Database/Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant at IITA - International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

Description:

•     Develop, maintain and operationalize a Monitoring and Evaluation system for the Harvest Plus program that allows learning, adoption and action;
•     Work with partners to ensure collection of relevant and appropriate data needed for an effective and informative Monitoring and Evaluation system;
•     Build capacity of implementation partners to enable them monitor, evaluate, collate and send data to a central database unit for documentation
•     Manage existing database and build new ones for easy access to data on the development, multiplication, dissemination, production, processing, marketing of vitamin A cassava and maize in Nigeria. Develop and manage online marketing of vitamin A cassava and maize in Nigeria.
•     Monitor database performance and back-up information regularly. Prepare users by conducting training; providing information and resolving problems.
•     Monitor data entry procedures and provide information by answering question and request;
•     Provide independent verification of performance of implementing partners through monitoring, assessment and evaluation of the project
•     Liaise and provide relevant data to HarvestPlus Impact and Policy team and collaborators.

Job Description :

•     Develop, maintain and operationalize a Monitoring and Evaluation system for the Harvest Plus program that allows learning, adoption and action;
•     Work with partners to ensure collection of relevant and appropriate data needed for an effective and informative Monitoring and Evaluation system;
•     Build capacity of implementation partners to enable them monitor, evaluate, collate and send data to a central database unit for documentation
•     Manage existing database and build new ones for easy access to data on the development, multiplication, dissemination, production, processing, marketing of vitamin A cassava and maize in Nigeria. Develop and manage online marketing of vitamin A cassava and maize in Nigeria.
•     Monitor database performance and back-up information regularly. Prepare users by conducting training; providing information and resolving problems.
•     Monitor data entry procedures and provide information by answering question and request;
•     Provide independent verification of performance of implementing partners through monitoring, assessment and evaluation of the project
•     Liaise and provide relevant data to HarvestPlus Impact and Policy team and collaborators.

Minimum Qualification & Experience :

• BSc in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or related fields with 2 years experience working on a similar role.

Skills & abilities :

•     Strong communication skills—oral and written
•     Good knowledge of statistics packages, database and web design Detailed Oriented
•     Good research result reporting skills
•     Time management
•     Data entry management

Personal Qualities :

• Ability to work under pressure and tight reporting deadlines Willingness to work at odd hours