M&E Officer, Integrated Peace and Development Unit at Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND)

Job Duties    
{C}·         Impact Monitoring:  Monitor impact of specific IPDU projects and IPDU’s overall strategic objectives. This will also involve coordinating with colleagues who monitor progress against implementation. Ensure projects have clear, concise and measurable output and outcome indicators, leading to demonstrable impacts. Assist the Unit in designing the results chain for interventions, defining key indicators of change and how to measure to reflect program’s outcomes and impact. Establish a reliable and consistent set of outcome indicators for the unit’s activities as well as developing the unit’s core set of indicators.
{C}·         Establish Monitoring System:  Assess the implementation of the IPDU’s annual work plan using the foundation’s strategic log frame/ methodology to determine progress towards the delivery of the strategic objectives.
{C}·         Reporting: Determine the information needs of implementing partners, primary stakeholders and funding partners. Draft case studies for projects highlighting impact and lessons learned. Provide progress report on the implementation of IPDU’s activities. Develop systematic protocols such as most-significant-change qualitative story methodology.
{C}·         Coordination:  Coordinate with other departments to develop a system to ensure that the program plan, including inputs and targets, are aligned with the overall PIND program log frames and other types of M&E indicators.  Collect, compile and analyze reports of implementing partners to prepare consolidated progress reports for project management to submit to the organization, appropriate partners and other cooperating institutions.
 
Knowledge, skills and abilities
{C}·         A good first degree in social science or a related field of study. A postgraduate degree in relevant field is an added advantage
{C}·         A minimum of 7 years’ experience in coordinating monitoring & evaluation systems for development projects
{C}·         Familiarity with M&E systems and practices of at least one bilateral or multi-lateral donor agency preferred
{C}·         Knowledge of field based monitoring & evaluation and impact assessment approaches
{C}·         Experience in qualitative and quantitative methodologies of gathering and analyzing social and economic data
{C}·         Demonstrate openness to change and ability to manage complexities
{C}·         Ability to build strong relationship with primary and secondary stakeholders, focus on impact, result for the direct beneficiaries, response positively and give feedback timely and also timely response to queries.
{C}·         Strong numeric and analytical skills
{C}·         Good communication skills