Monitoring & Evaluation Assistant at Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Commencement: February 2017
Contract period: 11 months (Till 31st December 2017)
Reports to: The Monitoring & Evaluation Officer - Maiduguri.

Tasks and General Responsibilities

• Adhere to NRC policies, tools, handbooks, guidelines and procedure
• Assist with the implementation of the support function portfolio according to plan of action
• Prepare and develop status reports as required by management
• Ensure proper filing of documents
• Promote and share ideas for improvement of the support function
• Managing the Global Outputs Reporting System (GORS) for Maiduguri
• 5/4/3Ws & NRC Nigerian Dashboard
• Introducing and managing a complaints handling mechanism
• Carry out regular project monitoring, spot checks and reports

Specific responsibilities:

• Assists program staff develop baseline and end line data for each project site in the Program
• Monitor and quality assurance spot checks on each project site
• Monitoring visits to program areas
• Initiation and implementation of a complaints handling mechanism
• Development of case studies to capture qualitative outputs of the project
• Work with program staff to design and adopt reporting formats required by the NRC system (GORS).
• Supervise data input into the GORS and processes for checking data quality with program staff
• Prepare periodic progress reports and other documents as required.
• Ensure monthly update of NRC Nigeria Dashboard and timely completion of task assigned by his/her line manager
• Investigate and facilitate introduction of new technology, methods and approaches in order to improve the quality of the activities.

Qualifications

• Relevant university degree, diploma or other relevant field such as Statistics, Development studies, educational background combined with relevant professional experience.
• Minimum 2-year experience from working as Monitoring & Evaluation Assistant in a humanitarian/recovery context
• Experience with surveys, studies, data entry & analysis, management and analysis a must.
• High-level competency in computer skills (data analysis software e.g. Excel, Epi Info, SPSS, or similar)
• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
• Documented results related to the positions responsibilities
• Good communication in English and Hausa Languages
• Compliance with NRC and donor policies, procedures and systems which are related to Monitoring & Evaluation

Personal qualification:

• Ability to work under pressure, independently and with limited supervision.
• Handling insecure environment
• Planning and delivering results
• Empowering and building trust
• Communicating with impact and respect - All employees of the Norwegian Refugee Council should be able to adhere to our Code of Conduct and the four organizational values: Dedicated, innovative, inclusive and accountable
• Salary/benefits
• According to NRC’s directions

Deadline
10th February, 2017.