Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Officer at Oxfam

Location: Maiduguri, with field visits to Rann, Pulka, Gwoza and Newly Accessible Areas.
Department: Humanitarian
Job Family: Programme / D2
Reports To: MEAL Coordinator.
Duration: 6 months contract with possibility of extension

Job Purpose

• To increase Oxfam Humanitarian Programme impact through the provision of strategic support on core Programme Quality (PQ) components (design, planning, monitoring, evaluation, learning, social accountability and partnership), and to strengthen throughout all humanitarian programmes the embedding of Oxfam's one programme approach, gender and rights-based approach.

Key Responsibilities

• MEAL System Development and Implementation
• Work with Technical Coordinators / Team leaders (EFSL, WASH and Protection) and country MEAL / Program Quality team in developing / updating MEAL frameworks and tools.
• Work with the project teams in Newly Accessible Areas in implementing MEAL framework and tools.
• Data Gathering, Information Management and Reporting
• Prepare clear data collection plans in discussion with the MEAL / PQ and technical teams and lead on all field data collection exercises, data management and analysis
• Analyze the data, together with the project team, and share them in the required format
• Contribute in timely and quality reporting on WASH, EFSL and Protection projects in Newly Accessible Areas and other locations in North East Nigeria, as required.
• Producing clear and quality reports that demonstrate accountability and learning

Accountabilities:

• Assist the project team in strengthening the accountability mechanisms at project level
• Setting up and managing complaint and feedback mechanism for the project

Capacity Building for Oxfam and Partner Staff:

• Train the project teams on MEAL concepts and tools.
• Undertake periodic monitoring and technical support visits to working areas to assess progress against agreed MEAL system and recommend corrective actions as appropriate
• Work closely with project teams on overall MEAL issues

Review, Reflection and Learning:

• Assist the project team in documenting lessons learnt
• Collecting best practices, case studies which demonstrate qualitative and quantitative changes over the period
• Work with the PQ / MEAL team to conduct project reviews, learning events at project locations

Other:

• Delivering any other responsibility assigned by the line / matrix manager.

Skills and Competence

• University (Bachelor) Degree in Development Studies, Development Sociology or equivalent 3 years experience with monitoring and evaluation, preferably in a similar role within a international organisation - Essential
• Experience with MEAL related research tools and approaches - Desirable
• Strong English skills and fluency in Hausa / Kanuri - Essential
• Strong team player - Essential
• Willingness and ability to travel to other states and LGAs where Oxfam is operational - Essential
• Passionate about working with others to overcome unjust poverty - Essential
• Sympathy with the aims and objective of Oxfam and commitments to rights based, gender sensitive and pro-poor approaches - Essential