Program & M/E Officer at Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD)

Primary Responsibilities

• He/ She shall support in the management and administration of programmes, projects and activities of the national secretariat of JONAPWD.
• Support in the design and development of programme concepts, initiatives, and implementation plans
• Support in the administration of programme budgets and coordination of programme implementation activities;
• Support in the implementation of programme monitoring and evaluation plans and document project success stories.
• Support the project on all monitoring and evaluation needs across implementing area.
• S/he will support in ensuring timely and quality reporting.
• S/he will support data collection, analysis activities and regularly providing technical oversight, problem-solving and support.
• In coordination with program staff, adapt existing M&E systems to monitor and evaluate project activities and impact
• Manage capturing data across program interventions and analyze data collected during monitoring and evaluation activities.
• Oversee data tracking and analysis on regular basis and ensure that data and metrics in field reports are accurate.
• Write, edit, and summarize field reports to develop quality and informative monthly and quarterly reports for donors and internal teams.
• Work with the program team to identify opportunities to innovate M&E systems.
• In partnership with program team document lessons learned and best practices
• Support pre and post monitoring, need assessments, survey, focus groups and evaluation or verification as well as other studies at the project level.
• Provide input on the design and implementation of baseline studies, mid-term evaluations and final evaluations.
• Track and report lessons learned, prepare success stories about the program and share with management for wider circulation.
• Work closely with program teams for filing/archiving documentation both soft copies and hard copies.
• Support in coordinating the relationship between the National Executive and JONAPWD's cluster member organizations;
• Undertake any other roles and responsibilities as may be assigned by the National Programme Manager and or the National Executive of JONAPWD from time to time.

Skills and Qualifications

• A minimum of three (3) years of experience in disability-based programme management; Monitoring & Evaluation, and research 
• The Program & M/E Officer must be a graduate with at least a first degree (Bsc/HND), either in Social sciences, Social Work and/or Development Studies or in a management, psychology, law or business-related discipline. A post graduate degree is an added advantage.
• Strong administrative skills
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, Excel, Power point, Ms Word e.t.c.
• Appreciation for confidentiality
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Tact and diplomacy
• The ability to coordinate while working as part of the team
• The ability to work accurately, with attention to detail
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with senior political, community, and civic leaders as well as members of the donor and diplomatic community.