Director of Monitoring and Evaluation - Nigeria Agriculture Competitiveness at Palladium Group

Project Overview and Role

• Palladium is recruiting for the anticipated the USAID-funded Nigeria Agriculture Competitiveness and West Africa Trade Hub opportunity.
• The technical focus will be on: private sector engagement, agriculture, trade and regulatory reform as well as investment promotion and access to finance.
• The goals of this project are to develop private sector partnerships with agribusinesses in order transform agriculture value chains in Nigeria and West Africa.

Responsibilities

• Designs and implements Collaborating, Learning and Adapting (CLA) approach for the Activity
• Manages M&E across all components, assuming responsibility for operational decision-making as necessary
• Designs and implements the M&E system to track activity progress, and report on results and impact of technical programming
• Oversees data collection efforts and ensure all program requirements are met
• Ensures project scope and activities are compliant with USAID policies.
• Coordinates closely with implementing partners to build cohesive measurement and results systems

Requirements

• MA or Higher in Business Administration, International Development, Economics, Statistics, or a related field
• Seven (7) years of progressively more responsible work with experience supervising a team
• Experience designing and overseeing M&E data collection and reporting for agriculture/food security projects.
• USAID/Feed the Future reporting experience is also preferred
• Demonstrated research design and analytical skills with five (5) years of agriculture research or M&E experience in Nigeria.
• USAID or other international donor experience required
• Demonstrated ability to implement, operationalize, and manage information collection and assessment systems
• Demonstrated ability to create and manage information databases using appropriate software applications
• Ability to work in team environment and work with and train non-direct reports to implement initiatives
• Strong writing, reporting, and presentational skills
• Familiarity with gender issues in M&E and an understanding of the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) would be a plus.