Research, Metrics and Evaluation Manager at Marie Stopes

Location: Abuja
Reporting To: Operations Director
Duration of Contract: 2 years (renewable)
Probationary Period: 6 months
 
The Research Metrics & Evaluation Manager is a key member of the project management team and is responsible for all research; monitoring and evaluation activities of MSION's core business and projects to provide evidence that will guide strategy and demonstrate impact.
 
Duties and Responsibilities
Lead MSION's RM&E function in the establishment and development of her RME structure, functions, and measures Impact for quality of projects.
Ensure an effective and participatory RM&E system is established for MSION and donor funded projects.
Work with project and operations teams to ascertain research and data needs, including identifying key performance indicators (KPls) ensuring MSIONs Management Information System (MIS) to provide required KPI data.
Develop project log frames matrix, operational plans, and work plans particularly in the areas of the objective, indicators and monitoring mechanisms.
Guide the regular sharing of the outputs of RM&E findings with MSION team members, implementing clients, partners, stakeholders and donors Design and complete internal routine and non-routine MSION studies, surveys, market research, consumer satisfaction etc.
Prepare terms of reference, designs and budgets for contracting out research studies Undertake regular visits to the field to support the implementation of RM&E strategies Identify MSION RM&E needs and staff, develop innovative ways to fill gaps and recruit highly motivated and performing staff.
Participate in external reviews, technical RM&E networks and TWG's on FP/SRH
Ensure that, in general, project monitoring and reporting arrangements align with the project donor guidelines and rules
 
Others
From time to time represent the organisation at meetings, workshops, or other forums
Actively contribute to the strategic direction and planning of the organisation

Person Specifications
A degree in social sciences and /or a development field or equivalent in experience
Experiences working with designing monitoring and evaluation strategies and systems in donor funded projects
Experience of conducting primary qualitative and quantitative research
Experience with management of different sources of data and multiple indicators
Experience of data base usage, processing and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data sets, such as SPSS, ACCESS, EPI Info
Must be familiar with working in rural areas with focus on participatory processes
Must have excellent communication/interactive skills