Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Manager at Nasarawa State Community and Social Development Agency (NSCSDA)

Project Objective

• The Project Development Objective is to increase access by the poor people, and particularly by the internally displaced and vulnerable people in the North East of Nigeria, to improved social and natural resource infrastructure services in a sustainable manner throughout Nigeria. This will be achieved through the provision of grant support to beneficiary communities based on their identified, prioritized Micro Projects (MPs) in the Community Development Plans (CDPs) which are to be implemented, maintained and utilized using Community Driven Development approach.

Duties of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Manager
The M&E Manager shall be charged with the responsibility of:

• Ensuring the maintenance of records of all types of data and information on SA activities.
• Overseeing the monitoring and evaluation department of SA and coordinating the activities of the MIS and M & E units;
• Providing guidelines and guidance for the operations of the MIS and M & E units for them to meet the expectations of the SA;
• Liaising with the LGRC and other Departments of the SA for M&E purposes and working with the communities to ensure effective participatory monitoring and evaluation of CDPs and micro-projects;
• Consolidating annual budget and work-plan for the department;
• Designing field data collection and collation formats for the SA;
• Develop Terms of Reference and provide guidance for all M&E studies;
• Liaising with the Operations and Finance and Administration departments to collect and collate data for tracking of key activities of the SA: (budget performance, financial matters like costing/pricing of CSDP activities in the State, operations, etc), and
• Providing cumulative records, analysis and statistics of activities over time to guide operations and provide information base for planning and future evaluation.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience

• A University degree in Agriculture, Statistics, Social sciences, Engineering, Extension Services or Project Management, with at least twelve years post qualification experience.
• Knowledge of Computer is mandatory.
• Previous experience in project monitoring and evaluation shall be an added advantage.

Remuneration
Position attract remuneration commensurate with the mode of entry and in accordance with agreed terms with the World Bank.