Reporting Officer at North East Regional Initiative (NERI)

Position Summary:

The Reporting Officer is responsible for reviewing and compiling activity monitoring reports; performing associated analysis of data collected, reporting information pertaining to program activities and working closely with Monitoring and Evaluation Team in the preparation of weekly, quarterly, annual and impact reports. This position will be based at the head office, located in Abuja, with program activities expected to be carried out in the North Eastern states. Travel is expected.

Reporting & Supervision:

The Reporting Officer reports to the Operations Manager in Abuja.

Primary Responsibilities:

Primary responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Monitor and report on routine program activities and scheduled program events, recording summaries in Activity Notes captured in the OTI Web-based Database.
• Work with NRTI staff to ensure project attendance at local events.
• Collect information on program activities, including beneficiary targets.
• Conduct routine reporting on Weekly and Quarterly basis.
• In coordination with the Program team, write up to two Project Snapshots per month, according to USAID guidelines and CR direction.
• Prepare annual and impact reports, as required.
• Analyze the sociopolitical situation in relevant areas of the program and the impact of projects as relating to thematic clusters and progress toward program objectives.
• Work with Program, M&E and Grants teams to create and maintain project trackers.
• Support review of Final Evaluation Reports and grant closing.
• Attend focus groups to derive lessons learned to inform future project activities.
• Assist in the development of activity ideas based on information collected in the field.
• Facilitate linkages between communities as needed through appropriate media.
• Ensure that reports are in accordance with project communications plans and support project objectives.
• Any other duties suitable to task and commensurate with ability

Qualifications:

• University degree in political science, international affairs or other related social sciences field is required.
• Three years’ work experience in a related field is required.

• Good communication and interpersonal skills is required.

• Prior experience with USAID or US Government funded projects is highly desirable.
• Problem solving, stress management and time management Skills are required.

• Proficient at using Microsoft office software: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.

• Excellent record keeping and documentation skills are required.

• Experience of working in a conflict environment is a plus.
• Written and spoken fluency in English is required.

• Fluency in one or more of the local state languages in the North Eastern part of Nigeria is required