M&E Assistant at Pyxera Global

Key Position Responsibilities

The M&E Assistant will report directly to the Project Monitoring & Evaluation Officer and will have the following responsibilities:

• Ensure that the implementation of program activities is in line with the project’s implementation and M&E plan and meet stakeholders’ needs.
• Provide technical support to program team in ensuring that data/indicators related to the project are accurately captured and reported according to set guidelines.
• Support the development and design of M&E framework, tools and project M&E plans, guidelines and ensure efficient data management processes.
• Provide continuous technical lead to project team on data management and regularly analyze data, highlight important programmatic gaps and coordinate with the M&E Officer and the team in addressing these gaps.
• Assist in developing operational monitoring tools (e.g., checklists, questionnaires, databases, interviews, and survey forms, etc.)
• Support monitoring activities to project sites, collation/analysis of field reports for program feedback and decision making.
• Conduct routine monitoring visits to project sites for data verification, validation, and data quality assessments (DQAs) using standard checklists.
• Support regular maintenance and update of project database/information system.
• Support operational research activities and participate in project assessments, evaluation, and design teams as applicable.
• Assist in the preparation/production of project quarterly reports and SDG alignment reports.
• Document success stories and case studies of the project’s beneficiaries establishing the impact of the project intervention on the beneficiaries’ livelihoods.
• Conduct frequent site visits to observe training, monitor activities for compliance, engage and build relationships with the community.
• Demonstrates commitment to the Rayuwa Values: honesty, transparency, integrity, humility, freedom to innovate, equality, keeping a “light” attitude, quality, teamwork, focus on the goals, accountability to all partners, and monitoring to learn and improve.
• Perform other duties as required and requested.

Required Skills and Experience

• A bachelor’s degree in Agric. Economics, Agric. Extension, Agronomy, Statistics, Data Management, Sustainable Development, or related fields.
• At least 2 years of direct involvement in providing monitoring and evaluation support for agricultural or education programs.
• Experience with participatory and community-based M&E systems
• Demonstrated experience in designing and implementing research, baseline surveys, report- writing, quality data collection, management, and analysis, DQAs, performance monitoring plan (PMP)
• Advanced experience using Microsoft Excel, PowerBI, PowerPoint & Microsoft Word
• Previous experience with development of e-platforms for data capturing and reporting.
• Proficiency in database development/management, and skills in analyzing, interpreting, and communicating data and information to various stakeholders.
• Experience using ICT4D for data collection preferred.
• Significant experience in conducting quantitative and qualitative assessments and surveys.
• Must be able to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing
• Must be willing to travel and work regularly in rural communities.
• Practical hands-on experience using mobile data collection applications, such as CommCare or ODK, GPS in rural settings and supervising the work of enumerators with different skillsets.
• Relevant work experience using local education monitoring approach (LEMA), Group administered mathematics assessment (GAMA), Group administered literacy assessment (GALA), etc.
• Excellent facilitation skills, familiarity with training-of-trainer (ToT) approaches and methodologies, and competencies to use tailor-made and diversified facilitation/training methods and tools.
• Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills; proven capability working in a multi-cultural team setting on multi-year programs.
• Fluent in English, proficiency in Hausa strongly required.