, assessments, reviews, surveys and evaluations.
• Identify best practices for documentation as success stories, technical reports, or peer review publications and reviews surveillance, research and evaluation publications prior to release to stakeholders.
• Provide quality and timely submission of all required project reports.

Required Experience / Skills

• Bachelor's degree in any the following or related fields: Social Science, International Development, Evaluation Research, Statistics, or Economics;
• At least eight (8) years of progressively responsible experience in designing, managing and implementing results-based MEL activities,
• Demonstrated relevant technical skills in analyzing quantitative and qualitative data, with excellent organizational as well as English oral and written communication skills; and
• Extensive knowledge of reporting procedures, best practices, guidelines, and tools for monitoring, evaluation and learning.  
• Years of work experience that demonstrates sensitivity to and understanding of technical issues.
• Ability to manage projects, set realistic priorities, and plan for the successful implementation of activities.
• Experience working in USAID projects preferred.