Job at Nigeria Education Crisis Response Project via Creative Worldwide

BACKGROUND
The M&E Specialist will evaluate the results of training interventions; initialize, manage and implement the M&E system for in-country training; ensure all evaluation instruments/methodologies are correctly administered to obtain quality data, produce written evaluation reports providing clear and concise information on training results in a format and style that can easily and ready use, He/she will:

Responsibilities

• Based on project results and standard, develop appropriate models and tools for data collection, analysis, and synthesis,
• Train staff in the use of these M&E models and tools;
• Develop and implement project level performance monitoring plans for gathering, reporting, and analyzing performance data,
• Work closely with the management team to ensure that plans capture the scope and content of PRP results and objectives;
• Ensure technical coordination of province-level M&E activities and obtain support from State authorities as needed;
• Work closely with the Project Director and M&E Advisor to manage support staff and consultants as needed to ensure the feasibility, appropriateness and timelines of all M&E plans and interventions;
• Ensure the timely production, coordination, and reporting of all state-level data: quarterly reports, M&E data, financial information, etc.;
• Participate in regular meetings and maintain regular communication with state-level team counterparts, and with the Team leader, to ensure coherent planning, M&E practices, and project troubleshooting;
• Represent the project in major state meetings and events as appropriate.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of program and/or monitoring and evaluation experience, preferably for an international development organization
• Demonstrated prior experience in project monitoring and evaluation, applied education statistics, and data quality analysis
• Demonstrated experience in the application of various analytical methodologies and tools used in education evaluation designs