Monitoring & Evaluation Officer at Neem Foundation

Job Purpose Summary:

The M&E Officer will act as the technical focal point on all aspects of monitoring and evaluation of the field implementation of all Neem projects. The M&E Officer will be responsible for monitoring the progress, impact and successes of project activities. S/he will conduct assessments and need assessments to identify necessary changes and future opportunities.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will have the following duties and responsibilities:

• Develop and strengthen monitoring, inspection and evaluation procedures
• Monitor all project activities, expenditures and progress towards achieving the project output;
• Recommend further improvement of the logical frame work;
• Develop monitoring and impact indicator for the project success;
• Monitor and evaluate overall progress on achievement of results;
• Monitor the sustainability of the project's results;
• Provide feedback to the Programme Manager on project strategies and activities;
• Suggest strategies to Management for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the project by identifying bottlenecks in completing project activities and developing plans to minimize or eliminate such bottlenecks;
• Report monthly, quarterly, half-yearly and annual progress on all project activities to the Programme Manager
• Conduct capacity assessment on existing monitoring and evaluation system Develop indicators and a monitoring strategy for the project;
• Support monitoring and evaluation of the effects and impact of the project;
• Assist in coordinating across the available components of the Programmes to ensure effective implementation of M&E
• Assist the programme personnel with M&E tools and in supporting them in their use.
• Perform other duties as required;

Required Qualifications, Skills and Experience

Education:
University Degree preferably in Business Administration, Economics or related field.

Experience:

• At least 3-5 years of experience in the design and implementation of M&E in development projects implemented by national/international NGOs
• Experience in designing tools and strategies for data collection, analysis and production of reports;
•  Knowledge and experience in qualitative and quantitative data management techniques including proficient and skilful use of SPSS, STATA, and EXCEL.
• Expertise in analyzing data using statistical software;
• Strong training & facilitation skills.

Language Skills: (Native/Fluent/Basic)

English Language (Fluent)

Hausa (Fluent)

Ability to speak Kanuri (an added advantage)