M&E Officer at Gender Equality, Peace and Development Centre (GEPaDC)

Job Description

• The MEAL officers will collect, compile, consolidate, and analyze data to track programs/ projects activities, monitor progress, and support impact measurement in the project locations – Askira Uba and Damboa
• The M&E officers will ensure that data collected at all project events are disaggregated by sex, age and disability and that data are collected according to the provided framework and tools
• Liaise with the MEAL Coordinator to develop and implement M&E Plan for the project and provide MEAL-related support to the project.
• In conjunction with the M&E Coordinator, develop data capture tools for beneficiary identification and registration and distribution register.
• Provide community organizations, and GEPaDC staff with clear and simple instructional sheets for each data collection tool and trained/provide regular coaching to relevant staff and other stakeholders on data quality and the use of the data collection tools.
• Contribute to revising monitoring and evaluation tools and train the program team on design and proper use of it.
• Organize learning events and document lessons learned/findings of PDM, CPA, and field monitoring visits with the Protection sector and develop a learning paper with an action plan and timeline.
• Ensure routine data quality checks and validations.
• Provide project-related figures and conduct regular data verification exercises to ensure reporting and collection of quality data; Verify entered data for completeness, correctness, and consistency and follow up on any data quality issues;
• Respect schedules and deadlines agreed upon with his/her Manager.
• Lead the coordination of field data collection and the flow of reports from the field to the management team and provide regular feedback to field workers and key stakeholders on progress in program implementations.
• With support from the MEAL Coordinator, establish and maintain a project-level information management system.
• Actively participate in M&E meetings with key stakeholders. Take part in diagnostic studies, evaluations, and surveys.
• Report back any problems and constraints encountered during the activities and suggest operational solutions.
• Prepare monthly/quarterly progress reports and statistics as well as mid-/final reports to stakeholders.
• Advise and put in place a system for promoting transparency and accountability of the plan for stakeholders.
• Conduct Post Distribution Monitoring, Child Participatory Activities for the project and Field monitoring visits to project locations.
• Data analysis and writing of monitoring and evaluation reports e.g. analyze PDM/CPA data and produce reports
• Take part in the recruitment of enumerators and survey consultants;
• Perform other tasks as assigned by the supervisor.

Requirements

• Candidates should possess a Bachelor's Degree qualification with at least 3 years work experience.