M&E Officer at Solidarites International

Location: Monguno, Borno
Beginning of contract: ASAP
Contract duration: 6 months (with possibility of extension)
Probation period: 2 months
Delocalized status and related benefits: Applicable

Mission

• Under the supervision of the Team Leader, the M&E Officer is in charge of the monitoring of the activities’ implementation.
• He/she collects data and provides evidences of the program’s progress and achievements.

List of Tasks
Monitoring and evaluation (M&E):

• Under the responsibility of the team leader, participate in the logistics and administrative organisation, planning and preparation of M&E missions:
  • Contribute to the creation of monitoring tools and to the preparation of database frames based on questionnaires.
  • Support the team leader in centralizing and organizing data collection for activities and outputs as defined in the M&E plan.

Collect monitoring data using SI tools:

• Contribute to data collection at field level (overseeing surveys etc.) and make sure that all available aspects are covered.
• Ensure that all data is entered on time and check their consistency and quality. Contribute to maintain the database following a standard format allowing aggregation of data to produce routine or periodic monitoring reports.
• Identify potential negative impacts of the activities.
• Monitor that crosscutting aspects like gender and “do no harm” are taken into account in the activities.
• Formulate preliminary recommendations on how to improve the activities.
• Monitor humanitarian situation.
• With the support of the PM and MEAL team, prepare and implement trainings on monitoring tools to field officers.
• Assist in external M&E mission.
• Ensure that contractual soft & hard data about programmes is easily available upon request
• Apply the security procedures in the context of monitoring & evaluation missions

Reporting /Communication:

• Draft M&E reports and provide project updates and recommendations as necessary.
• Participate in seminars and training workshops which may be useful to the accomplishment of monitoring & evaluation activities and the attainment of the project’s objectives and in restitution workshops.
• Keep monitoring tools and files archived and secured
• Update regularly the monitoring & evaluation tools & methodology considering the donors indicators, gender, disable persons, protection & « Do No Harm » approaches
• Make regular reports to the team lead on the evolution of activities and specific tasks confided to him/her, problems encountered, and the quality of relations with beneficiaries
• Bring to light any difficulty linked to his or her activities, to the programs of Solidarités or security concerns
• Collaborate with the administration and the local authorities.

HR Management:

• Take part in recruitment of the monitoring team (enumerators / DW) when needed
• Train and build the capacity of the team (enumerators /DW)
• Supervise the monitoring team (enumerators / DW).

Requirements
Technical competences:

• Training: BSc. Economic, Management Administration, Social Science
• Ability to write in clear and comprehensive English
• Competency in Excel (data input, basic analysis, etc)
• Competency in and experience with data collection tools (Kobo)
• Experience with food security and livelihood (FSL) programmes (not essential but preferable).

Personal Abilities:

• Professional experience: 1 year of experience in similar position (NGO/Private or Public sector)
• Languages: English, Haussa, Kanuri
• Personal qualities: reliable, honest, very good organization, resistance to stress, good interpersonal skills (communication), team player, capacity to delegate and to manage, initiative and autonomy, capacity of prioritsation of tasks
• Strong organizational skills
• Undertsanding of the humanitarian principles and accountability.

Salary and Conditions
In accordance with SI’s Terms of Employment; for national staff in Nigeria.