Monitoring & Evaluation Officer at Plan International

Role Purpose

• Plan International is looking for 2 Nos. Project Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to support the implementation of an early recovery and livelihood project - Youth Economic Empowerment Project for Resilience and Peacebuilding in the context of north-eastern Nigeria (YEE4RP).
• This is a project with a duration of 27 months and is supported by GIZ with Funding from the German Government.
• The purpose of this role is to provide timely, accurate information on project implementation and ensure that monitoring and evaluation are in line with specific project FAD/donor requirements.
• The role’s support is to achieve accountability, transparency and programme quality in project deliverable in both Maiduguri and Mubi Field Office areas of responsibilities.
• The post holder(s) are to ensure that project activities are in line with the Logical Framework and relevant guidelines.

Dimensions of Role

• Communicates with the M&E Manager and across Plan International, with GIZ Cooperating Partner Agencies and field level implementing partners.
• The post holder will support the establishment of a systematic Monitoring and Evaluation system.  The post holder will interface and support programme team members and programme coordination. The role requires strong facilitation and organisational skills along with the ability to analyse and communicate complex information to all staff, partners and other stakeholders.

Roles/Responsibility
In collaboration with the Field Team, M&E Manager and Livelihood and cash sector Specialist, the M&E officer will:

• Support the development and implementation of program M&E plans to capture project performance and results, including data reporting, assessments, and all monitoring and evaluation activities
• Support the development of data flow pattern for project that will ensure timely data collection and reporting
• Support to ensure that M&E-specific elements of local partner capacity strengthening plans are successfully implemented
• Report results of M&E activities by providing written documentation about progress toward achieving indicators/targets, as appropriate
• Provide leadership at project location level on M&E to ensure the program technical integrity to achieve program goal and corresponding objectives and targets
• Ensure high-quality implementation, in close collaboration with the Field based team, sector Specialists and the M&E Manager, and consistency in protocols, information and reporting systems
• Lead efforts at project location to monitor and evaluate project interventions, document results and provide feedback to stakeholders to guide decision-making
• Lead efforts to utilize training monitoring systems to track and monitor trainers and participants at training events to facilitate follow-up and recordkeeping
• Utilize the training data collected to inform strategic decision-making and project planning
• Support targeted evaluations and operations research, including design, data collection, management and analysis
• Ensure quality of data through data verification procedures, including routine data quality audits
• Cultivate strategic sectors relationships and networks, and act as co-representative of the livelihood and cash sector in FSSWG, ERLWG and CWG meetings, conferences, and presentations
• Support to ensure that relevant data (5Ws, 3Ws and related MIS data) are entered into organization-wide data management system designed to capture, analyse, and disseminate project data
• Collect and authenticate all information sheets (beneficiary lists, registration forms, distribution lists, and others) for delivery of livelihood intervention services;
• Support field level partners staff, community based project management committee (CBPMC) and enumerators in designing, developing and deploying tools for community based selection criteria for the selection of beneficiaries.
• Lead in the conduct of emergency assessments, field level Market price, cash/in-kind distribution and post distribution monitoring, data collection, analysis and reporting of results.
• Facilitate M&E capacity-building activities with project staff and implementing partners.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree and minimum of 1- year of work experience in monitoring and evaluating humanitarian emergency response programs, with an organisation with a robust M&E component.
• Prior experience with Plan International or local partner organization is preferred.

Skills & Knowledge:

• Proven expertise in quantitative and qualitative methodologies, research, reporting, data quality assessments, data analysis and presentation.
• Demonstrated strong management, coordination, teamwork and planning skills with proven ability to function effectively with multiple counterparts in private, public and NGO sectors.
• Strong understanding of M&E, policy and compliance requirements.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English including excellent facilitation skills and demonstrated technical writing skills for publication.
• Familiarity with M&E for cash based transfer, nutrition and protection projects
• Ability to work effectively with diverse international teams.
• Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines and intense pressure to perform.
• Strong technical skills, including ability to process and analyse data using one or more statistical software packages
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office packages (Excel/Word document)
• Ability to travel nationally.