Capacity Building Specialist, USAID/Nigeria Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Support Activity at Management Systems International - MSI

Job Type: Local Staff
Job Classification: Proposal (conditional)

Proposal Summary

• The Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Support Activity for USAID/Nigeria will assist the Mission with performance monitoring, evaluation and learning, including field-based monitoring; data quality assessments; data gathering and verification; evaluations and special studies/assessments; the collection of context indicators; organizational learning; and knowledge management.

Position Summary

• MSI is seeking a Capacity Building Specialist who will be responsible for leading and overseeing the capacity-building technical assistance to be provided to USAID and implementing partner staff on monitoring and evaluation (M&E) topics.
• Support will include classroom training, coaching and mentoring. MSI anticipates this to be a full-time position over a five-year period. Kindly note that this position is contingent upon award and USAID approval.

Responsibilities

• Adapt or develop appropriate capacity-building materials and technical assistance plans to address M&E needs of USAID staff and implementing partner staff.
• Develop and apply a variety of capacity assessment methods to determine M&E capacity needs.
• Design capacity building strategies based on those needs.
• Create and conduct training and other capacity building activities as developed in the strategies.
• Coach and mentor USAID and implementing partner staff to help them apply M&E concepts learned during training in their jobs.
• Conduct other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline from an accredited university.
• At least five (5) years of proven work experience in the field of M&E and/or capacity building.
• Demonstrated skills in capacity building, training and performance monitoring and evaluation.
• Demonstrated experience working on donor-funded projects.
• Knowledge and ability to use Microsoft Office programs.